Amid a lineup of heavy hitters hitting the stage at ONE Musicfest, a sea of celebs flocked to the backstage lounge, incl Unexpected Christmas actress and admitted Doechii devotee, Reagan Gomez. Gomez was among the stars who played on their excitement for BOSSIP, buzzing about the weekend's performances and the festival's nonstop energy.
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“First I heard that Doechii will be here. I'm the biggest Doechii fan. I really, really am, so I'm excited to see her,” Gomez told BOSSIP at the festival. “Leon Thomas will be here. I'm a fan of his. And actually I believe we're going to show the trailer for our new movie, An Unexpected Christmas.
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Gomez, who became a household name due to her iconic time The parent 'Hoodalso opened up about the project that has an all-star cast and holiday hijinks.
As before reported,Unexpected Christmas stars like Reagan, Lil Rel Howery, Tabitha Brown, and DomiNque Perry.
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The Scotts' picture-perfect Christmas celebration quickly spirals into secrets, surprises and siblings in 3 Diamonds Films' comedy-drama.
Written by Cassandra Mann and directed by Michael Vaughn Hernandez, the film is produced by Trell Woodberry, Phil Thornton, and Perrí Camper.
“It's me, Tabitha Brown, Lil Rel, Dominique Perry, Rico Ross, and Trell Woodberry, who is also the executive producer. We're so excited about it,” Gomez told BOSSIP about the project. “It's a Christmas movie. You know, Black Christmas movies are full of family drama and a lot of family love. We come back together as a family at the end. I'm so proud to be in the movie and proud to be here promoting it.”
She also let it be known Unexpectedly hits theaters on November 7, with a soundtrack with the lead single from October London and a track from Tamar Braxton.
“The soundtrack is out, and it's great,” she said.
Outside of her film work, Gomez reflected on her time on the final season of The Chiwhere she plays Candice.
“We're coming back for our eighth season. That doesn't happen anymore, especially with black urban shows,” she told BOSSIP “I remember back in the day when shows used to get six and seven and eight seasons. So I'm so happy that Lena [Waithe] brought me along The Chi.”
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She also admitted that saying goodbye to her character was emotional.
“I'm really going to miss playing Candice,” Gomez said. “I will miss all the characters and all the storylines. Seeing everyone's beautiful faces on set every day was such a gift. But I know everyone will go on and do great things.”
The actress' enthusiasm mirrored the electric atmosphere of ONE MusicFest, which drew tens of thousands for performances by Future, Leon Thomas, Jazmine Sullivan, Doechii and Mary J. Blige, as well as surprise performances from Usher, Jeezy and Fergie during Ludacris' epic closing set.
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