Take a peek behind the scenes of the TV host, actress, singer, and EGOT winner's of the ESSENCE cover shoot.
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00:00Fashion is a huge expression for me.
00:02I feel as though fashion somehow bleeds into my energy
00:05and help me express myself.
00:07Sometimes I wear a shirt that may say something
00:09that I want to express verbally, but I can't.
00:10I let it speak, or whatever mood I'm in,
00:13you could probably almost tell by what I'm wearing.
00:14You know, if I put on a gown, I may feel grand,
00:17or it helps me express it.
00:23My upbringing and my culture, growing up in the church,
00:27you know, that's a part of my upbringing.
00:29My culture is well, and it can't help but to show up
00:32in the music, and that's the base for me.
00:36And I like to cater to it a lot of times,
00:37but also, like, it helps me expand myself
00:40and be open to other styles of music just the same.
00:45Musically, sometimes it's the expression
00:49that helps create the music.
00:50The more life you live, the more creative you can become
00:53in your craft.
00:54Even when it's a character, if I'm in film or acting,
00:57I can pull from my own personal experiences
00:59to attach it to the character,
01:01to help create the character.
01:03So I think they all kinda weld together and feed each other.
01:07I am a very curious person.
01:09That is what keeps me intrigued and interested
01:11and inspired to keep going.
01:13Part of my favorite thing of what I do
01:15is being around people who are specialists in what they do.
01:18And because they're into it, I'm into it.
01:20And it inspires me, it intrigues me,
01:21and it makes me wanna learn that much more.
01:23And my mother always taught us,
01:25whatever you put your mind to, you can do it.
01:27And so every time I look and discover another thing,
01:30I'm like, hmm, I could do that.
01:32The only thing is I don't have enough time to do it all.
01:38I hope my lifestyle influences people in a positive way.
01:41There are negative influences out there
01:43just the same as there are positive.
01:44So I feel like I've lived a lot of life.
01:48And if I can inspire somebody, I wanna inspire somebody.
01:52If I can help somebody, I wanna help them, comfort them,
01:58I would like to do that.
01:59I mean, we're all living life.
02:00And I've lived a life that can speak to many things.
02:04And so if I can be an example to someone on their journey,
02:07then that makes my life not in vain, honey.
02:11I have to give that to my mother.
02:13She says, you know, the fame doesn't matter to me.
02:16Your gift is the human being that you are.
02:19It's your person that I'm most proud of.
02:21So I would say that.
02:22Everything I do, it comes from the heart.
02:24And what comes from the heart hopefully reaches the heart.
02:27And when it's real, that's when it resonates.