PLUS: The singer reveals how she "blossomed" while writing her upcoming album Trouble in Paradise in St. Lucia
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00:00Now it's the sit down with Chloe Bailey.
00:02Hi, Chloe.
00:03The last time we spoke, you'd book your first lead role
00:06in Praise This.
00:07Now you're also starring in The Exorcism with Russell Crowe.
00:11Whatever's here.
00:12All kinds of messed up stuff happened
00:13when they were making movies like The Omen or The Exorcist.
00:16So how did you prep for a role like this?
00:18You know, I just dove right in.
00:20I'm a huge scaredy cat.
00:22I love the script.
00:23I loved how it was about a film within a film.
00:26And I was just like, you know what, let's do it, Chloe.
00:29What surprised you the most about working
00:31with Russell Crowe?
00:32He's a big teddy bear.
00:33He was so kind to me.
00:35We were bonding about music and his farm in Australia
00:39and his animals and the meaning of life.
00:42Like he's so, so, so cool.
00:44For fun, can you give us your best horror scream or cry?
00:48Oh, well, okay.
00:50So that's the thing.
00:51I screamed so much on the film,
00:52but I was like making sure I was doing it properly.
00:55Yeah.
00:56From my diaphragm,
00:57because I did not ruin my vocal cords.
00:59So, you know, I can go, ah, for now.
01:04Your album, Ungodly Hour,
01:06with your sister, Hailey, just turned four years old.
01:12What do you remember most about recording that album
01:14and shooting music videos from that time?
01:16What a lot of people don't know is that we finished
01:18that album and shot Do It and Forgive Me
01:21and had that in the vault for a whole year
01:23before we actually released it.
01:25So timing is everything.
01:27And I'm so happy that as time has gone on,
01:31the fans have appreciated it even more
01:34and what we did throughout that pandemic.
01:36And now we've got the next generation coming up.
01:39Your nephew, Halo, is seven months old.
01:41Does he just light up when Auntie Khloe walks into the room?
01:44He is the most handsome baby.
01:46He is the smartest baby.
01:48And maybe I'm biased because I'm his auntie,
01:49but I'm absolutely in love.
01:51I was doing my makeup before my brother's graduation.
01:54You know, I had my sisters with me and Halo
01:58and I had my concealer and, you know,
02:00the contour before I blended it.
02:01And he just thought it was the funniest thing.
02:03So I would keep inching closer and closer to him
02:05and he would just laugh so hard.
02:07And anytime like that, it makes me happy.
02:10Like, I feel like I'm the best auntie in the world.
02:12And one of my favorite things to do is when I hold him
02:15and we go closer to the mirror,
02:16he'll smile at himself with his little dimple.
02:18Like, he is just, oh.
02:21How would you describe the experience
02:23of watching your little sis become somebody's mother?
02:26She's always been so maternal.
02:27And I've always known that she'd have a baby before me
02:31and I'm happy because I get to reap the benefits.
02:34Who spoils him the most?
02:35Mom or dad?
02:37Me.
02:38Stop it.
02:39What did you buy him?
02:39What did you buy baby Halo?
02:40Golden plated bracelet that says Halo.
02:45Come on, Auntie.
02:47You have new solo music on the way too.
02:50You can take my soul back to me.
02:54I know that you've teased that it has a tropical sound.
02:57What inspired that?
02:58Yes, so it's what a summer fling sounds like
03:01and what it feels like.
03:02That's what Trouble in Paradise truly encompasses.
03:05And I found myself in St. Lucia.
03:08I know a lot of people don't really take me seriously
03:10when I say that, but my New Year's resolution this year
03:13was to find a healthy balance, you know,
03:18not being overly consumed by work
03:21and finding my validation there.
03:23And when I went to St. Lucia for the first time
03:25for Carnival last year, I absolutely fell in love.
03:29Whenever I need to check out, that's where I go.
03:32And I feel like my self-confidence has blossomed.
03:36My music has blossomed.
03:38Everything about me has blossomed
03:40and I have a glow about me
03:42and I appreciate myself in life even more.
03:46So going there to write about my troubles,
03:49that's why it's called Trouble in Paradise.
03:51And, you know, it's definitely a fun project.
03:54I didn't take myself seriously with this
03:56and with the weird, cool meanings and stuff like that.
04:00So I can't wait for people to hear it.
04:02Okay, we're gonna put 10 seconds on the clock
04:04and promote any of your projects.
04:06Ready? Go.
04:08See your girl in the exorcism.
04:10See your girl in fight night in September.
04:13And keep your ears to the streets
04:14for Trouble in Paradise.
04:16And yes, I love you.
04:19Chloe, thank you so much for being here today.
04:21Thank you.
04:22I appreciate you and your time.