Shameless's Emma Kenney Reveals Her Secret Shames

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"Roseanne" star Emma Kenney is chilling with us in the Young Hollywood, and in honor of her stint on the hit Showtime series "Shameless", we play a game of "Shame or Shameless?" with her, where she shares her thoughts on a number of awkward social situations, like forgetting a friend's birthday, accidentally texting screenshots of a conversation, eating a whole tub of ice cream, and more!
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What's up, guys? We're hanging out in the Young Hollywood studio with Emma Kenny, about to play a very fun game called Shame or Shameless, because she was on Shameless.
She's on Shameless.
Get it?
Get it?
Shame.
Anybody get it?
We're clever here, Young Hollywood.
Yeah.
Okay, so shame or shameless, it's would you feel more shameful about this or shameless about it?
Okay.
So, okay, first question.
Forgetting to wish your friend happy birthday.
I never do that, so I'd feel very shameful.
Shameful.
Okay, you're a good friend.
Yes, I just remember their signs.
Right, you're a Virgo.
You would never forget.
I would never.
Okay, so there you go.
Just not part of my dream.
Okay, forgetting to brush your teeth and having to see your crush.
Definitely have uncomfortably done that.
So, I would say shameless.
Shameless.
But it is kind of shameful because that's not great.
Well, how are you going to know when you see your crush?
I got to brush my teeth every second I leave the house because I might see my crush.
Constantly just brushing your teeth, you like bring one in your bag.
Yeah, who has time for that?
Who knows.
All right, third question.
Accidentally sending a screenshot of your conversation to that person you're texting.
Oh, literally, I've never done that.
Thank the Lord, but that's very shameful.
I've done that.
That's super awkward.
Really?
It's awkward.
But have you screenshot, do you screenshot?
I've gotten messages like that have not supposed to have been sent to me before.
Oh screenshot.
Like about of my messages, you know what I mean?
What do you do?
I'm just like, oh, like don't think you meant to send that to me.
And I'm just like pretty petty.
Yes, I I called them out.
Of course.
Yeah, you have to.
I got, oh, did you mean to send that to so and so?
Like And then they're like, oh, shoot.
Yeah.
Okay, not responding to a friend's text, but liking their photos on social media.
That's shameless.
I'm so bad at texting.
Like I low-key never text people back.
I've heard a friend like text you and ask you to like their photo.
Oh, yeah.
That's not my vibe.
I'm never.
I'm like it makes me want to unlike it now.
Like No.
Then you don't want to like, you're like, don't don't be desperate.
All right.
Eating an entire tub of ice cream at movie night.
Uh, shameless.
Total shameless.
I saw you at that restaurant.
Well, no, I didn't see you there.
I saw on your Instagram story, you were having like amazing cheesecake, all this stuff.
La Scala.
Was it last night?
Last night, I had the best Oreo cheesecake.
Literally La Scala has the best everything.
But their Oreo cheesecake is the best thing I've ever had.
That looked amazing.
It really was.
Good desserts there.
I know.
Everything there, their pasta, their chopped salad.
Oh my gosh.
Okay, sneaking out of your house after your parents go to bed.
Um, well, I'm 18 years old, so But no, no minor should be doing that.
That's shameful.
Stay in bed, kids.
Study.
No minor should be doing that.
That's such a grown-up thing to say.
It's nice to be 18 though, isn't it?
Yes.
And like make your own decisions, you can And like, I've been 18 for six months now.
I'm an adult.
You say to your parents, Mom, dad, I'm 18.
Literally, I do.
My parents are like, Emma, like you should like if my mom's like, eat a salad.
I'm like, mom, I'm an adult.
She's like, eat your greens.
I'm like, mom, I'm an adult.
Like I don't have to go to the dentist.
I'm 18 now, you know.
That's funny.
Okay, last one.
Spending $500 on a retail therapy session.
Um, shameless.
Come on, you gotta say shameless.
You gotta do retail therapy.
You need to treat yourself.
Work hard, play hard.
Absolutely.
That's my motto.
Love it.
Yeah, love the shoes, love the dress.
Come on, you guys.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
This was good.
You did very good at this game.
Thanks, you know, I I'm very shameless.
What can I say?
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