From Peloton to Prime Time w/ Tunde Oyeneyin

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3:19helps turn saved listings into real addresses. Get started at redfin.com. Own the dream. Calling all my sweeties to the forefront. I'm your host Renee Hazard and this is the keep it positive sweety show. Welcome to the keep it positive sweety show a space where we slow down, reflect and grow through honest conversation. Today's episode features a powerhouse author athlete and now leading actress. I'm so excited to be sitting down with my sister, Tunde O'Yanayin. Tunde is a New York Times bestselling author, Peloton instructor, global Nike athlete, motivational voice, and now a series regular on Tyler Perry sisters, known for leading with intention and what she calls soul care. Tunde has inspired millions through movement and now she's bringing that same death and authenticity into storytelling on screen, stepping into the role of Madison Truett, a confident entrepreneur,

4:20navigating ambition, identity and connection. She represents a woman learning to balance strength with vulnerability. Beyond the titles and accolades, what sends out most about Tunde is her commitment to growth, not just as an athlete on an actress, but as a woman who continues to show with the honesty and purpose. Today's conversation isn't just about a new role. It's about preparation, courage, and what it feels like to be seen while still becoming. Kids family, please give a very warm welcome to my sister, Tunde. Tunde, first of all, radiating. Honey, as soon as you walked through the door, I was like, I'm just trying to keep up with you. No, you look stunning. I wore white because I thought you were going to wear white. You know, as women, we have the plan and that we deviate the plan based on how we feel in that morning. Absolutely. I was going through and I was like, should I wear this? No, switch this up. I was like, just keep it how it was. So we went with what we how we scheduled it. But you looks beautiful. Thank you. Thank you. How are you feeling?

5:22I feel blessed. I'm super excited to be here. I woke up this morning. I was like, I can talk to Chris. Like, our story is, it's, I think it's just, it's crazy how we are here and I'm sure we'll get into it. But it's just a crazy story of meeting and then now being in this moment. Yeah, for sure. Now, we're definitely going to get into that because I want people to know how we met and all the good things. But before we get started, I want to do a quick rapid fire, little game with you. You know, just a ice breaker. I love a game. Perfect. All right. So I want to know ride playlist or silence to reset ride playlist or silence to reset. Yeah. Oh, God, that's so difficult because it depends on what I what energy I'm trying to call in. I love silence. Yeah. But this might have a pop ride next week. Okay. This morning, I got ready listening to that pop playlist. So part of it is resetting, but then it's not truly resetting because it's also me kind of doing work. So I'm like, let me make sure this

6:23blow right. So it's kind of to to to yeah, I love it. A cardio day or strength day, we just talked about working out. I would rather lift over. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I love a good run saying yes. Peloton live ride nerves or filming a scene nerves. Oh, which time live ride nerves any day. There's not I'm not nervous when I'm doing when I'm teaching Peloton, I'm excited. Yeah. And when I'm filming, I'm excited. But it's also a nerve of just like making sure I'm doing my due diligence and showing up for the person. Yeah. The entire production crew. Exactly. So it's not just me in that moment. That's a big difference. Yeah. glam on set or at leisure off camera. glam on set or at leisure off camera. Yeah. Can I do both? Can I be an at leisure? Yeah. My face beat. Period. Yeah. That's my. Yeah. That's what I can. What is a song that instantly shifts your mood? There is a song. It's by Georgia Smith. I love her. And it's called finally.

7:27I love that. That's just a move. No. You this must. Okay. Put me on. You must. Because I love her. Yeah. Got it. And then the last one is one affirmation you whisper to yourself before a big moment. My mother used to always say a prayer over me when I was a little girl, she would always say me, whatever you had to say be the right thing to say. Yeah. I mean, whatever you had to say be the right thing to say. And what that prayer did for me was when I would walk into a room or into a space, I would know that nothing that I was going to do is going to be wrong. Even if what I did was technically wrong. Yeah. It would actually be right. Because in some way that wrong would prove itself right later. Absolutely. And so before I have before I go on stage or before any really, really big moment, I always say me whatever I say be the right thing to say. I love that. I love that. That is amazing. All right. So we are warmed up. First, let's talk about how we met. So I remember KJ and I used to ride to you. This is before me. Which is crazy. 2020 during COVID KJ was living in

