The mother-and-daughter duo talk about their bond and their new series, ‘Toya & Reginae'
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00:00 - I did have Reginae at a extremely young age
00:02 and we kind of grew up together.
00:04 But one thing I will say that I've always kept it separate.
00:07 I've never been like her friend growing up.
00:10 I have always been her mother.
00:13 In the beginning, we went through things
00:15 like every other mother and daughter,
00:17 when we bump heads,
00:18 like don't necessarily be able to see eye to eye.
00:22 But as Reginae grew up and she started to mature
00:26 and go through different things in life.
00:28 And we started to get closer and closer.
00:30 So now at this age of her, you know, approaching 25,
00:35 it's like now we do have like a different level.
00:38 Like where I can say, she feels like I'm her friend.
00:41 Like she can tell me everything.
00:42 - That she do.
00:44 - Right.
00:45 - I'm her daughter.
00:45 - We have that, let her tell you, I'm her best friend.
00:48 Like she's like, my mom is my best friend.
00:49 And I love it, you know,
00:50 'cause I want my daughter to be able to come to me
00:53 for everything and talk to me about everything.
00:55 - People know us from social media.
00:57 ♪ It's going down, it's going down ♪
00:59 - But now it's time to turn up with the people
01:02 whose life matters to us the most.
01:04 Our family and lovers.
01:06 (upbeat music)
01:07 - You're so fun.
01:08 - You really want a baby.
01:11 - Yes.
01:12 - Online, we look picture perfect.
01:15 But offline, our lives are far from it.
01:19 - I'm really excited for you guys.
01:20 Congratulations on your new series, "Toya & Reginae".
01:23 How are you guys feeling about it
01:25 as the premiere is coming around
01:27 and everybody's gonna see maybe a different side of you,
01:30 your relationships, how are you feeling?
01:32 - I'm feeling good.
01:35 You know, you always get that little nervous little kick,
01:37 like right before the show airs or whatever,
01:41 because you're opening your life up to the whole world
01:44 to come in and judge and have an opinion.
01:46 But I'm excited and you know, I'm happy for the new season.
01:51 - Yes, I'm excited too.
01:52 I'm ready for people to see this new,
01:56 you know, new adult me.
01:58 I feel like everybody's seen me as a kid on reality TV.
02:02 So now they see like me maturing and becoming into,
02:06 you know, myself for real, the grown me.
02:11 (laughing)
02:12 - I understand, I love that.
02:13 And you know, something that I noticed
02:15 that I realized actually was that you guys have been,
02:17 like you mentioned on reality TV before,
02:19 mostly in like ensemble situations.
02:22 And I know Toya, obviously you had the series with Tiny.
02:25 So that wasn't an ensemble, but you weren't,
02:27 you know, it wasn't the focus was on you.
02:30 So now that the focus is gonna be on the both of you
02:33 directly in your lives, like how are you feeling?
02:36 Are you, I know you mentioned a few little bit of nerves,
02:39 but is it a nice change and adjustment
02:41 that you may not have to deal with like other personalities,
02:44 things like that?
02:45 How are you feeling?
02:47 - We're feeling good.
02:47 It's actually still a family show,
02:50 with like, you know, different family members.
02:52 So you know how it is when you working with your family.
02:55 So it's like a different level of emotions
02:59 and like family drama.
03:02 You have the good stuff.
03:03 You have the not so pretty glitz and glamor stuff.
03:07 I just feel like the most important thing
03:11 is to be able to show the viewer
03:14 that outside of all of the things
03:16 that they see us post on Instagram,
03:19 the nice, beautiful trips we take,
03:21 the also glamorous life,
03:23 you get to see that deep down inside we are human.
03:27 Like we are just like y'all.
03:28 We go through the same things.
03:29 We have family drama.
03:31 We have our ups and downs, good days, bad days.
03:33 And at the end of the day,
03:34 we still have to put on a smile and keep it going.
03:37 Like when we step outside, you know?
03:39 - I love that.
03:41 I love that.
03:42 And Reginae, as you mentioned,
03:43 like we're gonna see like a different version of you
03:45 from much younger years that you were on,
03:47 like growing up hip hop, things like that.
03:49 So what are you excited about getting to showcase
03:52 of this new chapter in your life?
03:54 You being very mature, you know,
03:56 you creating a career, living your life.
03:58 What is exciting about that for you?
04:01 - I'm excited because I feel like the world has seen me grow
04:05 and it's exciting to see like this person
04:09 that I'm coming into.
04:11 I feel like I'm excited about the new me too.
04:15 I feel like I'm still growing
04:17 and still learning each and every day.
04:19 But the world did see me so young.
