Teyana Taylor Finally Meets Her Idol Janet Jackson & Janet Jackson Returns Home

Singer Janet Jackson and her brother Randy Jackson have visited their childhood home in Gary, Indiana, and talked with local high school students. The (Northwest Indiana) Times reports that the Jacksons made the visit Friday (Oct. 27), a day after Janet Jackson’s concert in the Chicago area. Janet Jackson told students at Roosevelt High School that she started crying when she saw the small house. She said, “me and my family are so blessed. I’m so thankful.” The 51-year-old said she was 8-years-old the last time she was in Gary. The family moved out of the industrial city about 30 miles (50 kilometers) southwest of Chicago after the Jackson 5 recorded their first album in 1969, when Janet Jackson was a toddler. Teyana Taylor has idolized Janet Jackson for most of her life. So much so that parts of her image has been modeled from the superstar. Taylor was recently set to meet Jackson but because of a connecting flight cancellation, it seemed like she had missed her opportunity. But it looks like the meeting is still going to take place because Jackson reached out to Taylor on FaceTime to reschedule. Taylor was notably overwhelmed during the conversation and it was all caught on video.