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Keke Palmer and Sergio Hudson talk about their partnership, being a fashion IT girl, pressure to snap back after having a baby and more.

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00:00 When I hear the term master at something,

00:02 to me that means that you have no more to learn

00:04 and there's nowhere else that you can go.

00:06 And even though I've been doing it for 20 years

00:08 and I definitely feel very skilled at what I do,

00:10 I would only hope that I can keep getting better, honey.

00:12 - Oh, that's the political correct question.

00:15 Bitch, you fabulous.

00:16 (laughing)

00:28 - Hey, it's your girl, Kiki Palmer.

00:30 - And I'm Sergio Hudson.

00:31 - And you are watching Essence Uncovered.

00:34 - Her style goes back to her talent for me.

00:36 It, to me, accents who she is as a performer

00:40 and as an innovative performer.

00:42 I think she's so innovative, so fresh, and so new.

00:45 Sometimes when we speak, she brings light to things

00:49 that I never thought, 'cause I have a very traditional mind.

00:52 So when we work together, her style's just classic

00:56 and she wants to convey classic but modern.

00:59 Let's push the needle forward, let's look to the past,

01:01 but let's look forward at the same time.

01:03 So I think that defines her, for sure.

01:06 The friendship that we have has fueled me

01:09 and given me a boost of creative energy

01:12 to be able to go forward.

01:13 And I feel like I've done the same for her.

01:15 - Without a doubt.

01:16 - So, you know, it's been a gift, absolutely.

01:18 - Yes, and creatives need that.

01:20 I'm so glad we found each other, Sergio.

01:22 - I think Sergio is more than my fashion twin.

01:25 I think he actually is like my fashion mentor.

01:29 I think for me with fashion, I've always felt,

01:31 you know, and I think anybody would say this was fashion,

01:33 sometimes there can be an elitism to it.

01:34 You know, you gotta have a specific, you know, look.

01:36 You gotta be a particular size, you gotta be, you know.

01:39 And I don't think that I really ever was the prototype

01:42 of what that was, but when I met Sergio,

01:45 he embraced me and showed me that

01:47 I can be everything that fashion needs.

01:50 - When we first met, I knew we would be a good match

01:53 because she told me, "I'm your doll.

01:55 Dress me up, fix me up, I just wanna look pretty."

01:58 And when she said that, I was like,

01:59 "We're gonna be friends."

02:01 - The thing that I'm most inspired by, obviously, is my son.

02:05 He has given me so much joy, life, interest, empowerment,

02:09 the list goes on.

02:10 So that's probably the thing I'm most excited about.

02:14 And then as it pertains to me personally, myself,

02:16 I mean, the things that I'm building with Sergio

02:18 very much so excite me.

02:19 They've, you know, given me a whole different story to tell

02:21 as it pertains to style and fashion

02:24 and what I wanna offer to young women like myself.

02:26 And then on the other side of things,

02:28 I'm excited to also move into the background

02:30 and really support other talents,

02:32 talented people to get their chance, you know,

02:34 as far as producing and directing and writing

02:37 in KTV network that I just launched a year ago.

02:40 We've been doing so much work digitally

02:41 for scripted and unscripted shows.

02:43 And I wanna continue to go down that path.

02:45 So for me, it's about also pushing other people forward.

02:49 Just when I think about Sergio Hudson

02:51 and what his style and his designs, what they stand for,

02:56 when I look at it, I feel powerful.

02:58 I feel feminine, I feel strong.

03:00 And then when I met him, coming off of having my baby

03:03 and all the emotions and energy I was feeling,

03:05 that's what he also encouraged in me.

03:08 And so I think, I don't know,

03:09 I just feel like the universe brought us together

03:11 because we were, what he speaks to

03:13 is exactly where I am at this point in my life,

03:15 having my baby, getting ready to turn 30.

03:18 I think it's everything, you know,

03:19 that I think when I think of you.

03:21 What I'll tell you is this,

03:24 is that even in that pressure I felt of snapping back,

03:27 I feel less self-conscious than I did beforehand.

03:29 And I think it's very indicative

03:30 of the people that I have around me,

03:32 the support system that I have,

03:33 from my trainer, Corey Kaye, to Sergio.

03:37 No one said you need to be who you was before.

03:39 They all kept saying, "Who you are now is giving down."

03:44 And that really made me feel like,

03:46 yeah, let me get into this new me.

03:48 And I think that's what all moms deserve.

03:50 Keep eating these bitches up, I'm playing.

03:52 (laughing)

03:54 - But we're not.

03:55 - I'm just playing.

03:57 - We're not playing, period.

03:59 (laughing)

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