Our first guest started her career
as a 90's hip hop star as part of the
group three LW and went on to star in
different roles as an actress and now
you can catch her and ABC's Queens
alongside Eve Brandy and Nadine Velazquez,
singer, songwriter and actress.
Notary Naughton joins us with
more on her role as Jill.
The thrill welcome.
Thank you, thanks for having me. Yeah, we're
so excited to have you on the
show and as the queen yourself,
how was it working with fellow
Queens on your new show?
Oh my gosh, it was amazing.
I mean like you said I alongside
these icons like Eve who I've admired
and I was actually on tour with.
Even the terrorists were when I was
a teenager in 2001 and then to to be
alongside Brandy learning her music.
Since I was a kid and listened
to her amazing voice.
I can't believe I get to sing
with her rap with her hello.
OK, just make sure I'm still on,
but yes, but it's been a lot of fun and
working with Nadine is great as well.
She's killing it even though
she's not from the music world.
She's a great actress.
So honestly,
I feel like I just gained three sisters.
It's a lot of fun.
Oh well, it's such a fun show to watch.
And can you give our viewers
a breakdown of the show?
OK, OK, buckle up everyone.
Here's a breakdown Queens assembly.
We are a girl group for women
from the 90s twenty years ago who
get a second chance to reinvent.
Their cells themselves.
They are reclaiming the throne
if you will the queendom.
And they are trying to come back
together again as a girl group
that used to be this hip hop
iconic legendary girl group and
they've kind of fallen from grace.
So essentially the journey
is about second chances.
It gives these women a chance to
show who they are now and to also
figure out if their friendship
and sisterhood is still intact
and that has a lot of challenges.
So when you watch the show,
you'll see good music.
You see a singing, rapping, dancing.
Which by the way, is amazing.
So you'll get a chance to.
Kind of.
Come into our world and just
have fun with us.
I love it. I I'm a fan of the show and
you play Jill the thrill on Queens.
What got you inspired to play
this role and were you excited
when you realize you got it?
Oh my gosh, I was so excited.
I I remember when my agents called
me was like oh they want to do
a meeting with I hear McGee,
who's our writers showrunner and
Tim story director who have loved.
So I'll and Sabrina Windich,
producer ABC signature.
I was just like what and then when
they officially offer remember
thinking like who I cannot wait
to kill this to kill this thing
because I I knew it was going to be.
I love comedy.
And I love that the script had a
perfect blend of drama and comedy.
I love music and I've rapped
before and saying before.
So I was like check done and done.
But I I think I was most excited
to delve into her struggle with
her sexuality to delve into
her substance abuse history.
Just issues that Jill has is unique.
They are unique from the rest of
the girls and Jill is I think a very
complicated and complex character.
So that's always fun on TV,
so I'm I'm very excited to be
bringing this woman to the world.
And what can you
tell us about this week? The new episode?
Can you give us any hints, any details?
OK, OK, so one of the things that
means is that there is going
to be a battle of rap battle
between Eve and Eve's character.
Brianna and brandies, character Naomi,
and when you see these two grapes,
it's like 2 icons going head to head
in a versus battle or something.
You really get excited 'cause it's
almost like it's gonna say what,
but it's so good because they're
so talented and you know.
This episode that the nasty bees,
which is our original name.
There will be a discussion about
should we change our name and when
you see how you're not the same
little girl you were in the 90s.
So let's make ourselves the
women that we are today.
That is a key component of the next episode.
Just making sure that you are true to
who you are now and not who used to be
OK, good to know and I personally had a
tune into the show because I listen to you.
Brandy and Yves music growing up
but what also captured my attention.
Was seeing four women of color
as the leads in this new show.
How has that felt like? Yeah.
Thank you, thank you so much and
and that's really important.
That was also one of the things
for me because being on ABC,
being a woman of color,
making sure that we're showing
diversity in representation in
a way that's beautiful and fun
and complicated and and just,
you know, layered with royalty.
That's how it feels that the the
network and everyone has rolled
out the carpet like we are royalty.
And that's just that's amazing.
Being a black woman in the industry.
You don't always feel that way,
and I think a lot of times we feel
you know hidden or in characters
that don't have any real purpose.
They're just a tool for the main character.
We are the story. We are the the prototype.
We are the leading ship that everyone
is watching and I'm so proud to be
a part of that charge on a network
that believes in uplifting women,
particularly women of color.
Yes,
I agree, we need more of it.
Thank you so much,
notary and you can watch.
Queens Tuesday nights.
Right here on ABC 10.