04:21 So I feel like I want them to understand that I am human.
04:26 I do also, just because my dad's Lil Wayne,
04:29 I do have to work for everything that I want.
04:31 It's just not given to me or handed to me.
04:33 I feel like I gotta work harder
04:35 because of the steps I have to take outside of my parents
04:40 and being my own person.
04:43 So I just want people to understand that, you know,
04:45 I'm human, I do make mistakes.
04:47 And I also learn from them
04:49 and I want to be a better person as I get,
04:52 like, you know, as I'm growing.
04:53 - And how would you ladies describe the relationship
04:55 that you've been able to foster as mother and daughter?
04:58 Because, you know, obviously,
04:59 Toya, I know you had Jene when you were young.
05:02 And so some people feel like when you have children young,
05:04 they're like your friends at the same time as your child.
05:08 So how do you have, you know,
05:09 have a balance in that relationship
05:11 of being mother and daughter
05:12 and also being a friend in a supportive way to her?
05:16 - Yeah, I did have Reginae at an extremely young age
05:19 and we kind of grew up together.
05:21 But one thing I will say that I've always kept it separate.
05:24 I've never been like her friend growing up.
05:27 I have always been her mother.
05:30 In the beginning, we went through things
05:32 like every other mother and daughter,
05:33 when we bump heads,
05:34 like don't necessarily be able to see eye to eye.
05:39 But as Reginae grew up and, you know,
05:41 she starts to mature
05:42 and go through different things in life.
05:45 And we started to get closer and closer.
05:47 So now at this age of her, you know, approaching 25,
05:52 it's like, now we do have like a different level.
05:55 Like, I can say, she feels like I'm her friend.
05:58 Like she can tell me everything.
05:59 - That she do.
06:00 (laughing)
06:01 - Right?
06:02 - I'm her daughter.
06:03 - We have that, let her tell it.
06:03 I'm her best friend.
06:04 Like, she's like, my mama's my best friend.
06:06 And I love it, you know,
06:07 'cause I want my daughter to be able to come to me
06:10 for everything and talk to me about everything.
06:12 Because you do have a village within me
06:14 and my friend, my family.
06:17 Like we are your village, you know,
06:18 always have to run to social media or other people for,
06:22 you know, to feel like for validation.
06:24 - Right.
06:25 - Or to, yeah, to express yourself.
06:28 Like I'm here for you always.
06:29 And I'm glad that our relationship is flourishing
06:32 and it's getting even closer than ever as she grow.
06:35 Because now your kids need you.
06:36 Like they really do.
06:38 - And what is it about your mom, Reginae,
06:40 that makes her in your mind?
06:41 'Cause she's like, she ain't my best friend.
06:43 (laughing)
06:44 But what is it about her that makes her your best friend?
06:48 - She might say I'm not her best friend.
06:52 - You're my--
06:53 - Me and my mother talk all day.
06:55 We give each other advice now.
06:57 I feel like now that I'm older,
06:58 I feel like the world has changed like now.
07:01 So it's like certain things where my mom is looking at it,
07:04 like, you know, back in the day,
07:05 how it's like, y'all kids.
07:07 But then I tell her like, you know, mom,
07:09 this is how we're gonna be,
07:10 and she understands.
07:11 I feel like that's one thing
07:12 about a mother and daughter relationship.
07:14 You guys keep each other on go and on game.
07:18 Like, you know, so that's one thing about,
07:20 that I love my mom.
07:21 I feel like she keep me on my toes,
07:23 and she always, she always makes sure that no matter what,
07:28 no matter how old I am, she is my mother.
07:30 And I will always have that respect for her
07:32 because when I was younger, she didn't,
07:35 she wasn't my friend.
07:36 And that's why I love that about her.
07:38 - Right, I love that.
07:39 And so what will we see you guys deal with on the show?
07:42 As you mentioned, it's not just you two,
07:44 it's gonna be your entire family.
07:45 So what are some of the things
07:47 that your fans can expect you to kind of
07:49 confront on this series?
07:51 Is it going to be, you know, just,
07:54 I'm gonna let you tell me.
07:55 - So on this season, you know, I have my mom,
07:59 my sister, my brother, my husband, you know,
08:01 I have friends that's also on the show.
08:04 You will see like the different family dynamic.
08:07 And like, you know, because we are like
08:10 who we are in the family, like people expectations
08:13 of what they think we supposed to do
08:15 and how things are supposed to go,
08:17 the different levels of relationships
08:19 because me and my siblings didn't really grow up together
08:22 because of our situation growing up with our parents
08:25 and how it affects, you know, how things affect you,
08:28 you know, as you're growing up
08:30 and you're trying to build and grow.
