BN Contributor Richard Akuson, who is also a fashion writer, publicist, stylist and creative director got the chance to have a chat with Karrueche Tran during her recent visit to Nigeria.
They
talked about everything from the misconceptions about Nigeria before
her trip to how it feels to always have the “Chris Brown’s ex” tag on
her.See the fun photos from the event below!
They met up at the Abuja Hilton hotel for the interview and one thing Richard Akuson immediately notes is how charming she is.
Richard
describes his first impression of her in those couple of minutes as
“energetic, vibrant and quite charming, smiled a lot and continued
answering my questions even when her team had started complaining that
she’d no time. She was like “oh no, that’s no problem. I can do more
questions”, and went on to answer 3 more questions. “
Karrueche was also very passionate about her fans and took time out to oblige social media requests for SnapChat and Instagram.
For
the interview she was dressed in a slouchy play suit – elegantly
cinched to her waist to accentuate her pretty doll size figure, sky high
tasseled strap stiletto sandals, a black Hermes Birkin bag in hand and
flanked by her management team and hosts on both sides.
Karrueche Tran at the IDP Camp in Abuja
See excerpts from their interview below.
On being invited to Nigeria: Honestly
being here feels amazing. I’ve never been here before, so, when they
reached out to me was kinda like, I wasn’t sure if it was like a serious
thing or not. But it’s been great so far. I’ve had a lot of great feed
back. I’ve had a lot of people tweeting me and Instagramming me. Last
night at the club (pool), it was like really crazy a lot of people
showing me love. It’s a really great feeling.
On her fears about Nigeria before coming: Well,
to be honest, I mean, a lot of people said a lot of different things;
just to be cautious, and be very careful for like my safety and like as
far as the water is concerned and eating certain things. But, it hasn’t
been really that difficult at all. People were you know, kinda really
scary before the trip. But it’s been good so far, we’ve had really no
problem.
On her Nigerian experience: Well,
I mean, I just got here last night, so, I haven’t had much of an
experience so far – other than the club, but I’m excited about today
(Sunday, 15th), just to be able to go out, visit and see the country.
So, in three words? Urhmm, I don’t know – great, beautiful and exciting,
I guess.
On the Nigerian nightlife: Oh gosh. Crazy, fun… Uhhh and lots of energy.
On her current projects: Yeah,
The Bay is a digital show, so it’s online. It’s a day time soap opera,
so, there’s a lot of drama and suspense. It has won a day time Emmy;
which is very big in the U.S. It’s very great to be a part of that cast
and to be a part of that production. Especially for me, ’cause I’m a new
actor, I’ve been doing this for the past 2-3 years, so, it’s great to
be a part of that…
Urhmm, I have a
movie coming out in early next year (2016) called ‘Dinner With The
Stankershets’ in which Marques Houston is in it and also Wendy Raquel
Robinson, and a few other actors. It’s a romantic comedy, so, so funny. I
was doing ‘Vanity’, another digital show which is on stylehaul.com, the
series has ended but hopefully they bring back a season 2 ’cause
everyone loves that show. It’s a fashion based show. Yeah, so it’s very
very awesome.
Lots of magazine
editorials coming out. (Her manager interjects to remind her of some of
her other projects). I have a tattoo line coming out soon. You know
flash tattoos? Oh yeah, temporary tattoos. Well mine will be in gold and
black, I’ll have some of my personal tattoos like I have this one
(pointing at a tiny inscription on her arm) and the zipper down my leg,
which is really cool, ’cause a lot of people are interested, especially
in my leg tattoos, so they’ll be able to have their own version without
having to go through the pain.
And I
have a collab coming soon with a beauty brand which will be really big
’cause I have a lot of fans who are interested in the beauty aspects of
me, so, they’ll be able to purchase.
On things she learnt from the Chris Brown experience: One
main important thing that I’ve learnt is to love and respect my elf.
You know, at times, I just wasn’t focused on me and my career and I had
to learn to really invest in me and to focus on myself and respect
myself and put myself first.
On constantly being linked to Chris Brown:
It is what it is. ‘Cause like, I can’t change the past – like we had a
relationship, you know. It is life and it’s a part of my past. You know
it is unfortunate that people will continue to link me just as an ex
girlfriend or whatever, but I don’t let that get to me because all that
matters is all about progression right now and just moving forward.
On her relationship status: I
am single. I plan to be that way for a while. Cause, I really just want
to focus on me right now and my career. Kinda just get my self
together. I think that’s where I’m at. I messed up in the beginning of
my relationship, which was not really focusing on me first and getting
my self together as a woman, and then going on into a relationship. So
right now I am single. I will be single for a while.
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Play Network held its ‘Play Apparel Launch Pool Party’ in Abuja over the weekend on Sunday, November 15th 2015 and the exciting and fun event was hosted by Karrueche Tran.
With endless drinks and a fun atmosphere at the party, the debut collection of Play Apparel – the White Veil swimsuit collection designed by Maison Mimi was also on display.
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