8:29Los Angeles. I was in Atlanta. And we would do the you know, you know, you can like FaceTime on the screen. Yes. Yes. So we would FaceTime each other. We like it. I'm happy that you all use that feature. Not many people use. Yes. I love it. And Angie Beyonce. And I would do the same thing. She's on this as well place. Pam. Yeah. She and I would do the same thing. But we would ride to you. We were trying to just stay in shape. I gave the COVID 20 pounds. Yeah. Okay. I think mine was a COVID 15. Yeah, it was, you know, it was it was a time. It was a time where I was wearing sweatpants every day. And when it actually we could actually leave the house. I was like, I'll input some clothes on can't put any clothes on because I can't fit down. Didn't need to put any clothes on. Yes. And that's why nobody knows they were getting right. Exactly. So I went and got me a pillow time. I was like, Peloton was all the rave. And it was you and Ali love that really just like you just grabbed me and I was like, I like these two girls. And you inspired me in the way you talked to us through the through the screen. I was like, I just feel like I knew you and I really drew drew to you. But then we met through our friend Alex Tucson, who's awesome, Peloton, we

9:30were at a cookout and that's not when we met. No, we made it woman evolved. We made a woman in power strength of a woman strength of a woman. Absolutely. Yes, because I got an outfit that you and it's so funny because my manager Kim is here. And we were joking about this last night because you walked past me with such a regal radius. You smelled good. Your skin was beaming. The outfit was like like little did I know like that was just that was you just like, you know, barely doing your thing, right? Because I didn't know you at that time. But you just you were you didn't walk past me. You floated past me and I grabbed your hand and you grabbed my hand back and we were just that natural things that black women did. We just did our face where we were both just praising and and showering flowers over each other. Yes. So that's where it was. Yeah. That was the moment because that was we were just talking about the outfit I didn't realize that was that was the moment. That was the moment. And then we met again. Yes, the cookout. Yes. And

10:34that's not really connected. And then I got a call. Sam, we're going to do a table read and a chemistry read with tune day for this character of Madison is coming on sisters. I was like, I know, one, two day. I was like, two day, two day and they're like, yes, I was like, Oh, my goodness. I couldn't say anything. And then finally, when I saw you on the screen, I was like, finally, I can text her and say, Oh, my gosh. And I yeah, I have to say this because that meant so much to me in that moment. Because I get the audition. And then I get the call back. And they tell me that it's going to be with you and devout. And one, I was so nervous. And two, I was also just so excited for the call back. But I was just nervous to be like, I was like, can I do my call back with somebody that's less intimidating than the stars of the show? Like, give me the, you know, the person who opens the door, I don't know an extra. And so I was nervous to go into that scene. But when I saw that beam of a smile and the support that I felt through the zoo, like, I just

11:39felt wrapped in love and I felt so safe in that audition. I remember you text me or what you called me after. Yeah. And I was like, Oh, you're so good. So it just felt. Yes, it was so supportive. And I thank you so much for that moment. Absolutely. Take me back to the moment. You got the audition. Yeah, you put it on tape. You get the call back. Was this something that you always wanted to do? Like, or that she was like, I'm going to get this like, what, how did you go into this moment? Oh, gosh, there's two parts of that question. Like, how did I feel with the call back? And then did I always see this for myself? I mean, I was excited. I was, I was excited for the call back. I was nervous for the call back. I was in disbelief for the call back. And it kind of, I took myself back to my mother's prayer, may whatever I say, the right thing to say. And I just reminded myself that they liked something that they saw the first time. Definitely. Now I need to go in there and just claim it as mine. Do the same thing. Again, I kept just telling myself to do the same thing. Do the same thing again. Yeah. Um, I'll never forget I just left my acting coaches place whenever I got the call that I, I booked the

12:39gig. My manager called me anytime I manager, whenever there's an agent, she says, can I, uh, three way insert ex agent's name in? It's always good news. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's good news or it's bad, right? So she said, can I, uh, can I plug Fatmata in? And I was like, Oh, my God. I remember I was standing in a CVS. And I remember I was taking mental snap shots in that moment because I knew that what was coming next was about to change my life. So it's like snapshotting. I remember the lady at the register. I remember everything in that moment. Um, is this something that I saw for myself? I can't say that I did. But Chris, I don't know if there's any I don't know if there's all all the blessings that are in my life right now. Everything that is present in real time right now. I don't know if I saw any of this. Wow. I knew that I was capable of, um, doing great things with my life. Yeah. But did I know that this is how the story would unfold? Did I

