MADE Magazine Issue 6 - English January / February 2016 | Page 44

“Sometimes the people who have the craziest ideas are the ones who actually accomplish things.” “Sometimes the people who have the craziest (Comedian) to be the bold, unapologetic ideas are the ones who actually accomplish voices for women in a diverse generation. things,” she reflects while lounging on a dark blue couch in sunny downtown Los Angeles, “We call our show “The Little Show That California. This is the place where she calls Could” like “The Little Engine That Could” home after having the crazy idea as a little girl because we’re all minorities and people saw that she could accomplish her dreams while the show as just being urban,” she explains. growing up thousands of miles away in New “Our audience has expanded and people no York.” longer see us as just the urban show, but as a great talk show that people can relate to “I grew up in the projects of the lower east regardless of your skin color.” side from a Latino family and English is my second language,” she continues, eyes As a veteran of floating through many group widening. “There is nothing special about scenarios with women, there is still a strong me. I was given a special opportunity. I took sense of uplifting in continuing to work with full advantage of it and that is the biggest fellow women in the entertainment industry. message you can send anybody. If I can do it, The ladies promote the same sisterhood then you can too.“ behind the scenes as they do when the cameras are rolling by praying for each other, With an honest foundation about where supporting their individual achievements she came from and who she is, Adrienne outside of the show and speaking words of built a colorful career by being “focused, encouragement, even when it’s a reality check courageous and somewhat crazy”, which are during times where they want to complain. her recommended traits for how anyone can grow to be successful. “We remind ourselves that we prayed for this,” she says about coming to her senses on hard After years of accomplishments in music days. “I never forget that I’m complaining with her claim-to-fame girl group 3LW and about something that – two years ago – I was the global fairytale success as a member of praying, “God please give me this opportunity.” Disney’s singing group The Cheetah Girls, What you’re complaining about, someone else her recent success is with another type of is praying about.” girl group on a different television network. Adrienne co-stars as one of five outspoken Being empowered to live her dream also puts hosts on FOX’s daytime talk show, The Real. Adrienne in a position to give back to those She is joined by Tamera Mowry-Housley she can influence. From the v (Actress), Jeannie Mai (Actress), Tamar watching at home to her personal hairstylist Braxton (Singer-Songwriter), and Loni Love that she MADE-MAGAZINE.COM 44 iewers