After watching the premiere episode of LisaRaye’s new reality she: LisaRaye: The Real McCoy on TVone, I once again realized just how real she is. I love her take on interviewing, and why she goes into them cold. Really; if you study for an interview, is it really an interview? No, it’s a class! I also like to talk to someone from emotion to get the real; authentic feel of the person. That is exactly why my conversation with LisaRaye flowed so well. We just talked. There was no robotics involved. She is definitely – The Real McCoy.
Chicago born and bred Actress/former First Lady LisaRaye gave it to us real from the first minute of her show. I actually felt that same spirit while talking with her the day before the show aired. She is just so Chicago; so Southside. “There’s a strength about me that has allowed me to have a certain hustle about myself that makes me not have time for the bullshit. So for me, I’m very cut and dry! LisaRaye said affectionately. “I do have this Southside; no nonsense; around the way type of personality.” LisaRaye is not to be played with. She loves being an entertainer, she loves home, and she gives it to you straight; no chaser!
Now, Back 2 Business: The show! According to LisaRaye, TVone is very excited about the show. So much so, that they bought an entire season no questions asked. This makes this the biggest contract that they’ve ever had. “So to move forward with LisaRaye: The Real McCoy; coming off the scandal of the divorce and having such a public divorce, it was me going through the journey of being a celebrity, turning into a first lady, back to doing what I do; being an entertainer.” LisaRaye is the first African-American actress to ever become a first lady. “This is the first time we’ve seen it! This is the first time it’s been done! So, there is no blueprint to it!” LisaRaye expressed. You’ve heard everybody’s opinion on her story: the gossip blogs, internet, and the rumors. Now it’s time to get the real story from the person who has been through it. “This story is important for women, and for cleansing for me; to hear my side of the story. For that to happen, you will have to hear the story from the horse’s mouth. And… I am that horse.”
More than being about LisaRaye being the First Lady of Turks and Caicos, this show is about growth & rebuilding of a great life/career. It’s about the real person who loves her family. We will see her daughter, Kai whom she loves dearly, and is her pride & joy (who will be 21 next year. Wow). She will visit her sister, Da Brat; whom we all love. “I go see her all the time. She has accepted the responsibility of being in there, and how she had to be still for a while to learn things about herself that’s gonna help here in the future, LisaRaye said. “And that’s not just from me, that’s from her.” Basically, LisaRaye: The Real McCoy shows the world a real person from Chicago, Illinois, who grew up to fulfill her dreams, watch them crumble before her eyes, then rebuild herself to be a better person than she could have ever imagined.
Tune in every Thursday @ 9 p.m. EST to LisaRaye: The Real McCoy on TVone.
LisaRaye has a Social Networking Organization called B2B, which stands for Back 2 Business. She is doing a Back 2 Business Mixdown for Memorial Day in San Juan, Puerto Rico on May 28 – May 31, 2010. “It’s empowering seminars, networking and massaging your relationships: utilizing your friends & positions to barter. We’re having concerts, comedy shows, spoken word, etc. It’s gonna be fun! My twitter family can hit me to find more info on www.twitter.com/therealLRaye.
Also, on my website @ www.LisaRaye.com.”
I’m trying to be there to cover the event. Looking for me a sponsor. Seriously!
“Thank you Tim. I really appreciate this my Chi-Town buddy.” LisaRaye ended.
Of course, I had to print that… LOL