13:39know that these would be parts of it? No. Um, I think that my greatest gift is that I move in trust. Yeah. Even when I don't believe, I trust. That's even when I don't believe. Yeah. I trust. I do a monthly newsletter. I'm sure this with you before, but I write it monthly newsletter. And I just kind of happened to go back to old newsletters. I was trying to find something. And I stumbled across my May 2023 newsletter. And in that newsletter, I had talked about I just booked a small part on a show. Um, it was just like I shot for like two days. It was it. And it was amazing. And I had the greatest experience. And and the newsletter, I said, I'm going to start beefing up my time with my acting coach. Like, this is something I really want to just put my feet in and see what happens. Yeah. And it was that was May of 2023. May of 2025. So exactly two years

14:44later, I was on set shooting season 10 assistance. Wow. And so it's just like, did I see this exactly? No, not maybe not for a grand amount of time. But a few years ago, I said, I'm going to try. Yeah. And I I put in. Um, trust. I don't even know. I put trust into myself. This is something that I can try to do. Yes. And you're doing it. You are doing it. You talked about 10 seasons, 10 seasons coming into a show that has been on, it's been a legacy of us on it. What did it feel like stepping into that and where you like, oh my goodness, like, this is something that I'm stepping in. That's huge. And how did you walk into that space? Well, first and foremost, I think you and the other four women. Yeah. And all

15:45the actors on the show, the entire ensemble for creating legacy for me to easily be able to step into and walk alongside alongside with you. So thank you. Yes. I think for any show to be in its 10th season is profound, any show, much less a show that is telling black stories. Yes. Yes. Um, and so it really is a monumental moment in time. I think KJ said this yesterday, when you know, we were sitting down, we were in an interview. And she said, like, thank you, like person interviewing us. Thank you for continuing to be interested in calling us to say we want to talk to you. Right. Fans, thank you for continuing to be interested. I'm just so lucky that I that I get to join the legacy that is already in motion. Yeah. I love it. Now you have transformed bodies, millions of bodies from the bike and from your

16:46workouts on Peloton. What did it feel like to transform into a different space publicly of your own? What did it feel like to transform into a different space publicly on my own? I think I'm in transition now. But I think that I've also become familiar with with pivoting publicly because you call yourself the Queen of Pivot. Like I'm a public pivot. I started in the cosmetic world and moved from Texas to LA to pursue my dream of becoming a makeup artist. I was in that world for 16 years. And we see it, honey. It comes in handy so much. Like not having to pay for a glam is really. Listen. Save your coins. Save your coins. Oh, listen. Yeah. So I was in the makeup world for 16 years. Yeah. I loved that world. I loved that job. I loved what I what I did until I didn't. I I often say I

17:50you know, I was in the cosmetic world. I was an educator. So I was a trainer. I would fly around the country training makeup artist on everything from their artistry skills into how to teach and talk about a product and also how to sell it. And so there were so many people that would have literally push shoved and killed to have taken my position. Absolutely. I fought for that position. And I will never forget the day I was on my break at work. I took a very long break in the restroom. Never go to the restroom. You sit on the stall doing nothing. I've done that. Yes. Just to escape just to get away. Please. That's where I was. I went to wash my hands. I'm looking at myself in the mirror. I splashed water on my face. I said, two day do you love this job? Or do you love the title? Do you love the job or do you love the respect they give you when you walk into a room? Yeah. Wow. And that was just this real honest moment where I also I felt guilt. It was something that was difficult for me to admit to myself at that time because I had prayed for this job. I had worked hard for this job. And now I was

18:54saying that I didn't want the job. And so there was guilt in that. And it was just it took me time to acknowledge that. I love sharing the story because whenever I share this next story it puts me back in gratitude because I remember where I was. And it reminds me to be so grateful for where I am. I was on a business trip. I'd flown from LA to New York. I lived in LA. I flew from LA to New York for a Cosmic Conference. And I was like super on my, I was wearing, you know, the watch you have to try to close the ring on the walk to get back to the workout. And I was like on a super kick. Okay, I remember one of my friends. I took the watch off one day because of one of my friends was getting married. She was like, you're not wearing that watch when you're like, you're not doing it. So I took the watch off. I don't wear it anymore. But when I was wearing the watch, I wanted to close my rings. I'd flown seven hours, landed in New York, went downstairs to the hotel gym