08:31 A lot of childhood trauma,
08:33 how it seems to play out throughout your life
08:36 as you're growing.
08:37 And, you know, just like things like,
08:41 well, Reginae, her situation with her relationship,
08:43 her growing, her business moves,
08:45 like a lot of different things and how a person,
08:49 you know, you try to set boundaries
08:52 and how hard it is when it's your family
08:54 and how difficult that is for some people
08:57 and how others it may be easier.
08:59 So it's like a lot of different things that you will see
09:01 that definitely will be relatable to the audience
09:05 because I'm sure each and every last one of the viewers
09:08 have somebody that they can identify with on the show
09:11 or a situation they can identify with.
09:14 - And both of you, I'm gonna ask,
09:16 I'll start with you of course, Toya.
09:18 What is something from watching yourself
09:19 on these past series that you're like,
09:23 when it comes time for this one,
09:25 maybe I'll do this differently
09:26 or something that you kind of learned about yourself
09:28 that you're like, okay, I'm about to shift
09:30 the way that I respond to this or how I do this.
09:33 - Oh, I learned that I really think that I can save the world
09:38 and change things a lot.
09:41 And I also learned from my family
09:43 that I'm kind of hard to talk to.
09:45 Yeah.
09:48 - Somebody agree.
09:51 What about you?
09:51 What about you?
09:52 - You read your name.
09:53 - I learned to, you know, be patient with things.
09:57 Also like, not let so many things around me get in the way
10:02 or things around me get me like,
10:05 deter my emotions.
10:07 Like I feel like when you allow things
10:10 and people to mess up your emotions
10:13 and how you act or how you feel,
10:16 that's when it's a problem.
10:17 - Reginae for you, you know, people often like,
10:20 if it's one thing Reginae gonna do,
10:21 she gonna go hard for her daddy.
10:23 (laughs)
10:24 - Am I wrong?
10:25 - Yeah.
10:25 (laughs)
10:26 - Exactly, but I was gonna ask you,
10:27 what is it like, what is it about your relationship
10:29 with your mother and so much that you love about her
10:31 that you wanna go as hard for her too?
10:33 Like what should people know about your mom?
10:35 'Cause we see you when your dance music come on,
10:37 it's like, we ready for it.
10:40 (laughs)
10:41 - Right.
10:42 - You could go hard for your mom.
10:43 Like what is it about her that you just want people to know
10:46 that is just amazing and that you love about her most?
10:50 - Well, one thing like, well, people already know.
10:53 I feel like more people come up to me
10:55 and tell me they love my mom.
10:57 Like, and I love that, but I feel like it's just
11:00 how she moves and how she carry herself.
11:02 Like my mother is so like independent,
11:06 but then like, it's a soft, like, it's like she's soft too.
11:10 Like she's like very, like she,
11:11 she just exudes like radiance.
11:17 Like, I don't know, it's something about her.
11:18 Like even when she make me mad,
11:19 I can't be mad at her for too long
11:21 because she teaches me a lot
11:24 and I don't know what I would do without her.
11:26 Like, honestly, like that's like my rock.
11:29 I don't know, like she's just my best friend.
11:33 I don't care, I'm hers too.
11:34 (laughing)
11:36 Yeah, you my bestie girl.
11:37 - Oh, I love that.
11:39 You can never say too many sweet things
11:41 about your mother out here.
11:42 So that's amazing.
11:44 So, but I'm-
11:45 - And I know one more thing, one more thing.
11:47 My mom gets to her bag
11:50 and that's the one thing that I respect for her
11:52 because she taught me to get to my bag.
11:53 No, don't depend on no man, nobody around, no nothing.
11:57 Get your own.
11:58 So when you do get with someone,
12:00 y'all both making it,
12:01 you and y'all, y'all turning each other up.
12:04 Like y'all, y'all both are in situations
12:06 where you both can be happy.
12:07 You're not looking at like,
12:08 I just love that I don't depend on nobody.
12:11 It's a lot of our generation
12:12 where they want the young guys that's in their twenties
12:16 to like really take care of them
12:18 and do this and do that.
12:19 When it's like, you gotta come in there
12:21 and have something about yourself too.
12:23 You gotta bring something to the table too.
12:25 So I respect that my mom taught me that.
12:27 So I'm not out here like, bring me money.
12:29 (both laughing)
12:32 - I love that, I love that.
12:36 Well, I'm really excited to see this dynamic
12:38 between you both on the show.
12:41 When can people check it out?
12:42 Let us know what they can expect as we wrap up.
12:46 - Okay, the show premieres Thursday, August 24th
12:50 on WE tv, 9/8 central, each and every Thursday.
12:53 So check us out.
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