
For a lot of those experiences, I thought that they were going to a totally different individual. And it also feels crazy because I’m still the same person. “I think most of my career I look back and I’m like, ‘Damn, I can’t believe that I did that.’ Nope, my experience with Cinderella on Broadway, SNL, and hosting the VMAs were like, ‘Wow.’ I’ve had a lot of really fun moments. “It’s going to be a bumpy road and I’m always going to be figuring things out, but for me, it’s worth it.” On the career moments that amaze her “I don’t know all the answers,” she says. Though creating her own network has been challenging, Palmer feels both prepared and passionate about this new endeavor. Keke speaking onstage during KeyTV’s Launch Party Celebration on Oct. “It starts from being in those kinds of positions.” We could use a lot more young millennials, Gen Zers, and people of color, especially when we talk about ownership and changing the kind of content that we see,” she says. I want to educate and allow people to see themselves, not just in front of the camera, but also in all of the different roles that go into creating a movie or a TV show. “Knowing what I know about how the industry works, I felt like I could be of service to other people. Palmer’s ultimate goal is to be able to democratize the entertainment industry while highlighting new and underrepresented voices. “I was trying to figure out how to channel everything that I’ve learned in creating the Keke Palmer brand into something that could reach far beyond me.” The result is KeyTV, a digital network “for a new generation of creators.”

“I don’t love the concept of being ‘the only one,’” she says. Since starting work at age nine, Palmer has established herself as an actress, television host, producer, and singer now, the Emmy Award winner wants to turn her focus outward. “I started to feel like I had so much to offer that I no longer wanted to hold it in,” she explains. While filming the Jordan Peele horror film Nope, Keke Palmer had an epiphany.
