Identical to her “Grown-ish” character Zoey, Yara Shahidi is now a school graduate — and their experiences have extra in widespread than viewers of the present, in its fifth season, would possibly assume. The actor, 22, graduated from Harvard College in Might after majoring in Social Research and African American Research with a focus in Black political thought beneath a neocolonial panorama. Shahidi began her school journey in 2017.
In the course of the “Grown-ish” digital panel on the Tv Critics Affiliation summer time press tour on Aug. 2 — which hollywoodnewsflash.us attended — Shahidi talked about how her personal undergrad journey has leant to her expertise working in Hollywood. “I feel to have the attractive alternative that prides itself on having troublesome conversations allowed loads of what I used to be studying to really feel relevant,” Shahidi advised reporters, calling the crossover of her pursuits “actually lovely.”
“It is labored collectively and been actually a hand-in-hand factor that is made me recognize each appearing, leisure, and academia,” she defined. “And I am perpetually going to be a nerd.”
“Grown-ish” kicked off its fifth season on July 20. The approaching-of-age comedy, which started as a spin-off of “Black-ish,” initially adopted Zoey (Shahidi) and her mates’ adventures at Cal U. However along with her commencement, the main focus has shifted to Zoey’s brother Junior (Marcus Scribner), now a scholar at Cal U. As a substitute of campus drama, Zoey is navigating post-grad life — very similar to Shahidi.
New episodes of “Grown-ish” at present air weekly on Wednesdays.
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