Raven-Symoné

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Raven Symone returns to the small screen tonight in the premiere of her new sitcom “State of Georgia” on the ABC Family Channel. Raven stars as Georgia Chamberlain, an aspiring southern actress out to make it big in New York City. The series also stars Majandra Delfino as Jo, her trusted best friend and Loretta Devine as Aunt Honey who shares with them her wit and Southern wisdom.

Raven, co-star Majandra Delfino and “State of Georgia” author/show creator/executive producer Jennifer Weiner will be tweeting live during the show’s broadcast. Join in the conversation by tweeting questions to Raven (@MissRavenSymone), Majandra (@MajandraD), or @ABCFGeorgia with the hashtag #GeorgiaChat

“State of Georgia” premieres tonight on the ABC Family 8:30 PM EST/7:30c

Check out sneak peek below:

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Wearing sequin shorts, a hooded dress, a cropped leather jacket and striped tube top, Raven-Symone’s styling finally matches her age. She’s grown up now!

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“The Great State of Georgia” appears to be your first mature role as a television actress. What can viewers expect from the show?
The show focuses on the problems you can go through when auditioning and being rejected and, sometimes, accepted. It’s a good journey that my character, Georgia, goes through with a friend and her aunt, which is played by Loretta Devine. I find it interesting that I’m doing a role that mirrored my younger life when I moved from Georgia to New York. This is more of a sophisticated comedy, but we don’t take away from the fun aspect of it.

When did you realize that you were not just an actress, but that “Raven-Symoné” had become a brand?
I knew that there was a business of Raven-Symoné when my father told me to “make sure that the public knows your real name and not just your character’s name.” The Disney Channel also helped to package what I wanted to do. But I know that there is more out there. Hopefully, the business aspect will be set up where I can back away and give opportunities to young men and women [to] showcase their talent when others may overlook them.

What do you find attractive in a man, and what is your ideal first date?
The things I find attractive are ambition, talent, teeth and a car. I don’t like to drive. It doesn’t have to be a Bentley. You can drive a Pinto, and I’ll pay for gas. But I won’t pay your insurance [laughs]. My ideal first date is no weave, no eyebrows, no makeup. I need to be in sweats, and I need him to be in sweats. We can drive around and see different houses. That’s my favorite date ever. I don’t want to go anywhere special. I just want to go for a ride.

Is there a way to balance a relationship with your schedule?
I was raised to be about my business. I love the people who are around, but if I get a [business] call, I have to get up and go. I’m on a path for myself. When I’m done, I’ll start that other side of life. I can’t have distractions. If you’re a distraction, you gotta go.

What will be Raven-Symoné’s legacy?
I want people to say, “She made me laugh and brightened my day. As a brand, she kept in mind the different flavors in the world.” And I want people to know that I was always honest and told the truth.

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Raven Symone has been making news lately for her dramatic weight loss. The popular actress attributes the successful loss to not stressing. She spoke with host Wendy Williams about her new show Georgia and how she woo’s her men over with a purr.

“I stopped stressing. You have to realize at 15, there was a whole entire show I had on my shoulders. It was a very big cast and crew and if you’re sick for a day, people lose money and that’s a problem. Normal 15-year-olds are worried about who’s going to invite them to the prom but I was worried about taxes and stuff.

[It wasn't] just over eating because I’ve actually been eating the same. I keep a little bit more smaller portions because I learned that your body has to get rid of that stress some way. Some people break-out, some people lose their hair, some lose weight, some people gain weight, my body just reacted a certain kind of way. Same type of exercising, if any because I don’t like to sweat, it’s the hair.”

Though we’re not sure when or where we’ll see the final product, she looks damn good behind the scenes wearing spiked stilettos, sequin shorts, and cropped tube-tops! We love it.

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