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Keke Palmer on Her "Just Keke" Talk Show & Social Media

Keke Palmer on Her "Just Keke" Talk Show & Social Media

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YH hangs out with the always amazing Keke Palmer on the set of her BET talk show, "Just Keke", to find out what to expect from the program and how she plans to integrate social media into the format. She also shares her thoughts on some social media dos & don'ts (selfie addicts, listen up!), plus she reveals her one dream guest to have on the show and why!

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Young Hollywood

I am here with Kiki Palmer on the set of her talk show, Just Kiki.

Young Hollywood

I'm so excited for you.

Keke Palmer

Thank you.

Keke Palmer

I'm very excited.

Keke Palmer

This is a dream come true.

Young Hollywood

I know you've been in our studio.

Young Hollywood

Now we're in your studio.

Young Hollywood

How cool is that?

Young Hollywood

And what I love about it is like you know how guys have like a man cave?

Young Hollywood

This is like a female cave.

Young Hollywood

And you had a hand in the design.

Keke Palmer

It is.

Keke Palmer

I did.

Keke Palmer

Well, my main thing was, I wanted the set to be fun, like chill.

Keke Palmer

I wanted it to feel as if, you know, you know, we're all in the college community center or something like that where we're, I want to be able to touch my audience members because at the end of the day, it's a conversation.

Keke Palmer

The show is just Kiki, but it's really our show, you know?

Keke Palmer

So I wanted them to feel a part of it.

Young Hollywood

I wanted to get your opinion about some things that people do on social media, whether or not you think they're do's or don'ts.

Young Hollywood

First of all.

Keke Palmer

Okay.

Young Hollywood

No makeup selfies.

Keke Palmer

I think they're cool.

Keke Palmer

I think they're cool.

Young Hollywood

See, you're good, but you've done it.

Keke Palmer

Yeah, I've done it.

Keke Palmer

I think they're cool.

Keke Palmer

You know why?

Keke Palmer

Because who cares?

Keke Palmer

You know what I mean?

Keke Palmer

Who cares?

Keke Palmer

You don't have to do them, but if you do them, I think cool, why not?

Keke Palmer

It just, it's awesome.

Young Hollywood

J. Lo just did one and she did it very, very well.

Keke Palmer

Yeah, because J. Lo is everything, honey.

Keke Palmer

J. Lo is just, I mean, she ain't never gonna look old, ever.

Young Hollywood

She had me feeling bad about my life.

Young Hollywood

And I'm twenty.

Keke Palmer

I don't think you should.

Keke Palmer

I'm looking around this set.

Keke Palmer

I think you should feel really good about it.

Young Hollywood

Um, okay, man selfies, when men selfie.

Keke Palmer

I think they could go good or they could go bad.

Keke Palmer

It depends on if they're trying to be too much like, you know what I mean?

Keke Palmer

Like, sexy, whatever like that, then I'm kind of like, huh, pushed back.

Keke Palmer

But if they're like, you know, I'm cute, but I'm doing a little awkward selfie, then I'm like, oh, you're so adorable.

Young Hollywood

Right.

Young Hollywood

If there's something wrong with it.

Young Hollywood

If it's too perfect and the abs are too perfect and you know that they've spent too much time filtering, I have an issue with it.

Keke Palmer

All you have to do is take a little cute picture, outfit of the day, you'll be fine.

Keke Palmer

And every girl will be on your page.

Young Hollywood

Okay, the hot dog legs.

Young Hollywood

Do you know what I mean?

Young Hollywood

When girls do the legs the thing.

Keke Palmer

Oh, yes.

Keke Palmer

I'm trying to think if I've been guilty of that.

Keke Palmer

I know I have.

Keke Palmer

I don't, I don't, I'm trying to think if I have.

Keke Palmer

It could be quite, I think I might have at some point.

Keke Palmer

Ugh, I don't know why I did that.

Keke Palmer

You know what?

Keke Palmer

I probably did it because I've been working out on my thighs a lot, you know what I'm saying?

Keke Palmer

Shout-outs to my trainer, Godfrey.

Keke Palmer

He has my legs looking like I've been a gymnast for the last ten years.

Keke Palmer

And I might have got a little leg shot like, look at my legs, y'all, look at my leg work.

Young Hollywood

Listen, if you worked for it, then you can do it.

Young Hollywood

What about bikini pics?

Young Hollywood

Yes or no?

Keke Palmer

I think they're cool.

Keke Palmer

But not if, you know, I always tell my followers, I say, look, y'all, if you thirst trapping, be honest about the thirst trapping.

Keke Palmer

And what I mean about thirst trap is like a picture clearly to get people all over you like, oh my gosh, you're so hot, and blah blah blah.