19:58to work out. Wow. Treadmill was busted. Couldn't get a workout in. There was like a hula hoop in the gym. I don't know what they wanted us to do with that. But so I never taken a cycling class before. But I remembered at the time, Kelly Rippa was always talking about how she would go cycling. Yes. Sometimes Beyonce would show up. Yeah. Holden would be there. And so I was like, what is this indoor cycling? Yeah. Maybe Beyonce would be there. Right. So I went to the cycling class, completely judged myself for paying $40 for a 45 minute experience. But three minutes into the class, I'm in the state of euphoria. Yes. Where like have you ever done something and within your first time doing the thing or maybe even meeting a person, you feel so connected as as though you've been there before. Yes. I felt like I've been there before and I was returning to where I was always supposed to be. Wow. And so I leave the cycling class and walking back from the class to my hotel, my walk turns into a skip, my skip turns into a hop. And within a matter of

21:00five seconds, I feel this wave of blue energy move from my fingertips into my toes. Crystal, that was my very first cycling class. Right. After that class, walking home that day, I had this blue light vision, this divine download of information, where within a matter of five seconds, I knew that I'd be cycling for the rest of my life. Not only that, but within this vision, I see myself on a platform, so I know I'm going to be teaching it. Yeah. And beyond that, without even knowing what Peloton was at the time, I knew I was going to be able to impact the lives of millions of people by virtue of a bike. Wow. Um, I say that to say, I was in this space where I felt guilt about no longer being in love within that relationship. Cosmetics. Yeah. Then I have this profound vision where I know it's what I'm supposed to do. Lots of imposter syndrome came in, lots of

22:02voices of after that vision, when I got back to LA and actually tried to pursue it, I said to myself, you don't look like walk, like talk, like move, like an instructor, I battle with my weight my entire life. And so I thought to myself, nobody's going to look at you and be motivated. And they're going to say, what is this girl doing up here? Like all the things, all the things you tell yourself, right? That's a real thing. Yeah. And so insert the first pivot, going from cosmetic world into cycling, insert, hey, I decided I wanted to tell my story. Yeah. Um, so I wrote a book. It became a New York Times best seller. Yes, you did. Thank God. Yes. That was the second pivot while still, you know, doing the full-time job. Right. From that pivot, um, I've done, uh, jobs in hosting. I am a 2026 sports illustrated rookie, um, and then now insert, like this sports acting, you sisters. And so, yeah, I think that I've become, to answer your question, finally, I've become comfortable, publicly pivoting.

23:04I think that I'm really fortunate that I have a really just beautiful, devoted base of people that no pun intended ride with me. Literally. Yeah. Yeah. And so I'm just fortunate and lucky. And I think that so much of what I do, like so much of the pivots that I've found myself in, placed myself in, it's just, it's due to the support. Like I feel the hands on my back. Oftentimes, like the number of women, specifically black women that come up to me and they say, we see you keep going. I'm rooting for you. I'm proud of you. This is so much bigger than you. You're doing it for all of us. My daughter sees herself in you. My sister, you helped change her. Like it's, it's I, it's not just me. It's not just me. It's not just me. Every single time I try on a new hat, I try on, I try out a world that I have no business being in. I remind myself to dare to have the audacity to trust. Yeah. Because this is bigger than just you today. Wow. That's amazing.

24:08And that was a perfect way to answer that question. I love the backstory because we need, the people need to hear that. They do. I'm sure a lot of people feel the guilt of like, I'm appreciative where I am, but I don't want to be here anymore. And how to move past that and then honor the next face that you're in. Yeah. I love that. Yes. Exactly. Do not let fear steer. March is the month of momentum for small business owners. We've got our plans ready to put into action and Shopify is here to help us. Whether you're finally ready to invest in yourself or if you already have a business, take it from us. Shopify can handle anything you throw its way. That's one of the reasons we shifted our stores at the black effect there. Shopify has helped power my brand embellished for years. Why not let it work for you too? One login gives you access to everything that matters. Thousands of templates mean you don't need to be a designer and your site still looks uniquely yours. They even have Shopify sidekick. AI that actually works. Helping with marketing,

