Keke Palmer Gives Hollywood Advice To Her Unborn Son, Celebrates Pepsi Starry Campaign
Keke Palmer is celebrating her newest partnership with Pepsi for their latest beverage “Starry” lemon-lime soda and is also sharing the advice she will give to her son if he wants to follow in his mother's Hollywood footsteps.
In the commercial, which will release just in time for NBA All-Star weekend, Keke is sitting courtside at her love interest, NBA guard Tyrese Maxey’s game where she is introduced to BFFs Lem & Lime who offers her a can of the new Starry drink – the official soft drink for the NBA.
When Keke cracks open the can of STARRY, she is surprised by a Soda Man who woos Palmer with a romantic kiss that has everyone’s jaw on the floor, Maxey’s included.
“[Being the first talent for this drink] was huge! I think about Pepsi and I immediately think I am a part of something iconic,” Palmer says in an interview with BET.com. “The drink is incredible. It’s crisp. It’s lemon and lime. You want to be able to introduce that to the world in the most unique way!”
“It’s the new drink of the generation.”
Palmer, who is expecting a baby boy with her partner Darius Jackson, also shared what advice she plans on giving to her son if he wants to follow in the footsteps of his Hollywood mom, who has actress, CEO, TV personality, and singer on her resume.
“If you want to do it, do it seriously! Be an artist, we are not just here for the fame,” she says. “We are not just here to be popular and shallow, no. [I want you to] really care about the art and really know what you’re doing. Figure out why you want to play this character, what is the script saying, analyze and break down the storyline. What stories do you want to tell? ”
Adding, “How do you want to represent yourself as a young Black man? You have to have an idea of what it is you want to say and why you want to say it. Know that whatever challenges you have with whatever you do in this world it’s only a piece of how you’re going to impact it.”
“Make sure that you think it through and if you want to do it, mama’s with you! Let’s get into it but I don’t play no games.”
The STARRY commercial is set to air during the NBA All-Star’s STARRY 3-Point Contest, taking place on Saturday night (Feb. 18).
Check out the clip below:
