Saweetie Set to Make Acting Debut on ‘Grown-ish’
Written by SOURCE on January 4, 2021
The Icy Girl is venturing out of the booth and onto the small screen.
Saweetie is set to make her acting debut on Freeforms’ Grown-ish this month. The rapper will make a cameo when the show returns from its mid-season break on Jan. 21. For this episode, Saweetie will play a demanding rapper, Indigo, who orders main character Zoey Johnson (Yara Shahidi), to handle a very sticky situation.
A clip of her cameo was premiered by Entertainment Weekly. Saweetie gave EW some insight into her character.
“I think Indigo is just a little bit of a bitch,” Saweetie said of her character. “She means well, but just sometimes she says the wrong things.”
“I wanted to make sure I delivered. I feel like with roles, whether if it’s an episode or in a music video, you always have to commit to the emotion of what you’re trying to portray,” she continued. “I thought it was cool, a little cheating but that’s okay: I played an artist and I’m an artist myself. But the girl’s attitude and personality is completely night and day with mine so I did have to learn about her. She’s a diva, she’s bossy.”
This won’t be the last time Saweetie graces Hollywood. The rapper told EW that she’s interested in making acting part of her artistry.
“I could definitely see myself having a show like that or just doing more guest-star roles, or even doing a movie,” she said. “I think it’s art. It’s fun to step outside my comfort zone and [it] allows me to just explore my creative side.”
