Niecy Nash-Betts is engaged on a brand new undertaking — one thing “very darkish” and starring reverse an surprising co-star: Travis Kelce.
Nash-Betts was the primary to disclose Kelce's involvement in Ryan Murphy's upcoming new undertaking, Huge queryin Might, and he or she was very happy to share some reward when she spoke to ET's Deidre Behar on the carpet on the 2024 BET Awards Sunday on the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
Nash-Betts – who was joined by spouse Jessica Betts on the star-studded awards present on Sunday — defined on the information sequence, “I've by no means performed a job like that earlier than. It's very darkish, I'm so completely happy for individuals to see it.”
“There may very well be just a few cameos,” Nash-Betts added. 'I'm not going to say names. But it surely's an excellent time.'
With regards to Kelce, although, Nash-Betts says he's holding his personal on set, particularly because it's basically his first dramatic appearing position.
“You recognize, I'm pleasantly stunned,” Nash-Betts stated. “He's doing very well.”
Nash-Betts stated she learn the strains and did all the pieces she may to information Kelce. A typical rehearsal for them went one thing like this: “We might sit round and eat and skim In-N-Out off a bit of paper.”
Whether or not or not she did interrogate him with a sequence of questions on his well-known girlfriend, Taylor Swift, Nash-Betts performed it a bit shy, telling ET, “Nicely, I don't ask and inform! Let me simply say that.”
A supply instructed ET in Might “Travis Kelce is sporting many hats as of late as he enters the appearing world in his first position on the TV sequence… Particulars about Travis' position are nonetheless below wraps, however will probably be a visitor star, and his presence will likely be felt change into throughout the sequence.”
The supply added, “Travis is worked up to apply these expertise and present a unique aspect of himself off the sphere. There will likely be extra tasks like this to come back.”
As for her efficiency together with her spouse at this yr's BET Awards, Nash-Betts revealed that they’d be presenting the awards throughout the present and making historical past within the course of.
“Jess is the very first married same-sex couple to current on the BET Awards,” explains Nash-Betts, who married the singer-songwriter in August 2020. “And man, we've been on a excessive ever since we realized that.”
For the Emmy-winning actress, it’s a actual pleasure to make historical past collectively together with her spouse on such an iconic present.
“That is for the tradition and I wouldn't need to be wherever else with anybody else,” Nash-Betts stated with a smile.
The BET Awards 2024introduced by Taraji P. Hensonbroadcasted dwell on the BET channel from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 30 at 8pm ET/PT. Testing The total checklist of winners could be discovered right here.
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