Nzinga Imani
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Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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This other path was in shock and some awe because she's Caribbean background. We believe in that stability. That whole art thing, she's like, that's good to keep you well-rounded, but you need something serious. So my mom actually found out that I changed my major at a play. I remember she came up to me. I did the big finale number. Everybody's coming up to me congratulating me.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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She's walking up to me with the brochure like, what is this?
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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She's like a major in fine arts and theater. Girl, be for real. So I didn't have support when it came to pursuing it fully. But at the same time, she was the one who had me in those plays, who had me in the choir, who made sure that I touched into my art side. So I really feel like, you know, she was giving me nudges. But she was still scared. And I'm glad that I didn't have that fear.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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And that's why I feel like that's the most important thing. You have to believe it first. You have to give it your all because it won't happen if you're halfway doing it. You have to believe in it. You have to pursue it. You have to take the sacrifice. Because there was a time when I dropped that school and was pursuing acting and doing theater and makeup and everything where I was struggling.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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Real bad. But I mean, Ubering, sleeping in my car.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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I Ubered, yes. Until I was about to fall asleep. I was terrified. And don't recommend because there were a few times that something could have definitely happened. There were a few times that I had to speed off in situations.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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I do not recommend. However, at the time, it was necessary. And like literally, I'd be driving home too sleepy to make it. I'd pull up into a Walmart or a McDonald's, something that's open 24 hours and try to nap. But that was the grind. I mean, and, you know, in retrospect, I thank the Lord every day because things could have ended much differently.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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But it was necessary for me to maintain while I pursued what I was pursuing.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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Still grateful. You know, it definitely keeps me humble. It keeps me. Absolutely.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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Because I'm like, you know, at any moment, if anything didn't pan out, if any opportunity didn't present, I might not be where I am today. Would then I might not feel the same way about that struggle. But gratefully. I can feel great about the struggle because it led to where I am now.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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Even speaking of that long time struggle, if I had gotten the opportunities any earlier, I might not have known how to manage it. Oh, absolutely not. I think about the relationships I was in, the mind for financing, and the things that I would have been splurging money on then versus even just a year later. And I'm so grateful it happened when it did.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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who knows what could have happened or who I would have not been able to see for who they are because I had this new level of success in there. You know, so it's a lot of things that saved me from having that long 10-year wait.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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It's hard to say because I feel like it's both. I've never doubted that I'm that girl, but things show up. My father wasn't around when we were growing up, and so there's abandonment issues on that side. There's trust issues when it comes to men.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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My mom didn't really date when we were growing up for different reasons, but mainly because she had three young girls and she wanted to keep us safe and protected.
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you know there's reactions that i have to that as well where you know i may not want to be alone so i may stick it out with somebody longer than i should even when i see the signs and things like that so it's definitely up and down um i think just in dating and living and growing you learn things i mean when i got zatima i was in a relationship with someone who i had
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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you know, sacrificed so much for and really felt like they were gonna be rooting for me and that showed me that they were not and that they were a bit jealous of me and that, you know, and it manifested in different ways and it let me know I had to get about it. I remember after we finished wrapping the dinner that you and Deval hosted,
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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I came to that late and I was flustered because we had just got into it. And I felt like I wasn't in my best moment, but I was pushing through. There were so many things, but so many great moments of my life were being kind of like watered down because this person and their energy or how they felt or their insecurities were attacking me. But I also was like, well, this person has been with me.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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I should stick it out. Don't, girl, save yourself. You know, if I could go back and talk to her, I'd be like, girl, save yourself. Because there was a lot of, you know, just self-reflection that had to happen after, especially just being alone, stepping out of it. Where it's like, man, how long did that person hate me?