Keke Palmer

If you're thirst trap and be honest with your thirst trap like, check out my bio, or whatever it may be.

Keke Palmer

When I don't like, they do the bikini pics like, I hate my bikini, yuck.

Keke Palmer

Don't, don't, don't do that.

Young Hollywood

Or they quote Shakespeare.

Young Hollywood

Like some big long quote and you're like, wait a second.

Young Hollywood

What does that have to do with your bikini happening right now?

Keke Palmer

Exactly.

Keke Palmer

That one I can't deal with.

Keke Palmer

But if you're like, in my bikini, at the beach, whatever it is, cool.

Keke Palmer

But if you're trying to act like you ain't trying to let people look at your cute swimsuit, then I don't have time for it.

Young Hollywood

So I know this show is gonna have, you're gonna have a heavy social media influence.

Keke Palmer

Definitely.

Young Hollywood

What, what sort of, can you give us a, a tease about what how is it sort of gonna be a part of the show?

Keke Palmer

That the audience will be a part, the meaning, the viewers will be just as part of the show as the inside audience is, by bringing their questions in.

Keke Palmer

You know, I'll every now and then, maybe we'll do, you know, um, video chats with them.

Keke Palmer

And anything we really can at any given moment, I'll always be thinking of how to make the viewers a part of it.

Keke Palmer

Because like I said, you know, I want everyone that's watching the show to be a part of it, even down to the way that we set up the set.

Keke Palmer

I want the viewers at home to know that we're making them part of it too.

Young Hollywood

So another thing you're gonna talk about on the show is relationships.

Keke Palmer

Definitely, because I learned a lot from my relationships, whether it be mom and dad, sister, brother, boyfriend, girlfriend, friend.

Keke Palmer

I think, uh, relationships in life, they can be useful to help you learn a lot about yourself.

Keke Palmer

And I'm always trying to grow.

Keke Palmer

And I always do a lot of introspection.

Keke Palmer

And so I learned a lot about myself from my relationships.

Keke Palmer

And I think it's made life easier for me.

Keke Palmer

So I definitely will share that with my audience.

Young Hollywood

Because this is a talk show format.

Young Hollywood

Yeah.

Young Hollywood

I know you're not you don't do you have a DJ?

Young Hollywood

Do you have a music?

Keke Palmer

We do have music.

Keke Palmer

And but the way it's set up in our show is that the everybody in the audience will be able to decide what they want to play.

Young Hollywood

How cool, right?

Keke Palmer

How cool, right?

Young Hollywood

Cool.

Young Hollywood

The audience decides the playlist for the day.

Keke Palmer

The audience decides the playlist.

Keke Palmer

They can go and they can change it and everything like that.

Keke Palmer

I think it's so fun.

Young Hollywood

Okay, so your first show, give me three songs or three, three artists that you have to play.

Keke Palmer

Definitely "24 Hours" by T-Fly.

Keke Palmer

Definitely "Don't Tell 'Em" by um, Jeremiah Y. G.

Keke Palmer

And the third one, I don't really know what it could be.

Keke Palmer

The third one we can just, you know, do a new one.

Keke Palmer

But those are my two favorite songs.

Keke Palmer

I literally have been killing my Twitter followers and my Instagram followers because every single video I do is of those songs.

Young Hollywood

You're covering it.

Keke Palmer

Yes.

Keke Palmer

I'm like dancing.

Keke Palmer

Yeah.

Keke Palmer

Doing a little twerking, twerking.

Young Hollywood

You're a really good dancer.

Keke Palmer

Thanks, girl.

Young Hollywood

Really.

Young Hollywood

Will there be any of that on the show?

Keke Palmer

Definitely, definitely.

Keke Palmer

There'll be dancing all throughout the show because anytime we go in and out of the breaks, we're gonna be turning that music up, having a party, having fun, you know.

Keke Palmer

It's like a little kickback, really, is what the show is about.

Keke Palmer

Kickback of us hanging and talking.

Keke Palmer

And at the same time we're learning.

Young Hollywood

Who's your ultimate cast?

Young Hollywood

Who would be your ultimate cast?

Keke Palmer

Rihanna, girl.

Keke Palmer

That's my girl.

Keke Palmer

That's my girl.

Keke Palmer

There's nothing else to it.

Young Hollywood

I'm so with you.

Young Hollywood

I literally, look, it's so funny because I think of her as a big sister and my little sister is like, Rihanna's my auntie.

Young Hollywood

She just doesn't know it.

Young Hollywood

So we all have these places for Rihanna in our lives.

Young Hollywood

And the reason why I think we love her so much.

