I was fortunate enough to have my kids early, so being a mom always ended up being a better gig than these other parts that came along. So I always justified not really working a lot because I had a family.

My Mom is a ballet director, so I had this idea in me that classical training is the best foundation for anything you do, so I wanted to get a classical background and voice.

My mom was a photographer and whenever they needed a baby for a modelling job, she’d stick me in front of the camera. That’s how it started.

I grew up in the ’80s, and there was no bigger group than New Edition in R&ampB. I broke my piggy bank so me and my mom could go to a New Edition concert together.

I was born to a Nigerian dad and a Kenyan mom, and coming to the States was really academic.

I was two years old when my mom put me in mommy and me classes. I always had a lot of energy so it was the perfect fit!

My mom always said that if the Protestants catch a Catholic in their church, they feed them to the Jews.

Last time I spoke to my mom she called me from a pay phone, and we didn’t have the best talk. Ever since my stepdad passed away three years ago, she has been very depressed and hasn’t been herself at all.