Jennifer Lopez was delighted with the news Main video series Off campus after lead actress Mika Abdalla channeled the pop star’s most iconic fashion moment on screen.
The romantic show became an overnight hit after its debut on Wednesday, May 13, with its steamiest scenes quickly going viral on social media.
One particular clip that caught the 56-year-old global superstar’s attention features Abdalla’s character, Allie Hayes, recreating Lopez’s famous plunging green Versace jungle dress from the 2000 Grammys, prompting Lopez to repost the footage on X with the enthusiastic caption “I love this shooooww.”
The high-fashion moment takes place early in the series when Allie crosses paths with hockey player Dean Di Laurentis, played by Stephen Kalyn, at a Halloween party.
The legendary dress itself has quite a history in the fashion world, having first been worn by Amber Valletta at the Versace Spring/Summer 2000 show in 1999, before Lopez made it a cultural phenomenon at the Grammy Awards and later wore a reimagined version on the runway in 2019.
Abdalla, 26, recently took to TikTok to share the intense behind-the-scenes process needed to bring the show’s iconic outfit to life.
Speaking in a clip shared by Betches UK, the actress revealed that the garment had to be made entirely from scratch, a process which required five separate fittings.
She recalled how her very first session involved putting on a nude leotard so the team could cut it out and pin the fabric directly to her, adding that she was so glued to the finished product that she felt completely ready to dance the night away.
The actress also admitted that her own intuition told her that the scene would be a huge talking point for fans, despite the fact that the Halloween story didn’t actually appear in Elle Kennedy’s original book series.
Talk to PEOPLEAbdalla explained that as they got closer to finishing the dress and she saw how she looked on camera during filming, she knew it was going to be a hit with audiences.
Prime Video’s popular new adaptation is based on all five books Off campus franchise, which primarily follows the complicated love lives of various hockey players at the fictional Briar University.
