The girl who rose to fame as the precocious
Akeelah in the 2006 hit Akeelah & the Bee is a now a 20-year old young
adult…welcome to the world of actress KeKe Palmer.
Palmer, who covers the latest edition of Rolling
Out Magazine spoke about landing the role of her dreams in “CrazySexyCool: The
TLC Story” and why she puts her career first.
See excerpts;
On
evolving from the "child star" label:
“When people think of me initially, they
remember me as ‘Akeelah'. Sometimes it can be frustrating to be remembered at
an age that you’ve outgrown. But at the same time, it’s never frustrated me to
the point where I wanted to lash out. I just take it one step at a time.