-I thought I was gonna see you at the Met Gala
because I know you were there, and you looked gorgeous.
-I know! We missed each other. -I saw pictures online of you.
Man, oh, man, you're just a fashion plate, pal.
-Thank you.
-I can't pull those nights off.
I don't know how they invite me to those things.
-You know, next time we should trade outfits.
-Yeah, we should trade outfits. Yeah, sure, yeah, right.
I don't know if I could pull it off.
Was there anyone that you met there
that you were really dying to meet?
-Yes. Lizzo.
So, theoretically we had met before.
But, you know, there's nothing like a second meeting, right?
-No, of course. -And so, I knew she was there.
I've seen pictures, because, you know, I'm scrolling.
And I could not wait to see her.
But I kept -- Go somewhere, she wouldn't be there.
Go somewhere, wouldn't be there.
And I was like, all right, cool.
I kind of settled into the fact
that I wasn't gonna see her tonight.
And I was gonna probably reach out, like, oh, my goodness,
you looked like a goddess.
And then we ran into each other on our way out.
And it was fantastic.
-And she's unbelievable.
-Yes, we're both Minnesotans.
-Oh, is that right? [ Cheers and applause ]
-So we're spiritually connected.
-I saw a little video that Lizzo made.
And she made a little prediction.
Watch this. Here's you and Lizzo.
-Future President and Vice President.
-Period. -Just do it.
-Period. Period!
-Yeah. [ Cheers and applause ]
Making a prediction.
I love her. -She's the best.
-She was here. She just destroyed.
She rocked it out.
Last time you were here,
we talked about Eighteen X 18 initiative.
-Yes.
-What's going on with that now?
-So, since then, so, since the last time,
we held our first summit,
we had about 150 students that we flew in,
so each state was represented.
It was pre-midterms.
And really just had a large conversation
about what we needed to be aware of going into midterms,
voting initiatives as well as
things that we should be doing on a local level.
-Yeah. -In the meantime,
every delegate has been working on their projects,
and we're really excited.
There is going to be more information soon,
but we're holding a summit later this year.
-Wow.
-Getting ready for general elections.
-I love that you're doing this.
-And I'll be voting for my third time.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-That's right because you didn't vote last time. You were too --
you were about to vote. -I was about to.
But I voted in my primary and my midterms.
-Hey, good for you.
That's fantastic. -Thank you.
-Did you make a big deal about it?
-Oh, for sure because I'm a -- like, I study for tes--
I'm a nerd.
So, all my friends, we were on FaceTime.
We had all of our sources listed,
like full work-cited kind of situation,
annotations in our book.
-See, come on, that's -- Are you gonna get any time off?
-Yes.
My family works hard and plays harder.
So we are going on vacation.
But we are going to start filming
"Grown-ish" season three soon, this summer.
So I'm really excited.
-Gosh, it's season three already?
-Mm-hmm. -Are you doing anything fun?
-Learning how to drive, because I'm 19,
and I guess that's a skill I should have acquired.
[ Laughter ]
-You don't know how to drive?
-I know -- If this counts for anything,
I'm great on a Jet Ski. [ Laughter ]
So, as long as I'm not in a landlocked country, I'm set.
-On a Jet Ski you're good? -Yeah.
-On a Jet Ski, I'm awful. I'm terrible.
You know what I do on a Jet Ski? I go as slow as possible.
And I just check out things. [ Laughter ]
-The thing is -- What's a great motivator
is that I'm afraid that a whale's gonna hit me,
and so that really pushes me to go faster.
[ Laughter ] -What the -- Really?
See, that would never have crossed my mind.
I wouldn't think a whale --
maybe a different boat or something.
-Right. [ Laughter ]
-But a whale, maybe?
No, I didn't see that happening at all.
You told me that at one point, I remember,
that you liked sleeping in cars? -Oh, yes.
So the -- my 16-year-old brother already has his permit.
-Yeah.
-So my goal is for him to just move a little faster
than I am through this process, so I can still sleep in the car.
-Yeah. It's naptime. -Yeah. It's officially naptime.
And so luckily I have a lot of faith in Sayeed Samuel Shahidi,
and hopefully he's okay driving me to work this season.
[ Laughter ]
-Let's talk about "Grown-ish."
So, this is -- Season two, the second half,
is about to pick up, about to start right now.
What's happening with your character now?
-So, Zoey has just been cut off, which is kind of unfortunate.
She lives a very expensive life.
So we'll see what happens with that.
But the last episode, her father and grandfather
made an appearance, which was pretty intimidating.
She just found out that her best friend is dating her ex.
And so there's lots of drama on the "Grown-ish" set.
And we have 11 more episodes to explore it.
-You have that and you have this movie out.
-Yeah. -"The Sun Is Also a Star."
-Mm-hmm. -Congratulations on that.
-Thank you. -That's fantastic.
-It's really exciting.
-You want to explain to everyone what it's about?
-Yeah, okay. I mean, it's a hefty movie.
So, I play Natasha, who is of Jamaican descent.
And it takes place in 24 hours.
Love story.
She meets Daniel, who is of Korean descent,
and he's choosing what he's going to do with his future.
And he says that he can convince her to fall in love in a day.
The only issue is, this is the day before her deportation.
And so you meet her on this really chaotic day
in which she's going to lawyers,
trying to get the removal reversed.
And there's this boy lagging along -- like, tagging along.
And adventure ensues.
-You shot this in New York City, right?
-Yes, all over New York.
-Did you have fun? -Had the best time.
Because before that, my experience in New York
had really been, like, Times Square
at 5:00 in the morning, in a black S.U.V.
And I realized that that's not New York.
[ Laughter ]
So, it's been incredible.
The first week was in Harlem, then we went to Spanish Harlem,
then Brooklyn, then Roosevelt Island, then the planetarium.
So it was pretty epic. -All the boroughs.
I want to show everyone a clip.
Here's Yara Shahidi in "The Sun Is Also a Star."
Take a look at this.
-What's with the notebook?
-Uh, it's poems.
-Poems?
What are they about?
Oh, no, no, no, wait, let me guess.
Love.
-Yes.
-Well, I don't believe in love.
-What if I told you I could get you to fall in love with me?
Scientifically.
Just give me a day.
One day.
Today.
-I can't. I don't have a day.
-Do you have an hour?
♪♪
-An hour.
-Yara Shahidi, everybody!