Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd announce new partnership as Huskies teammates link up
Basketball sensations
Paige Bueckers
and Azzi Fudd have just been announced as the fresh ambassadors for haircare giant Madison Reed.
The dynamic duo was instrumental in
clinching the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament title earlier this month
with the UConn Huskies, after a stunning victory over South Carolina with a score of 82-59. While Fudd is set to return to the Huskies to help defend their national title next season, Bueckers has taken her game to the next level,
having been selected first overall by the Dallas Wings in the recent WNBA Draft.
But it's not just on the court where these two are making waves; they've reunited for a Madison Reed commercial, showcasing the brand's ColorWonder product. In the playful advert, Bueckers and Fudd exchange witty jabs and light-hearted teasing.
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"I'm passing the ColorWonder to someone who can't pronounce anthropomorphism," quipped Fudd. To which Bueckers retorted: "I'm passing the ColorWonder to somebody who thinks they're a better shooter than me."
Fudd shot back: "I'm passing the ColorWonder to someone who can't go anywhere without their iPad," prompting Bueckers to cheekily reply: "And I'm not ashamed about it so I'm passing the ColorWonder to somebody who can't keep their room clean."
Laughing off the tease, Fudd responded: "And I'm not ashamed about it," before playfully adding: "I'm passing the ColorWonder to someone who has crumbs in their bed." A stunned Bueckers responded, "I'm passing the ColorWonder to somebody that when they change their hair color it becomes their whole personality."
Laughing off any specifics, Fudd replied, "No comment," before admitting, "I'm passing the ColorWonder to someone that is so obsessed with their blonde that they made their own color. "And it eats," quipped Bueckers.
Bueckers faced an emotional tide after being drafted by the Wings,
yet she's keen to embark on her WNBA adventure
. She opened up to ESPN about her first overall selection, expressing, "You don't ever want to assume anything in life,".
"Nothing is guaranteed, so for this moment to be here and it to actually happen, it's nerve-racking."
She further described her mix of emotions: "You just have a level of excitement, nervousness, bittersweet feeling knowing that my journey at UConn is over but excited for the next one to begin. To be able to share that moment with the people sitting at my table and also the people not sitting at my table, they played a huge role in it."
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