At fifteen, Keke Palmer has already starred in box office hits like Akeelah and the Bee and the Disney movie, Jump In! with Corbin Bleu. Now, Keke has landed the starring role in the new Nickelodeon TV show, True Jackson, VP, premiering on November 8 on 9:30-10:00PM ET, following the new iCarly movie. Keke Palmer sat down with Blogcritics for an exclusive interview.
As Keke describes it, True Jackson, VP is “about a fifteen-year-old girl [True] that gets a vice president job at a huge fashion company. And now she kind of realizes it’s not that different from high school.”
Keke plays main character, True, who “is very optimistic and nice and kind of outgoing and kind of really funny.” Keke also sings the theme song of the show. “I co-wrote it and sang it. I’m really happy about that.”
Keke adds about her cast, “We always joke each other, but the chemistry’s so great, so it’s back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. I guess I couldn’t ask for a better cast. We all get along. We’re all like best friends actually.” There are also embarrassing moments on set like “this one scene, this girl had dropped some water and I wasn’t supposed to fall, but it accidentally happened and I fell on my face.”
On set, Keke and co-star Ashley Argota have school in the morning, “Sometimes — Ashley will tell you — I’ll be pretending I’m reading and I’ll be asleep and my teacher won’t notice.”
“The audition process was really fun,” Keke continued. “I heard about the project and I wanted to read the script. I thought it was the most amazing thing I’ve ever read. It was smart and amazing. I wanted to be on it. So, I auditioned for the show. I put what I thought True’s style would be all together. Luckily, they liked it and I got a call back and another call back and I got the part.”
Asking if she was a fashion expert, Keke said, “Not yet. After this show, I’m sure I can become one.”
Recently, Keke starred in Jump In! with High School Musical’s Corbin Bleu. On that experience, she said, “Oh, Corbin! I had a lot of fun with him. I hadn’t known about him until they told me he was in High School Musical and I had to go watch it now to find out who he is. Working with him was awesome.”
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— go to most recent comments1 - london w.
hi my name is london i love your music and i can not wait until your new shows comes out so like i said my name is londo l.on.d.o.n.
2 - moon
i love your show true jackson vp
3 - moon
hi true
4 - moon
hi london
5 - Ty
keke i love your music and i was wondering how you are because i think you are cute and we might be the same age
6 - Ty
keke i think you are cute and i was wondering do you want to go out we might be the same age
7 - Imani
Hi,Keke
I wanted to know how did you get into acting.I wanted to know because I was looking for acting jobs.
8 - imron
hi, baby girl,you're just wonderful,fantastic,marvelious,tremendious,phenomenal,above all that you're just beautiful take of your self.you're biggest FAN!!!!imron.
9 - sanaa
hey keke palmer whats up. Im a girl. I dont need to but can I have your cell number? Im muslum and I wont other you.
10 - jordan
hi
can i hav ur cell
11 - james
do u make nude pics
12 - Chris Beaumont
LOL at the cell and pic requests!
13 - lysander
can you show me when somebody was naked
14 - taytay
hey girlo i wish u could come to our school in wagoner oklahoma at middle school i will just keep prayin bye god bless iwish you would come bye
15 - Amira
dear keke, i'd love to be on your show!! i'm 4' 9" (im short, so what give me a break)!! I WANT TO ACT!! i've never had an acting coach, but please, i need a mentor to help me so i can be on your superfunny show!! please, let me audition!! i could play as your little sister, even tho i'm 16. i may not have the looks, but get over that shallow stuff!! IF I CAN ACT U GOTTA GIVE ME A SHOT!! THANKS!!
16 - bailey
Hey keke I love your music. I love your show true jackson vp.Your the best one on there. I love love love your hair where did you get it done.
17 - sarah
Id love to be permanet on your show cause im really good at acting
18 - Roslyn Sadler
Dear Keke Palmer,"I just want to say that you are a great singer".My sister was on your website she was like omg you know.I saw your "True Jackson VP I love all of your newest vidoes it was so funny".And when you kissed a boy I said "ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh".
19 - Roslyn Sadler
How did you get in to singing because I want to be a singer just like you are.
20 - Roslyn Sadler
Dear Keke Palmer, [Personal contact info deleted] And I want to know that can I be on "True Jackson VP I'm only 9 and I want to play your lillte sister it would be so "Fambles". But I hope your friends would like me!"Bye" KEKE PALMER. I love your show so much I'm on your website right now I love your them song to it is really my family likes it we dance to it sing to it it is so fun .Well see you later.BYE BYE KEKE PALMER.
21 - raven
hi keke
my name is raven im from new orleans,louisiana im 13 years old.i love your show true jackson vp.
i would love to become a acter on your show.even thow i never act on a tv show.but i have been in 3 school plays in the last 2 years.and i love your songs
22 - angelina
hi
23 - Alona
keke your awesome and im your#1 fan just to tell you and true jackson is a great show i love it.Your such a great dancer,singer and actor.I love you so much keke palmer.you #1 fan Alona
24 - ashley
hey girl what you been doing. i am your biggest fan. if you ever perform in roanoke i wiil be the first one to get a ticket. [personal contact info deleted] and i also love true jackson vp. did u like the part when max kissed you. i think he is cute please text me back love talkink to you bye
p.s do you really like corbin blue and like doubledutch i think the copition on jump in was cool
25 - DJ
What's up Keke. I'm DJ and I'd like to tell you that you're a nice, smart, beautiful, funny woman and I would like to congratulate you on how well you're doing as a teen. I'm also an actor but I haven't started acting on TV yet but you'll see me pretty soon. Right now I'm 16 and I live in Georgia. So maybe one of these days we can meet in person and chat. [Personal contact info deleted] Remember always strive for you're best. Holla