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28:46The ticket, Lady Jennifer of Coons. Well, many thanks, good sir. Here is my discover card. They accept a discover at Renaissance fairs. Yeah, they do here. Discoverers accepted at the places I love to shop. Get it with the times. With the times. You're playing the loot. Yeah, and it sounds pretty good, right? Discoverers accepted at 99% of places that take credit cards nationwide based on the February 2025 Nilsen report. Let's get into Miss Madison through it. Hello. So you came in, I think it was episode four of the new season and just everybody's like, oh my goodness, who is this beautiful woman? You are so poised, you're confident, you're a boss. And I think you joked about saying, I am Madison. So when you got the character breakdown and you started studying the scripts, how did you step into that and how were you able to use two days to build out Madison? Right. Right. And let me let me be very specific and say, I am

29:48Madison, as she is written today, we don't know where she will go. Okay, I relate to Madison in she, in that she has focused the last several years she has focused on her career. Yeah, she has put business at the forefront. And while it's paid off, right? Like she's now seeing the fruit of the work. She's also in this pivotal moment in her life where she's wondering, did I like miss the other stuff? Do I still have time for love? Do I still have time for children? And so I relate to to Madison, I'm 40 years old, just celebrated my 40th, last December. And I'm in this space where I love the world that I'm in. I have blessed with incredible friendships and opportunities. And hello, she wants love. She does. And so yeah,

30:48I was able to pull a lot and we'll see as the season progresses, but I was able to pull a lot of what I'm going through in my own world and put it into the character. Maybe not all of her. But a lot of her I find in myself. Yeah. And I think what's beautiful too about the way that Madison has written, we're in this space in time where women are bosses. Yes. I think I read something recently where the number of single female owners for the first time in homeowners, the number of single female home owners is greater than male owners that are single for the first time in history. And so it goes, it just goes to show like women are the faces and the head of these businesses. Yeah. And so I think that it's relatable in many ways. It's so relatable. It's so fun. You gave that statistic because when I bought my latest house, I-

31:49Come on, latest house. Latest. At least so funny. More than what? More than one floor. I had an older woman of actually a friend of mine. He was her mother who said, are you really going to buy that big house? No, man's like, basically telling me it's going to be even harder to find a man being that I went ahead and bought this house. And I was like, you know, I'm not going to wait, you know, because what if that never happens? You know, so I don't want to be in like a holding pattern. There are things that I'll like be like, I'm waiting for my husband on that. But like, where I live, that's my- my sanctuary, or even that's where I'm like, my safe place, where I can let my hair down. Like, I don't want to wait on that, you know, I still got to live. Right. And I still got to go to sleep at night. So at least go to sleep in the house you want to. Come on, comfortable bed, because I was told the same thing. I think so many of us were, I think. What is that, too, Dave? When I was younger, a girlfriend of mine told me, and she was speaking to herself at the time, she was saying that she wasn't going to buy because if she were to buy, if she were to meet a man, a man wants to- he won't be able to see

32:55where he can insert himself. That's real. Because there's nothing else to build because you've already done it. A man wants to come in and be able to provide. And so I held on to that thought for so long. Yeah. And I remember when I bought my home, I mean, I'll rewind and keep it all the way, you know, real with you. When I was younger, I, you know, you asked me, did you have all these, these plans? I knew I was capable of greatness, but I don't know that I desired her long to do it on my own. I always said, I wouldn't work like three days a week. I want to be a successful man. I always thought I would be a kept woman. But that was somewhat the plan. She never said she was a gold digger. No. But I thought that the man would be, you know, he would- I think it's kind of how we were raised. I think it's how you were right. You were too. So we were kind of raised that way to think that way. Right. Yeah. And then reality said, and I was like, oh, it's not to say that I don't want a man to step in and be a man. Exactly. Like, please step in and be a man. But that shouldn't be at the cost of me minimizing or downplaying who I am and what I'm capable of. Right. For you to

34:03do. Right. That is so true. And I, I said in the understanding and the confidence of knowing that whoever God brings into my life will know he'll see where he can fit himself in and he'll see where, okay, she's lacking in this area. Come on. Let me build in this area. You know, it may not be the house, you know, but I see something else that's cracking over here that let me mend this and fix this up. So I feel like the right person would do that. Yeah. I love that because I'm so happy that Madison touches on that because so many women are dealing with that. And that's what I love about sisters. Sisters such on so many stories that people are actually living real. Have you had people walk up to you and say, oh my goodness, I see so much of myself and you or heard the stories of like, I haven't experienced, I haven't experienced that yet with Madison. I don't know that we've seen the evolution of our characters enough yet. But I see it when it happens. Yeah. With you, Chris. So I see when it happens with Minion. I've seen so many interactions with Minion when people say, I see Danny and myself. Yeah. Yeah. I absolutely understand that. Yeah. I love