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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Man, that thing that they said two years prior that didn't really register. But then when you look at the whole thing, it's like, oh, wow. No, it's been a while of just not realizing it. And in the moment, I didn't think of it as like a lacking or, you know, what was going on with me, why I would choose someone like this.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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But then when you look back at it again, it's like, well, what did you let slide? What? Things that you let, you know, happen that you didn't address or that you didn't stand firm in that allowed that to happen. So I'm still figuring it out. You know, I feel like it's ever growing. You know, not to mention those family wounds.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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You know, even I love my mother dearly, but there was a lot of trauma that happened within our relationship as well. That made me very real. And I'm a middle child. So if y'all know about. Oh really? I didn't know that. So if you know anything about the middle children, I feel like I was so independent that I was left alone a lot. I was just kind of like, it was like fend for yourself.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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And then I'm like, but you know, but that's not how you treat this child or that child. So it makes you question yourself in that regard too. So it was a lot of self-discovery that is still happening. I'm still figuring out why I do things, why I say things. I could be very snappy, especially in romantic relationships.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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Snappy? I know. I learned that recently. And I'm grateful for it, although it was just kind of like, oh, okay, maybe when I say something and I mean it as a joke, not everyone perceives it that way.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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That's real. So learning myself in these different seasons has been big, but I'm grateful for it for sure.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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I wasn't even planning on going on here. But it reminded me of the first time that I really thought about therapy. I was auditioning for a dating show of some sort. And when we during the process, I was getting through like easy. They were loving me. Then we had to do kind of sit down with a therapist before we moved on to the next round. And I unloaded on her. Wow.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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I appreciate it. It's been so beautiful to watch this. What season seven, you've been doing your big one. So, you know, I very much am inspired by all that you do. So thank you.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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Yes. And also the fact that they did not call me back to this show after. They're like, you need to work on yourself.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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Because this could be a liability. This was years ago. But I think that was the first time that I was like, this is something that I need to look into. And also just realize like there are things that I need to reflect on within myself. You know, transparency. I have not done therapy, but I would like to. I think it's just kind of like.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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Figuring out who to trust, who to talk to, how to approach that, which is not an excuse because I feel like I've figured out so much improvement on myself in other ways where I'm just putting that to the back burner and back burner. Not to mention my family is not super supportive with that. Like speaking of my mom, she was like, you're not crazy. What do you mean you didn't need to go to therapy?
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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That's how she thinks. And it's like, I know that that's not a legitimate reason, but I do think that those things are still in the back of my head.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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Yeah, I need to work on that. And I want to look into that for sure.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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Yeah. It's like, oh. Yeah. Yeah. Because I told her about some situations that, you know, I wasn't proud of, but I also felt like I was justified in, you know? Yeah, she felt like, no. Yeah, ran into that knife ten times. No, no, it wasn't that extreme. But it was kind of like, you know, I was battling with it myself.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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And relationships will bring that out of you, especially when people are not genuine on their side or they're doing their own thing and then they want you to be. Uh-huh.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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Yeah, and it's it's difficult but it also like this is what I do and and That's a hard conversation to have especially when you like if we're already in a relationship. We're already talking We're serious. It's like how are you all of a sudden upset with this? Like you didn't already see All the Queen's men. No, that actually really happened. Yeah.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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Me and my guy had been together for a while, like over a year. And then his mom kind of brought him brought the episode to him. And I think that's why it shifted because his mom said because he probably didn't really care. But when the mom said, I think he cared, especially because we've there have been different times when we're.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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at comedy shows, and I don't know why, but every comedian has seen that scene. Because they always stop the show. They be like, you the girl. They be like, I know you. And then they typically harp on it for quite some time.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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Yeah, and you know, I can laugh it off because I'm in this industry and I'm used to it. And I'm like, okay, listen. But with him sitting there next to me, it's kind of like, y'all, you still talking about?
