Initially they had the idea to hire complete unknowns to star in the movie. I was a little sad about it, but I let it go because I thought it would be cool for other people to get a chance. But as a kid, people always used to tell me, “You look like Chilli from TLC.” So it wasn’t a surprise for me that the filmmakers thought of me as her. And then when they called me back a few months later and asked, “Would you play the role of Chilli?” Of course, I was down.
Did you speak with the real Chilli about portraying her in the movie?
Chilli and Tionne [“T-Boz” Watkins] were both very involved in the process of making this movie, even down to the choreography. They would both help teach us their dance steps. Chilli was very open about things in her life that weren’t in the script and it helped things make more sense for me. I really appreciated it. To hear what she went through in her own words made it easier for me to play her emotionally.
Tell us about your friendship with Bobbi Kristina Brown. When did you guys first meet?
We first came into contact on MySpace, randomly enough, when I was about 13 or 14 and we just became friends. She’s a very nice girl and we would talk back and forth. Then, I hadn’t had a chance talk to her when her mother passed. But later I saw her at the Think Like a Man premiere. I was really glad to see her and she was doing pretty good. We had a chance to talk. But we go in and out of losing touch.
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