Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith‘s love story almost played out on screen.

Nia Long stopped by PeopleTV’s Couch Surfing on Thursday, when she recalled beating Jada for the role of Will’s girlfriend on Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

“First they cast Jada to play his girlfriend,” Long said of joining the iconic sitcom in 1994. “They cast Jada and they were like, ‘Jada’s too short.’ I’m only about two inches taller than her, that does not make a difference.”