“R&B Divas” originally premiered on TV One August 20th, 2012. The series went for three seasons and spun off “R&B Divas: Los Angeles.”
Now to continue the brand legacy, “Diary Of A Diva” is set to premiere February 25th via wirfmedia.com
In an era where the vail of black celebrity is becoming more and more transparent, “Diary Of A Diva” is a groundbreaking #DocuPod that explores the intimate journey’s of some of the most talented women in entertainment sharing raw unfiltered truths that may redefine what it means to be a DIVA.
Watch the premiere episode of “Diary Of A Diva Chapter 1: Nicci & Monifah.”
Following the Urban One Honors, airing next Sunday February 25th, on TV One at 8/7c. The R&B Divas will reunite at this years ceremony.
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KeKe Wyatt talked to UB about the show before it aired and stated: “I think it’s going to be good. It’s just going to be basically showing us as mothers, singers, divas whatever you want to call it on stage. Just to show we’re just like everybody else. We go grocery shopping and our babies try to pee pee on us while we’re trying to pay the cashier.”
Faith Evans a co-producer of the show also talked to us about the show before it aired and stated: “It’s basically something that myself and Nicci are working on with a few more R&B divas! I got a chance to tell my story, I did my memoir and it was very well received. There are other “divas” who have have stories of their own, because people don’t really know their stories because of whatever reason. They might not be as commercial & on your radar as the next person, so I thought it would be a good opportunity to help them tell their stories by way of my platform.”
UB also asked Syleena Johnson if she had any regrets about doing “R&B Divas” and what did she learned from that experience? “Those are really good questions (laughs). Chile, but I do not regret doing R&B Divas, not one single moment.
I think R&B Divas created awareness of the Syleena Johnson brand, more than there already was. I’m very grateful to that engine forever. I take that back, I do regret one thing. I regret the fact that what started off…well let me not say that because technically it didn’t start off strong. But our friendships, I wish that our friendships had gotten stronger. As oppose to weaker after the show.”
We spoke to Nicci and she spoke on clashing with Syleena and later making amends and issues with production; Nicci Gilbert stated, “Well I think they, the wizards which I coined that phrase. And let me be clear, the wizard is not Phil Thornton. He didn’t have that kind of power.”
Nicci continued; “He is not the wizard that I was referring to. He may be another wizard, I mean I coined the phrase (both laugh). I’m talking about the little white men behind the curtain…not the minion. That was mean I shouldn’t have said that. Well the world is in the middle of a pandemic, I don’t give a damn (both laugh). The thing is I didn’t see it then but I see it now.
Syleena and I were actually hella cool. In the beginning like I literally was helping her find property when she first moved here. I felt like we had so much in common as far as our ambitions. Just both the type to go or it and get it done. And I love Syleena, I think she has a great sense of humor. She also made it very clear that she was battling certain things. I think people used that to try to have a way to have us at each others throats. I can say, I might have publicly before. The truth is I ended up getting an email by accident. I’m not going to say from who or what it exactly said.
I don’t want to go back to court. But I will tell you for absolute certain and I have the receipts. The email stated that they didn’t want us to be friends. They didn’t want us to work things out. We had the opportunity to go on Iyanla Vanzant after season one and fix some things.”
Nicci continued; “Yeah it was bad, so we were doomed from the start. As it relates to our relationship. Because they saw two very strong, opinionated women. Who they felt they could get a lot of fire from. Unfortunately that’s what happened. So there was a conscience, calculated effort there.
It’s sad because I love every single one of those women. I don’t wish anybody any ill will. The whole point was, we’re R&B Divas so you’re going to have a little drama here and there. We have enough drama in our own lives and the stuff we’re already dealing with. But to put us in a position where you actively seek out opportunities to destroy us and our sisterhood. Was just something that I know longer wanted to be apart of. I suffered as a result of that in a lot of ways. You learn from it.”