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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Yeah. And what is he supposed to do? Because it's like, I'm an actress. He supports that. He's always been super supportive of that. But at the same time, it's like, how am I supposed to feel sitting here? And I'm like, well, what am I supposed to do sitting here? I don't know either. So that can be difficult.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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But yeah, when his mom brought it to him, I think it just hit him that like anyone has access to this. My mom has seen it. That means my cousins have seen it. That can mean anyone can see it. And I can understand how that can hit him. But it's also like, this is what I do, so let me know now what it's gonna be.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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We done put this much time into it, let me know if we should put any more, because those opportunities are gonna continue to happen, and I don't intend on saying no if it's relevant to the scene. I might not go as graphic as that was. But once again, that was also my first time being on TV. So I was open. I was like, let's go.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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I mean, if that same situation presented, I don't know if I would necessarily do it now. But I mean, but still close to it, especially if it's relevant to a love scene or love interest or something like that. But that, I mean, we was just one off and tag teaming over there. So it was different. It was different. But once again, it was shot beautifully, so I'm not mad at it. But... I don't know.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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I just feel like it's situational, but I do still want to be respectful. I know at that time I hadn't done anything. So I was kind of open. Not to mention it was in the midst of the pandemic and it was the biggest I had ever been. Like size wise, I was the biggest I had ever been.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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But it was so liberating for it to be like, here I am in my full splendor. Like, because this is what it is. There is no like we have sex. We, you know, plus size people are intimate and things like that. So to be able to show that and see that and feel confident with the end result was a big thing. So I'm happy, very happy with that scene. But moving forward, I do want to draw boundaries. I do.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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I am mindful that I want to have children. I want to be married and I don't want. anyone to be able to hop on Twitter and find these things. Right. So I'm still figuring it out. Especially if the opportunity like seems worth it or like it's relevant to the story enough.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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And out of context, it can be very scary.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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absolutely well growing up I was heavy in church I'm talking like praise team leader all types I was I was in church five out of the seven days a week like and super happy to be there the thing that kind of shook me was like I I was preparing to go to London for study abroad. And I was working my butt off to raise the money for that.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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And it was about a few days past the, not past, but until the final payment was due. I was only like $200 away from my goal. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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Oh, yeah. And I'm always going to want to run it. Let's run it.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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I got to say, y'all may not know this. But the way that her and Deval lead us as a cast, it's like no other. They take the reins and really make sure that we're already prepared. And it has been like a crash course and just like how to be, how to prepare. It's amazing.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
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Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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I mean, I'd heard like stories and things of like how quickly we work and things like that, but it's nothing like being on it. But because I had that brief experience on All the Queen's Men, I had an idea. But we were in the bubble during the time we filmed that. So it was like summer camp. There was nothing like being on TPS that I loved it. Like I couldn't wait to go back.
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Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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It's hard to lock in when you're thinking about too much other stuff.
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Bye-bye. If I can do my makeup in 20 minutes, I don't want to be in this chair for two hours.
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Friend, I am so quick to go to my dressing room, wipe off my makeup, and start over. I am so quick.
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I'm like, oh, thank you, and I will go to my room. Oh, yeah, I'm going to go to the room and fix it. Because if you didn't do it right the first time, then telling you and instructing you is not going to get us there when I could just finish it in 20 minutes.
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Be prepared. Actors, be prepared. Bring your stuff. Be ready.
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Oh, I hate to say this, but it's so hard for me to watch myself back.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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I do, because I feel like you have to learn, you have to grow, you have to see the way things are being done. But I can only do it once. I cannot watch it over and over again like it.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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So to get that call and then to have been working for 10 plus years in this industry and having the hardest time breaking into TV because I'm theater, music, all of that, but having the hardest time breaking into the industry. And then from one scene on All the Queen's Men being, you know, being able to audition for a series regular on Zatima was like, wow.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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Anytime, girl. You let me know. And if y'all want to keep asking, I'll keep coming. Okay, I guess you heard it here.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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When it rains, it pours. And it's like, I was so grateful for the preparation that I've had leading up to that.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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Because it happens just like that. You know, you're waiting, waiting, waiting. And you're waiting for an opportunity. And then when it happens, all these other doors open. Yeah. I'm so grateful. Yes.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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Yeah. No, for sure. I mean, I did everything. I did everything. I just wanted to be in the room. And then I've always been an artist, whether that's painting, whether that's singing, whether that's acting. I've always just been in the arts. So I guess it all kind of started. I was in school for theater. That was my major. And part of our extracurriculars were stage makeup.
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I've always been a painter, so I was naturally really good at stage makeup. And my professors were like, girl, you need to do that. My younger sister is a professional model. And she was like, them makeup artists get paid. And as a struggling artist, I needed to find a way to have a flexible schedule and, you know, do what I love and be on the sets and everything.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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So it started there while I was doing makeup. Actually, I did Danielle's headshot for Artema. So very full circle. Wow. I run into so many people working now where it's like, you did my makeup franchise and stuff like that. So it's beautiful to see the relationships and how they grow, how people keep me in mind for different opportunities. But from that to I mean, I was a preschool teacher.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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I was I was doing anything you can think of from a preschool. Oh, yeah, I love the kids. I love the kids. Miss Z, that's the teacher you want. The parents were fighting to get their kids in my class, like, honestly. Because I, you know, especially three-year-olds, I was a preschool teacher. So, I mean, I had them kids singing songs. Like, we were singing Annie in the playgrounds and stuff.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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But, unfortunately... teaching does not pay the bills like it should. I mean, I was living with my mom at the time that I was a full-time teacher and struggling still. So I knew I had to do something else. Not to mention the parents and even like the grandparents would be like, girl, what you doing here? You was gonna be doing something else.
