Actress Who Played Hilary Banks Addresses 'Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air' Reunion Rumours

Earlier in the week people's excitement levels began to rise as they envisioned a Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reunion show.

Alfonso Ribeiro kick started the hopes and prayers after he posted a picture of him alongside Tatyana Ali (Ashley Banks), Karyn Parsons (Hilary Banks), Will Smith (er, Will Smith), Daphne Maxwell Reid (Aunt Viv) and Joseph Marcell (Geoffrey).

Ribeiro wrote the caption: "Always amazing to spend an afternoon with my Fresh Prince family." This was followed by a touching tribute to their deceased co-star: "Wishing that James Avery was still with us to make this complete."

Avery, who played Uncle Phil in the series, sadly passed away in 2013.

Because of this, if there was to be a reunion show, it'd be tough to do given the absence of one of the main and greatest characters. Despite this, people still wanted to see the rest of the cast get back together on screen.

Karyn Parsons, who played Phil's daughter Hilary, has addressed the comeback rumours, and as you'd expect, there's nothing in the pipeline as of yet.

Wouldn't it be great to see further iconic scenes like this...

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"It [talks of a reunion] came up but it doesn't feel like it at the moment, but never say never," she told MailOnline. "But it feels like an impossibility since James Avery died. I don't know how we would do it without him. It definitely affects the entire dynamic of the group.

"You take things for granted when he's there but then you realise he's gone and you miss him and his energy and the way he used to drive things on.

"He affects all of us as a group and the way we interact.

"We miss him so much. He was such a wonderful man and important part of our lives that when we're altogether, it feels like something is missing."

But, if they ever wanted someone to stand in and fill Phil's boots, then we've got just the man.

Avery had a big impact on the young cast on the show, so much so that Will Smith is actually slowly morphing into him.

Recently, the 48-year-old bungee jumped at Victoria Falls, something he's been meaning to do for 20 years or so, but it's a still image from his jump that caught people's eye.

At one point, when upside down, he looks the spitting image on Uncle Phil/James Avery.

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Uploaded to Reddit, with someone coming up with the caption of: "This is story all about how, my face looks fat from upside down, I'd like to take a minute just sit right there, I look like uncle Phil as I fly through the air." The image has gone viral.

It's so hard to sum up just how perfect this is. I mean, is that a rainbow in the picture, too? This is everything.

Mark McGowan

Mark is a journalist at LADbible, who joined in 2015 after a year as a freelance writer. In the past he blogged for independent football fan channel Redmen TV, after graduating from Staffordshire University with degrees in journalism and English literature. He has worked on campaigns such as UOKM8? and IIOC.