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Anne Curtis recreates the opening scene from the iconic film 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' as a tribute to her late father. Screenshot from Curtis' Instagram account

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Anne Curtis recreates 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' scene for late father tribute

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776658160902vlcsnap-2026-04-20-11h51m10s335.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Anne Curtis recreates the opening scene from the iconic film &#x27;Breakfast at Tiffany&#x27;s&#x27; as a tribute to her late father.<em> Screenshot from Curtis&#x27; Instagram account</em></span></span></span></div><p>Anne Curtis recreated the iconic opening scene from &quot;Breakfast at Tiffany&#x27;s&quot; as a tribute to her late father, putting a personal and emotional touch on the classic movie moment.</p><p>The &quot;It’s Showtime&quot; host shared Sunday a video on her social media channels, showing her clad in a black dress, gloves and shades reminiscent of what Audrey Hepburn wore in the iconic scene.</p><p>Filmed in New York, Curtis walks toward a Tiffany &amp; Co. store — much like in the scene — and takes a bite of bread while gazing at the storefront before walking away, as an instrumental of &quot;Moon River&quot; plays in the background.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXSsDycikTt/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=762&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A10403150.600000024%2C%22ls%22%3A1630982.1000000238%2C%22le%22%3A1631219.699999988%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="840" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>In the caption, Curtis recalled how her father, James Ernest Curtis-Smith, helped her recreate the scene &quot;from a film we both adored&quot; when they visited Tiffany’s in New York more than a decade ago.</p><p>&quot;Twelve years ago in New York, my daddy walked beside me to Tiffany&#x27;s helping me recreate a scene from a film we both adored. He bought my coffee and a croissant, playing the role he jokingly claimed as his own, my &#x27;propsman,&#x27;&quot; she wrote.</p><p>During a more recent visit, Curtis was asked if she wanted to recreate the scene again.</p><p>&quot;My heart began to sting… longing, if only for a moment, to return to that time,&quot; she admitted.</p><p>&quot;At first, I hesitated… but then I realized how beautiful it would be to relive it once more…this time, as a tribute,&quot; she added.</p><p>Curtis&#x27;s father passed away in January.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2026/1/7/anne-curtis-father-has-passed-away-1220"><strong>READ: Anne Curtis’s father has passed away<br/></strong></a></div><p>Released in 1961, &quot;Breakfast at Tiffany&#x27;s&quot; tells the story of a socialite who becomes intrigued by a young writer after he moves into her apartment building.</p>

<p>Anne Curtis recreated the iconic opening scene from 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' as a tribute to her late father, putting a personal and emotional touch on the classic movie moment.</p>

Anne Curtis recreated the iconic opening scene from 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' as a tribute to her late father, putting a personal and emotional touch on the classic movie moment.

Anne Curtis recreates iconic 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' scene as tribute to late father

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Anne Curtis recreates iconic 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' scene as tribute to late father

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Published April 20, 2026 01:00 PM PHT

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