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"Aw, you don't understand how good it feels to finally play an adult," Hubbard beamed to BlackVoices.com. "I am an adult, and I was playing a teenager on 'Lincoln Heights' for four years. I'm so happy that I don't have to play a role where I tell my mom or my dad what I'm not going to do in the house and them putting me on punishment."
The 27-year-old actress currently plays Kita on 'Let's Stay Together,' the Queen Latifah-produced sitcom that became BET's second highest rated show with a debut of 4.4 million viewers.
"BET is finally doing something they haven't done before. This is history in the making! It feels phenomenal to be a part of history in the making," said Hubbard.
The actress said this show is needed during these tou
gh times in our country because it offers viewers an alternative to the serious realities they face daily."I am really happy that I am on a project that people can tune in and they can laugh," she explained. "They can smile watching us perform and being these characters. In this economy, when you hear all of these stories of all of the disparity, you want to turn on and have some kind of laughter in your life. I do believe that laughter is like medicine for the soul."
On its premiere episode, Hubbard's character, Kita, ambitiously flexed her questionable singing ability. The hilarious routine became an Internet hit.
"I ended up looking on Myxer.com and seeing that 'Dead Baby Deer Dirty South Remix' was the number one ringtone for a day. People were tweeting me and telling me that they downloaded it onto their phone. I couldn't believe it," she laughed.
The Chicago-bred talent is also excited that actress Jackee Harry is playing her mom on the sitcom. Hubbard's favorite sitcom was '227,' and she would love to see the show do a reunion.
In addition to working with Harry on 'Let's Stay Together,' Hubbard is headed to North Carolina to shoot a made-for-television movie called 'The Ideal Husband,' alongside Harry, Darrin Henson, R&B singer Ginuwine and Clifton Powell.
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