Saweetie has been taking over the music industry this past year, and now she's poised to take over the acting world. In the midseason premiere of Grown-ish season three - which airs on Jan. 21 on Freeform - the 27-year-old rapper makes her professional acting debut as a singer named Indigo, who Saweetie said is her complete opposite. "She's very bossy, she's tough love, she's b*tchy, which made her unique for me because I really had to not be [who I am] in real life," she told Popsugar.
While the role marks her first official television gig, Saweetie is no stranger to acting. In fact, she briefly majored in theater for a semester in college. But even with that in her back pocket, she still made sure she was completely prepared for the role by getting one-on-one training. "I was not about to play with my acting debut," she said. "I had an acting coach,...
While the role marks her first official television gig, Saweetie is no stranger to acting. In fact, she briefly majored in theater for a semester in college. But even with that in her back pocket, she still made sure she was completely prepared for the role by getting one-on-one training. "I was not about to play with my acting debut," she said. "I had an acting coach,...
- 1/21/2021
- by Kelsie Gibson
- Popsugar.com
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