*On Tuesday, Jan. 14, the ladies of “The Real” discuss the Academy Awards nominations and their lack of diversity. They also talk about how people are convinced their problems can be fixed by money but working on yourself is just as important as working to be successful. Co-host Amanda Seales reveals that she decided to start therapy even before she moved to LA, and she feels she handled success better because of it.
Co-host Loni Love gives The Real Royal Report, updating viewers on the latest with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, and co-host Adrienne Houghton shares a story about being teased as a child that may have led her on the career path she is on today.
Then actress Angela Robinson visits to talk about Season 7 of The Haves and the Have Nots and also tells an amazing story of the show she was performing in with Billy Porter and how he needed to coach her to walk more like him!
Adrienne’s Embarrassing Childhood Story Actually Led Her To Her Successful Career Path
Adrienne Houghton: As a child growing up in somewhat poverty, I was broke growing up. I didn’t have toys, I didn’t have an X-Box, I didn’t have Sony, I didn’t have any of those things, and I had a father who was an immigrant who didn’t speak English. And a lot of people made fun of that growing up. I remember inviting kids over from school, and, like I said, I had no interesting toys to play with. So my dad would watch the TV – he could read and write English, but watching TV sometimes it was hard to understand – so I grew up with closed captions – I called them “subtitles” – on the screen at all times. And I knew that I wanted to do something in entertainment – I was in every church play – I wanted to be the actress, you know. So I had never seen or known anybody who had done professional acting – I’d never seen a script in my life – I didn’t even know how to get one – but I knew that – oh crap – the words come up on the screen and that’s the script! So for me, a fun pastime was having friends over and being like, “All right, when it comes up it says, ‘Meg’ and I’m Brian! You read Meg and I’ll read Brian!”
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Adrienne: I invited this kid over and they ended up telling everyone in my school, “Don’t go to Adrienne’s house; she’s super weird. Her parents don’t speak English and she’s gonna make you read the TV for fun.”
All: Ohh!!!
Adrienne: And I cried so bad about that, like to me that was so heartbreaking and I would invite kids and they’d be like, “No, you’re gonna make me read the TV!” And… later on in life, I got a job like this, and I got an incredible compliment from a producer once that said, “Man. Why is it when you’re reading the prompter, it never looks like you’re reading the prompter?” And I said, “God – you are so good!”
[The Real audience applauds]
Adrienne: Baby! I’ve been reading the prompter since I was eight and I didn’t even know it!
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Adrienne: If we can instill that in our children to recognize – yo, whatever that thing is – the things that you think are holding you back that people make fun of you for – trust and believe that is God setting you up, that’s preparation for what you’re intended to be.
[The Real audience applauds]
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THE REAL is a live daily, one-hour, two-time NAACP Image Award-winning and Emmy-nominated talk show now in its sixth season on Fox Television Stations and in national syndication (check local listings), with a rebroadcast on cable network Bounce. The bold, diverse and outspoken Emmy Award-winning hosts, Adrienne Houghton, Loni Love, Jeannie Mai, Tamera Mowry-Housley and Amanda Seales, all frankly say what women are actually thinking. Their unique perspectives are brought to life through candid conversations about their personal lives, current events, beauty, fashion and relationships (nothing is off limits). Unlike other talk shows, THE REAL hosts are admittedly a “work in progress,” and fearlessly invite viewers to reflect on their own lives and opinions. Fresh points of view, youthful energy and passion have made THE REAL a platform for multicultural women. Produced by Telepictures Productions and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, THE REAL is led by Executive Producer, Rachel Miskowiec (Good Morning America, Katie, The Tyra Banks Show, Judge Hatchett, The Ricki Lake Show) and shot in Los Angeles, California.
