MADE Magazine Issue 6 - English January / February 2016 | Page 44
“Sometimes the people who have the craziest ideas
are the ones who actually accomplish things.”
“Sometimes the people who have the craziest
(Comedian) to be the bold, unapologetic
ideas are the ones who actually accomplish
voices for women in a diverse generation.
things,” she reflects while lounging on a dark
blue couch in sunny downtown Los Angeles,
“We call our show “The Little Show That
California. This is the place where she calls
Could” like “The Little Engine That Could”
home after having the crazy idea as a little girl
because we’re all minorities and people saw
that she could accomplish her dreams while
the show as just being urban,” she explains.
growing up thousands of miles away in New
“Our audience has expanded and people no
York.”
longer see us as just the urban show, but as
a great talk show that people can relate to
“I grew up in the projects of the lower east
regardless of your skin color.”
side from a Latino family and English is
my second language,” she continues, eyes
As a veteran of floating through many group
widening. “There is nothing special about
scenarios with women, there is still a strong
me. I was given a special opportunity. I took
sense of uplifting in continuing to work with
full advantage of it and that is the biggest
fellow women in the entertainment industry.
message you can send anybody. If I can do it,
The ladies promote the same sisterhood
then you can too.“
behind the scenes as they do when the
cameras are rolling by praying for each other,
With an honest foundation about where
supporting their individual achievements
she came from and who she is, Adrienne
outside of the show and speaking words of
built a colorful career by being “focused,
encouragement, even when it’s a reality check
courageous and somewhat crazy”, which are
during times where they want to complain.
her recommended traits for how anyone can
grow to be successful.
“We remind ourselves that we prayed for this,”
she says about coming to her senses on hard
After years of accomplishments in music
days. “I never forget that I’m complaining
with her claim-to-fame girl group 3LW and
about something that – two years ago – I was
the global fairytale success as a member of
praying, “God please give me this opportunity.”
Disney’s singing group The Cheetah Girls,
What you’re complaining about, someone else
her recent success is with another type of
is praying about.”
girl group on a different television network.
Adrienne co-stars as one of five outspoken
Being empowered to live her dream also puts
hosts on FOX’s daytime talk show, The Real.
Adrienne in a position to give back to those
She is joined by Tamera Mowry-Housley
she can influence. From the v
(Actress), Jeannie Mai (Actress), Tamar
watching at home to her personal hairstylist
Braxton (Singer-Songwriter), and Loni Love
that she
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