Young Hollywood

I think a lot of people get it confused.

Young Hollywood

They think, oh, you know, well Rihanna does this, Rihanna does that and that's not what's okay.

Young Hollywood

But it's not really about any of that.

Young Hollywood

What I love about Rihanna is she's being herself.

Young Hollywood

And at the end of the day, that's all you can offer anyone.

Young Hollywood

That's what life is truly about.

Young Hollywood

I I think a lot of people try to make you feel selfish because you are doing what you want to do.

Young Hollywood

But really, life is your journey.

Young Hollywood

And no one else can experience your life but you.

Young Hollywood

So why not enjoy it the way that you choose to?

Young Hollywood

Rihanna's like, forget about the haters.

Young Hollywood

Forget about the judgment.

Young Hollywood

I'm gonna live my life.

Young Hollywood

And because she's accepting all of who she is.

Young Hollywood

Look at how she's shining.

Young Hollywood

I just wish her the best, always.

Young Hollywood

When I think of her, I think fashion, so I gotta ask you about fashion.

Young Hollywood

Because you look incredible.

Young Hollywood

Your style's incredible.

Keke Palmer

Thank you so much.

Young Hollywood

I know from the past, you've always looked incredible.

Keke Palmer

Oh, thank you.

Young Hollywood

Um, is there gonna be that element on the show as well?

Keke Palmer

Definitely, definitely.

Keke Palmer

Um, I definitely feel like I'm in, you know, because I've embraced a lot of my own individuality these last few years, you know, growing and everything like that.

Keke Palmer

I think um, my style has become something I'm very much so excited to share with everybody.

Keke Palmer

I'm an expressive person, and it's now dribbled down into my style.

Keke Palmer

I got two great stylists that I love working with that understand who I am.

Keke Palmer

And so we're gonna have fun on the show.

Keke Palmer

We're gonna have a lot, a lot of fun.

Young Hollywood

So three things that you're into right now.

Keke Palmer

Crop tops, always.

Keke Palmer

Um, mom jeans, I really love.

Keke Palmer

Um, skirts, long, maxi type skirts.

Keke Palmer

Uh, I have this one favorite black one that I love so much.

Keke Palmer

But all the like fun cute stuff.

Keke Palmer

I like a lot of the stuff that I can mix and match and dress up.

Keke Palmer

I don't like to buy one whole outfit because then I can't get that outfit out of my head when I want to use those specific items.

Young Hollywood

Right.

Keke Palmer

So I just buy little pieces and piece them all together.

Young Hollywood

And anything else you want to give a tease about the show, a guess that you have coming or

Keke Palmer

I don't want to tell you guys too much, but all I can let you know is, it's gonna be a fun time. And if you're looking to hang out, chill, and talk about stuff that we rarely get to talk about, and also feel a sense of community and love, then you can come anytime to Just Kiki. Watch and have fun and enjoy.

Young Hollywood

Thank you for chatting. Thank you. Congratulations. So happy for you. I just want to hang out in this place and never leave.

Keke Palmer

See, that's the thing. I love it. I love it. I told you, that's what you get when you come to Kiki. She got me. She got me.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Keke Palmer

    Main subject and host of the talk show

  • J.Lo

    Mentioned as an example of a good no-makeup selfie

  • Godfrey

    Keke Palmer's trainer, praised for leg workouts

  • T-Fly

    Artist of a favorite song, "24 Hours"

  • Jeremiah

    Artist of a favorite song, "Don't Tell 'Em"

  • Y.G.

    Artist of a favorite song, "Don't Tell 'Em"

  • Rihanna

    Keke Palmer's ultimate dream guest for her show

FAQ

What is the name of Keke Palmer's talk show?+
Keke Palmer's talk show is called "Just Keke" and airs on BET.
How does Keke Palmer plan to integrate social media into her show?+
Keke plans to involve viewers by taking their questions, doing video chats, and finding other ways to make the audience feel like a part of the show, similar to the in-studio audience.
What are Keke Palmer's thoughts on no-makeup selfies?+
Keke Palmer thinks no-makeup selfies are cool because she believes it shouldn't matter if someone chooses to post them.
Who is Keke Palmer's ultimate dream guest for her talk show?+
Keke Palmer's ultimate dream guest for her talk show is Rihanna, whom she admires for being authentic and living her life on her own terms.
What role will the audience play in the music for 'Just Keke'?+
The audience members in the studio will have the power to decide and change the daily playlist for the show.
What are some fashion items Keke Palmer is currently into?+
Keke Palmer is currently into crop tops, mom jeans, and long maxi skirts, favoring versatile pieces that can be mixed and matched.

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