Keke Palmer's Always Been a QUEEN! Her Best ET Moments, From 'Akeelah' to Now
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00:00 I'm not always gonna bust out the abs for y'all.
00:02 I'm ready.
00:03 Your girl is ready for the part.
00:04 I did the turn.
00:05 Yeah.
00:06 I gave him the front, but you know,
00:07 I really worked that back.
00:08 Keke Palmer has always been a queen,
00:10 and we're here for it.
00:12 You'll see her pop out.
00:13 From a child star shining in music, movies, and TV.
00:16 The concept of the show is a 15 year old girl
00:18 gets a vice president job at a huge fashion company.
00:20 And man, when I heard that, I just was like,
00:23 you know, I gotta figure out where to get this role.
00:26 To be able to work from being a kid
00:27 and then get more behind the camera,
00:28 I think that's the goal for all of us, you know, as actors.
00:32 To making her mark in pop culture.
00:34 ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
00:36 ♪ I know it ain't, I know it ain't the stallion ♪
00:39 ♪ You know it's your girl ♪
00:41 Everything you say and do goes viral.
00:42 Sorry to this man.
00:44 I mean, he could be walking down the street,
00:45 I wouldn't, I wouldn't know a thing.
00:48 Sorry to this man.
00:49 You explaining Titanic to Steve Harvey.
00:51 Stop it.
00:52 Everybody in here know that she should've got up
00:54 off that bed and shared it with him.
00:57 I'll never get over that scene.
00:58 She over there looking at him while he freezing.
01:00 (audience laughing)
01:03 I, it's been hard to watch a movie of hers since.
01:06 I'll never let go.
01:07 I promise.
01:09 I watched Titanic again and I really wanna come back
01:18 because I really was so hurtful to Rose.
01:20 You have my respect, sister.
01:22 Okay, sorry to this woman.
01:23 Sorry to this woman.
01:24 Sis, we went viral.
01:25 We went viral, love.
01:26 We went viral.
01:28 We've had a front row seat to Kiki's fame and glory
01:31 watching the master manifester work her magic.
01:35 Now, Whoopi, I gotta shoot my shot.
01:36 Like, I heard that Tyler Perry is doing Sister Act 3.
01:39 I just want you to know I'm available for the job.
01:41 Any job.
01:41 Let's talk Sister Act 3 for a second.
01:43 Oh my gosh, come on, let's talk about it.
01:45 Well, I'm gonna tell, ask for Kiki to come in.
01:47 You're on Whoopi's wishlist.
01:49 ♪ And I thought that time ♪
01:51 Ow, ow, ow.
01:53 Are you on board or not?
01:53 I'm on, come on, Joyful, Joyful, Lord, we adore thee.
01:58 I'm ready.
01:58 Your girl is ready for the part.
02:00 Girl, you're here because of a tweet.
02:02 I had no idea it was gonna really happen.
02:04 That's why the baby look like that.
02:06 I heard that part of the reason,
02:08 or maybe the whole reason you got this role
02:09 is because you slid into director Jordan Peele's DMs.
02:13 Is that true?
02:14 I did slide into his DMs.
02:15 However, he never read it.
02:16 Yeah, no, no, no.
02:19 Run, OJ, run!
02:20 I remember him saying,
02:22 I wrote her only with you in mind.
02:24 So that was just like the greatest compliment
02:25 I could have ever had.
02:27 Kiki turns 30 in August.
02:29 The ET first met the star in 2005.
02:32 She was just 11 years old and nominated for a SAG Award.
02:36 Very excited to be up here
02:37 with all these famous actresses.
02:39 Two years later, Kiki landed her first major film role,
02:43 Akilah and the Bee,
02:44 starring alongside Lawrence Fishburne and Angela Bassett.
02:47 You play my spelling coach in the movie,
02:50 but how good a speller are you?
02:51 I won the international spelling bee!
02:54 My baby!
02:55 (laughing)
02:56 So proud of my baby.
02:59 And since, she's conquered the TV hosting game.
03:02 Hosting in my own way, bringing you to VMA.
03:04 I've always wanted to host,
03:05 I've always loved hosting,
03:06 but I didn't know how I was gonna deliver itself to me.
03:08 You know, I had a talk show when I was 19, 20,
03:12 and that went away,
03:13 then I co-hosted on The View,
03:15 or co-hosted on Anderson Cooper when he had his show,
03:18 and it's come in different moments throughout my life.
03:20 I feel like I'm really going full steam.
03:24 So much so that my struggle becomes
03:26 making sure that I do make time for the more,
03:30 you know, not as exaggerated parts of life.
03:33 Now Kiki's busier than ever.
03:35 She's nominated for a 2023 Emmy
03:37 as an outstanding host for a game show
03:39 for her work on NBC's Password.
03:42 Put all your chips on Kiki Palmer,
03:44 she's the most talented person I've ever seen.
03:46 You are still booked and busy,
03:47 I mean, you're dropping singles on us.
03:49 ♪ I've been waiting ♪
03:50 ♪ 'Cause you haven't been ♪
03:52 ♪ Mama is working still ♪
03:54 ♪ And I got something coming for y'all too ♪
03:55 To me it's really about staying inspired.
03:58 I've been in front of the camera for a long time,
04:01 done, you know, dramatic films,
04:03 or you know, fun films,
04:04 and I'm just at the point where it's like,
04:07 I can't say exactly what that is,
04:09 but I'm going to follow where the excitement leads me.
04:13 Might be a little Chef Kiki in a minute.
04:15 But her most important job is being a mom.
04:18 This has been the biggest blessing,
04:21 and I am so excited, guys, I'm gonna be a mom!
04:24 Oh my gosh, I love him too much.
04:25 I mean, what has been your favorite part so far
04:27 of motherhood?
04:28 You know, I think it's our mornings.
04:29 Our alone time together.
04:30 We do a little singing and song and talking.
04:32 ♪ Leo, you're my favorite boy ♪
04:36 ♪ Leo, you're my pride and joy ♪
04:40 (electronic music)
04:43 (music fades)
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