'Empire's' Grace Gealey on how that twerking scene transpired

By Kelly Taylor Hayes

Published October 3, 2015 3:38pm PDT

LOS ANGELES (FOX 11) - Grace Gealey stopped by Good Day LA on Friday to talk about her "Empire" character Anika Calhoun and that epic twerking scene -- which ended up being the most tweeted moment from the premiere!

Gealey, who was born in Pennslyvania but raised in the Cayman Islands, is currently engaged to Trai Byers who plays "Andre Lyon" on the show.

Connect with her at @gracegealey on Twitter and Instagram.

Watch the full interview above!

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