Actress KeKe Palmer admits the pressure of being the family bread winner as a child star, caused her to hate her parents for a long time...
From People
Keke Palmer has some ups and downs in her relationship with her parents.
The second of Sharon and Larry Palmer's four children, Keke, 31, felt some major pressure after she landed her breakout role in Akeelah and the Bee in 2006, which she followed up with 2008's True Jackson, VP on Nickelodeon, which truly launched her into child stardom — and solidified her as the primary breadwinner for her family.
The actress told The Cut that there was "so much pressure to rise to the occasion for my community, for my parents, for my siblings, for their sacrifices" that it led to hatred on her end.
“I hated my parents for a long time," she admitted.
Though her loved ones "weren't saying" that the pressure was on her, "that was the reality," and she knew it. "Because I’m the one that we all came here for."
Her challenges within her family dynamic led her to identify particularly well with her Nickelodeon character, a 15-year-old high school student who is put in charge of a major fashion brand.
“She was climbing a corporate ladder, working a grown-up job as a kid. I felt the same way,” Keke told the outlet of True Jackson, who she played for two seasons from 2008 to 2011.
"She was making it happen for herself independently in the world. Growing up with that character — it bled over into how I wanted to show up, how I want to deal with life."
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