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And I was grateful for that because sometimes we get complacent, especially when we're, you know, when we're enjoying something. But I did a little extra work on Black Panther during the time that I was teaching. After I got back, I knew I like put in my resignation. I was like, I have to pursue this fully.
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Oh, I mean, so much. I was doing a lot of indie films. I was trying to get my foot in the door however I could. You know, the parodies, if you guys don't know, I do a lot of musical parodies with Queen of the Ratched. I mean, I was super thankful for that because it was just create, don't wait.
Keep it Positive, Sweetie
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And that's good. And if I yes, create, don't wait. Because if I was waiting for someone else to give me the opportunity and not putting that content out there. Then when you when Tyler told you in Zengaymani, you would have been like, who is that?
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You know, I was able to build up a audience and engagement from just putting out my own content to the point where I was recognizable.
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And, you know, people people were like, I don't know if she can do TV, but it's like, well, she can do this and she can definitely do it.
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If you have a phone, some time and the confidence to put it up and let people see it, you never know what kind of doors it'll open.
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In ways, especially being plus size, I feel like you're oftentimes pigeonholed. Like, you know, there's so many situations where people are just like, I don't know if she'll fit for the lead or I don't know if if she will be a like a love interest that people would believe. But it's like, why not?
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Why would, you know, like people love me in real life, so why couldn't people love me online or in the movies? So I definitely felt
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Held back felt like there were a lot of perceived notions about what kind of parts I could play and things like that but doing the Queen of the Ratchet and developing my plus-size modeling career and all of those things that I did outside Definitely, I think opened up people's minds.
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Not to mention that scene in all the Queen's men which opened up Talk about that scene in all the Queen's men Which opened up a lot of ideas too I was like
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You know, I avoided my mom for like a week. I just, I didn't answer. I didn't pick up calls. And I tried to warn her because she got real happy, started telling people I was going to be on TV.
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Yeah, my grandma saw that. Didn't nobody tell you to tell grandma, but... What happened, happened. And honestly, surprisingly, her reaction was a lot more supportive than I thought it would be.
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Well, my sister still won't watch. So I get it. I get it. She's like, I can't even see you like that. I turn it off. But yeah, I mean, she was kind of just like, well, it was shot very well.
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Yes. She didn't want to give me too many praises about it. I mean, especially because it wasn't a romantic scene, but it felt romantic. So I was super grateful to that because, I mean, the situation is not romantic. They're not a couple, you know.
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what happened to the clothes set? And it was freezing. What y'all don't know, that was shot in December and we were outside of Tandy's house in the little gondola or whatever. It was freezing.
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Although I prefer, that was when you hit Cam in the, they were in the jacuzzi freezing.
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But I got to say, I prefer that over when we have to shoot in the heat because we done melted on camera before. Baby.
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Once the hair is gone, it's really like, what are we doing?
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Even when we're melting and the makeup is dripping down our mouths, because that was in the parking lot. Y'all seen that scene in the parking lot? Yes.
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Hmm. I wish that I had like, oh, well, that's not season three. Let me roll back.
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Right. No, that hasn't aired yet. I will probably still say the season one when the whole thing happens where... Zach and Danielle's character meet. And we were all kind of there together.
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Oh my goodness. That was intense. That was very intense. And it was fun. And I feel like that was the first time we were all, because everything happened so fast. It was the first time we really were all in the scene together acting. So that just stays in the front of my mind. What about you? What's your favorite?
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Even after set, going and running lines together after a 16-hour day shoot, people don't see it. They don't see that.
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Girl, do it anyway. You're not living for them. You're living for you. And if you want anyone else to believe it, you have to believe it first.
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I can't tell you, even though my mom supported me doing plays and doing all these things, I think in the back of her mind, especially because I was super good in school. I was in all the higher education classes, everything like that. Really, she expected me to be working for NASA or something like that. So for me to take this other...