Toya Johnson-Rushing and Reginae Carter are taking management of the narrative with their new actuality TV sequence. With a lot being speculated about them within the blogs and on social media, the ex-wife and daughter of Lil Wayne are setting the document straight by giving viewers a deeper look into their lives in WE TV’s “Toya & Reginae,” premiering Aug. 24.
“This a family show based on family drama, business ventures, relationships, love, friends, and all of that good stuff,” Johnson-Rushing tells POPSUGAR. The 39-year-old mother of two — who additionally shares daughter Reign along with her husband, Robert Rushing — guarantees to drag again the curtain and present followers what their actual, on a regular basis lives are like as she and Carter navigate relationships and their busy careers. “I’m sure there’s lots of people that can relate to it, and my family didn’t mind opening up about it, because we’re actually going through it and it’s therapy for us as well,” Johnson-Rushing says.
As Carter’s mom, Johnson-Rushing notes how lovely it was to observe her daughter evolve in each her relationships and profession by filming the sequence. “I honestly love seeing Reginae show her growth this season,” Johnson-Rushing says proudly. “It was cool working with her, because Reginae is always going to keep it real and she’s going to let you know what’s up. I love that about her.”
“Growing up, a lot of people have seen me on social media and have made their own comments about me.”
Of course, Johnson-Rushing and Carter are not any strangers to actuality TV. The mother-daughter duo beforehand appeared on sequence like “Growing Up Hip-Hop: Atlanta,” “Toya: A Family Affair,” and “Tiny & Toya,” and Carter is steadily constructing her performing résumé, starring in initiatives like “Terror Lake Drive,” “Boxed In,” and “Boxed In 2.” So sharing the display collectively is inside their “comfort zone,” Carter says. “I feel like we can talk to each other and motivate each other. If one [of us] needs a tip or whatever, we are always on top of it. She’s the perfect partner, always has my back.”
But regardless of being the daughter of well-known dad and mom, 24-year-old Carter needs to make use of the present as a chance to indicate the world that she’s gotten this far in her profession by her personal benefit. “Growing up, a lot of people have seen me on social media and have made their own comments about me,” she explains. “[Now] people are going to see me go for what I want.”
She continues: “As far as acting, people think that I get a lot of stuff because of who I am, [but] they’re going to see that I am working for what I want, and I want them to know I do get ‘nos.’ It’s not perfect over here, and I’m human. I want people to know that just because my parents are who they are, I have nothing to do with that.”
By opening up their lives to the world, Johnson-Rushing and Carter hope that viewers get an actual sense of who they’re past the headlines and social media. As of now, “Toya & Reginae” has but to be confirmed for a second season, however each Johnson-Rushing and Carter are hopeful.
Ahead of the WE TV premiere of “Toya & Reginae,” try an unique clip from Thursday’s episode beneath.
New episodes of “Toya & Reginae” air each Thursday on WE TV and will likely be out there to stream on ALLBLK the next Monday.
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