35:04that. Shout out to our writers and directors. Come on. As this is Courtney Glade in our money for helping us build out these stories. Something that powerful, ambitious, and self-assured women, we often get labeled as those things before we're actually understood. And I feel like we carry this persona which we have to because we're wearing a lot of hats in order to be successful. But how do you feel when sometimes you don't feel understood as a successful black woman? How do I feel when I don't feel understood as a successful black woman? Oh, I feel hurt. Yeah. I feel hurt because I know my intention. Yeah. Yeah. And when anyone puts out anything and it's not received in the way they hope for it to

36:04be received, it's easy to feel hurt or disappointed. I feel hurt but then also there's a reflection in that I think to myself like, how could I have said that differently? How could I have managed that differently? How could I have handled that differently differently? And so on the same breath that I feel hurt, I often ask myself like real questions of what part did I play in the misunderstanding? And sometimes it's not. Right. Sometimes it's not. Sometimes people will misunderstand due to jealousy or something else hidden in them. Right. But it doesn't mean that I don't also in that moment ask myself if there's something that I put out unintentionally. Mm-hmm. For sure. You say that Tyler's fast-paced shooting style reminded you of Peloton Live Rise. No second takes. No second chances. How did your preparation help you

37:07from riding to stepping on to sit knowing that you get one shot? Well, I think that like in order to have a competency in anything, I just feel in order to be confident in anything rather in order to feel confident in anything, there has to be competency. Yes. When you put in the time, the work, like learning the craft or like studying, it was like learning those lines, yes. Feeling the character, feeling the scene. At that point, again, like I keep going back to this word trust. Like if you're prepared, you can be confident because you trust the work that you put in. Exactly. And so while everything is fast and while I wish I could redo things for sure and try to get and do it differently, I'm going into what I know that I'm also as IMS prepped as I can. Yes. Given the circumstance, like given whether it's the time allotment

38:08or anything else outstanding, like I am as prepped as I can be. And anytime I go into anything prepped, whether it's on set or behind the scenes, like if I'm prepped, I feel more confident. Same. Absolutely. That's so important. Same question back at you. Oh, let's see. Listen, for me, in the beginning, see Tyler was directing in the beginning. So that was an added like pressure level pressure. Yeah, it's like I want to make him proud. Like I got to make sure I get this right and rise into the occasion for this man who gave me an opportunity. So in the beginning, it was I was new to this. It was a dream come true. So I'm living out so many different emotions at once. You know, and I believe that once I settled into who Fatima was, got used to the fast pace, trusted myself, stopped second guessing, stopped judging the character. That's when I was able to really just live in the scene, feel it and react versus like, okay, I've got to remember these lines and I've got to make sure I get it right and I only got one

39:08chance. It can be a lot of pressure. But once you just relax and Tyler always says it just relax, tell the story, you know. And I think once I did that, everything just started to come to life. Yeah, and I was able to enjoy it. You know, I'd very soon be like, okay. There was a lot of those moments in the beginning. Yeah, I remember at the end, the end of shooting, my energy was very different at the beginning. Yeah, the beginning. Just like, I feel like I felt like I started to breathe a bit more. The understand who Madison was. Yeah, that helps a bit more. Yeah, for sure, for sure. I love that. I want to know at what point did you realize this wasn't a role, but it was actually a part of our cultural conversation. At what point did I realize that this was not a role in part of our cultural conversation? Yeah, I would say honestly, just watching season nine, like watching season nine, and everything that Karen went through. Yeah. And it's just so relatable and so real. It's the

40:17story, unfortunately, that so many black women who are going through childbirth live. Yeah. And she did such a beautiful job portraying that story. And it was so beautifully written by Courtney. Yeah. Yeah, I think that that set me up for what I was coming into. Absolutely. And we talk about how fast paced everything is. Tell people what the environment feels like, because we're all moving around, but what does the environment feel like on set? And when you like left set going back to your dressing room the first day, how did you feel? Everything is supposed that. So like, I know how I knew how that ended. It worked because I was a makeup artist. Right. And so I worked on set like, I knew action, cut, step it, like, yeah, this was something else, baby. I remember like, my first day on set, our money director welcomes me. Everybody

