Teyana Taylor took the stage on Saturday Night Live, marking her debut with two of her most cherished fans close by—her daughters, Rue Rose and Iman “Junie” Tayla, sitting just a few rows from the spotlight.

In her opening monologue, Taylor shared heartfelt insights on motherhood and the unique experience of celebrating monumental career achievements alongside children who are growing up in a digital age.

“I love my kids so much, and I take them with me everywhere I go. I’m not even going to pretend otherwise,” she said, drawing laughter from the audience.

Reflecting on her Golden Globes acceptance speech, Taylor humorously recounted a moment when she looked out from the stage, eager to catch a glimpse of her daughters’ reactions.

“While I was delivering my speech at the Golden Globes, I looked up, hoping to see my babies’ faces,” she explained to the crowd. “But there they were, engrossed in their phones. I thought, ‘This is such an amazing moment. Get off those phones. What an honor. Get off those phones.’”

“When I was giving my speech at the Golden Globes, I looked up to see my babies — I wanted to see their faces, you know — just to see that they were scrolling on their phones,” she told the audience. “So I’m like, ‘This is so amazing. Get off them phones. What an honor. Get off them phones.’”

Taylor shifted briefly to a more reflective tone, telling the audience she felt grateful to have her children by her side.

“But for real, I feel so lucky. I’ve worked so hard throughout my career to get to this point, and I’m just so grateful to be here with my babies cheering me on,” she continued.

As she spoke, cameras cut to the audience, where Junie and Rue were seated and focused on their phones. The visual drew laughs from the crowd as Taylor looked on from the stage and called them out directly, telling them to “get off your phones.”

Taylor shares Junie and Rue with her ex-husband, Iman Shumpert.

In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Taylor opened up about how they have been co-parenting since finalizing their divorce in 2024.

“Divorce, to me, is you’re grieving the death of a living being,” Taylor said. “I think once children are involved, you understand the importance of really still having to show up for each other.”

“At least for the next 18 years, and being the best co-parents that we can be,” she added.