41:22cheers, welcome, Madison. Uh-huh. Uh, we did our first scene. I think my first scene was with DeVao. Mm-hmm. He yelled cut. He came in. He gave me a note. We redid the scene. He said, cut, great job. That is the first and only time you will get a second day. Uh, and then you know, cut two later in that day, uh, Monty, who plays rich, we're getting ready to for our scene. And it's just, you know, to know what scene is coming up. And then to remember, okay, two day you would have just have come from the juice bar. You were sad when you left. Go back into this sad space because, you know, we're shooting in different different places. One senior shooting, you're super happy and excited. The next senior shooting, you're mad. The next senior shooting, you're sad. And so to remember energetically where we were. And then we've got these curtains up where each, uh, actor is in within their own, you know, tent of a curtain changing. And he and I are playing our lines off of each other. Absolutely.

42:28As through a curtain, as we're changing, yes, walking out, dapping it up, looking each other in the eyes. And you got this going out there, delivering the scene quickly changing. Yeah. Somebody's touching the wig. Somebody's redoing a lip. Somebody's pulling up a spank scams. Whoever, uh, you know, so it was just, there was everything was go, go, go, go, go. And then you, you're done for that moment of the day. And then I would go back to the dressing room or back to my little Airbnb and prep for the next day. For the next day, it doesn't stop. And then it was just like washing off that previous day, letting it go. And then, so I honestly, now that I'm saying this is the first time I'm actually really pressing this. So thank you for this therapy session. But I, I think that that's why I was so emotional the last day, because I went through that 10 days of filming nonstop in, inputting, inputting, inputting things into my brain, asking my brain to shuffle things and

43:28store more, store more, store more. Yeah. Not dealing with the motions of that day, whether it was like a high or low, not dealing with the emotion of the day, going into the next day, being on, not dealing with the emotion of that day. So it's just like stacking. So then you get to the 10th day. And then finally, I was able to breathe. Yes. Finally, I was able to say, good job. Yeah. It's almost like during the game. Like if you're playing basketball. Yeah. While you're playing, you're not saying good job to yourself. You're saying no focus on the game. Keep going. Let's focus on like, you know, the, the, the, the next quarter that's ahead, right? You can't celebrate until it's over or else somebody else is going to score. I couldn't celebrate. Not that there was somebody else to score in this metaphorical situation. But I wasn't able to celebrate. I just need to finish the game. Yeah. And then so finally, when we wrapped, I was finally able to let everything out. And I was just so proud of myself. Because it was so hard. Yes. And I was so scared. Um, and I was, it was, it was just so much

44:29unknown. And I think what was the most beautiful gift that I was given within this experience has been just like the support of the other cast. Yeah. Everyone was warm. You come in into season 10. Yeah. Like, you don't know who's going to be, who would it be going to be? Who? Who are you not supposed to talk to? Who are you not supposed to look in the eye? Right. You don't like, you just don't know. Yeah. And I walked into what was just like a beautiful environment. I remember I came back and I told my Peloton teammates. I was just like, everybody was so kind. And the, the energetically, it started from the top. Yep. And it took us down throughout the entire production. Yeah. No one was above any task. And no one was unwilling to help and resolve and, and, and get the job done. It was just, I remember my first day, it was before my first day. Uh, this was like during onboarding. I had to do an HR onboarding meeting. Yes. And the onboarding meeting started with the prayer. I texted my boss at

45:31Peloton. I said, they started with the prayer. Yeah. Tell it on play about that. Yeah. I was like, I like it. Yeah. This was, I just was like, wow. Yeah. You know, he starts every morning with that. Yeah. And I have to say this too. Just like sing so many black people working. Like, everybody says that they're like, I've never seen this many black people working. When you come to that Tyler Perry studio girl. Yeah. And you're driving in the security. The policeman that says, hello to you. Black person behind them. Black. You get to the gate. The guy with the dog that's about to respect the car. Black. You drive for the day. The gate. The person that smiles at you. Black. You walk in the door. The rest is black. One white guy. Black. Right. The cafeteria. The golf car. Mm-hmm. The camera. Like, it's just, it was just beautiful to see so many people of color. Mm-hmm. Working during a time when most people in the entertainment world within this business are not. Yeah. It's steadily changing and evolving. And it's just, I'm so grateful

46:35because a lot of, a lot of our peers are not working. Yeah. So to be there and to see us working and shout out to Tyler for constantly creating new projects and keeping us employed. Thank you so much and creating something that the fans want to see. He has a core audience that loves everything he puts out. And I'm just grateful to be in the number. Come on. Thank you Tyler. Yeah, it's thank you Tyler. BT has created this safe space called We Got Uses where we build activations and we keep the conversations going beyond the screen into our culture and community. Have you had a chance to sit on and on any of those activations? Next week. Next week. Okay, so you are in for a treat. Let me tell you. It's where the fans will now probably, you'll probably, this will probably the experience where you get to see fans that'll say, I see me and you and I'm so happy that you're on the show. But the questions that they ask and we have these activations are so touching and let's us know that the stories that we're telling are important. You know, a lot of times we look on

47:35the screen and we don't see ourselves, you know, and it can feel defeating. It can feel like we're still climbing an uphill battle to like make it in this industry with TV and film. But I love what we're doing. I love that BT has this so that we're able to actually talk to them and hear how the show is impacting them. Yeah, love it. I'm excited for you to get that. You talk a lot about soul care. When you walk into rooms that feel collectively, the energy of black women supporting each other. What does that nourishment do for your own soul? All right. What does it do for my own soul? It makes me feel cool. Yeah. It makes me feel, my soul, I feel not alone. It makes me feel seen. It makes me feel of use. It makes me feel good. Yeah, I love it. Okay, last we're going to close that. But as you

48:36continue to evolve, what do you feel in this season is most important to protect for two day? Because you're pushing more and more. Yeah, you've been on the bike. Now you're on the TV. Yeah. Expansion is expanding and you're like, woo, like what is two-day protecting? You know, it's really funny because a friend of mine, one of my teammates is in his matty. Oh, it was like something negative. Someone had said about me online and other people chime in and chime in and more people like it. I'm like, oh my god. All these people agree with this person's nasty thing that they said about me. And he said, two-day, as your star continues to rise, it's like because you're only going to continue to expand. Yes. He goes more and more of this, unfortunately, is going to come in. It's only going to expand as you expand. And he said, you have to protect your space. Oftentimes in class, I always say you were the gatekeeper to

49:43your own peace. And now I'm in this moment where I'm being tested, to remind myself of the own words I put on everybody else to remind myself of that. I have to be the gatekeeper to my own peace. And that means not putting myself in situations where I see negative thoughts or words about me. And then also being in a space of not allowing myself to accept negative thoughts. You know what I mean? And so I trust that I know who I am. Shame on me if I allow a stranger to have me consider anything different. Yes. Yeah. And so in this season, and yeah, I'm just, I have to remind myself that I know exactly who I am. Yeah. I love that.

50:46You actually answered my next question. My next question was, I'll keep it positive. We often choose light and positivity, even while we're still becoming. And what does keep it positive, sweetie, mean to you in this season of your life? I feel like you just answered it. Yes. Tune in. Thank you so much. Yes. This has been a beautiful conversation. Like I knew it would be. I appreciate you taking time to talk with me. And I know our audience is going to enjoy this. Appreciate you. Yes. Is there anything else that you have coming up that we can support? Is your book still on the shelves? Can we still buy it? Let us know all the things by two day. Oh, you day. Find your voice. Trust your gut. Get from where you are to where you want to be. There's something I've been working on for the last year, a project that is finally going to come to light. I can't share it yet. But it's coming. And then sports illustrated swim will be out soon. I can't share much there either. Okay. But just keep looking out for it. Yeah. Instagram tag. We're going to have it on the screen. Make sure you guys follow Tune Day. We will support everything. We'll get the book. Make sure you

51:49get the book now. We're going to keep it a New York Times bestseller. That is incredible. Thank you so my goodness. You are doing all the things I'm inspired. I'm trying to keep it with you. Let's go. We're trying to keep it with each other. Have about that. Thank you. I love it. Thank you so much. Thank you. Wow. This moment was so special. It is a reminder that Grove doesn't ask us to become someone new. It simply asks us to trust who we are becoming. Watching Tune Day step into this chapter with discipline purpose and heart is powerful awareness. He reminded us that positivity isn't about perfection. It's about presence and choosing to grow even when the path feels unfamiliar. Thank you guys so much for tuning into this special episode of the Kibit Posit Swedish Show. It's season 10 for Kibs and Sisters. So make sure you watch new episodes every Wednesday on BET at 9.8 Central. Be sure to subscribe and share this episode with someone who needs it. And if you need advice, positivity or just want to share something with the Kibs family, please email us at

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