Some of these people – let me just deal with the ones you named – there was definitely a very strong connective tissue from the first meeting. So, it is a back and forth that is absolutely delicious. It’s a beautiful working relationship when somebody can just inspire you with the written word and the reciprocity is just you being inspired by the way something is real. They give me everything I need on paper and, in turn, I give them everything they need to take it off that piece of paper and bring it to life. What is it about a gay man’s perspective on female characters that keeps you coming back for more? Be happy with what it is, figure out what’s working for you, accentuate that part and push through.įrom Ryan Murphy on “Scream Queens” to Eliot Laurence on “Claws” and Mark Olsen on “Getting On,” you seem to gravitate toward writers, directors and producers who happen to be gay men. I think that’s the thing that we all strive for. How do you think gay audiences might be empowered by her?ĭesna is 100 percent who she is, and she is a woman who is comfortable in her skin. She is the Desna the gay community needs. So, I tried to give them what I felt like she was and, luckily, they agreed… because I was fightin’ a good fight of faith there for a second! Just big, natural hair, booty shorts, a body suit. It was a little too pulled up and I was like, “Mmmm, this is not right.” So, I dressed myself like what I felt she looked like. What’s funny is that the network wanted me to be in, like, a soccer mom bob with blonde highlights and it just felt wrong, and the wardrobe felt wrong. You know what, I’ll take that too! ‘Cause I can absolutely see that.ĭo you know how many drag queens would kill for her wardrobe, though? Some might say she dresses like a drag queen, even. She’s a modern-day shero, for sure always with a jumpsuit and some sort of belt. Why do you think gay audiences are loving “Claws”?ĭesna, first of all, dresses like a superhero. From her character’s scorchin’ drag-esque style to the possibility of her tough-as-nails character going lesbian in the second season – and the transformative power of Bacardi – Nash gave us queens plenty to scream about during our delicious new interview. I never even thought about the fact that ‘Oh, hey, wait, one of these things is not like the other in terms of the people I have dated before.’ It just was like, ‘I want to be with you.’ The gender is second to all of that.Niecy Nash doesn’t think she knows any gay prostitutes, but they – and every other kind of gay – most certainly know her.įrom her rib-tickling portrayal of Deputy Raineesha Williams in “Reno 911!” to “Getting On” and the Ryan Murphy-created “Scream Queens,” the Emmy-nominated actress’ career is as fabulously queer as her latest show, “Claws.” In the TNT sisterhood-centric drama, Nash’s money-laundering badass of a character, Desna, is the powerful, leopard-print-wearing owner of a Florida nail salon that is a front for organized crime.Īnd talk about powerful – we have Nash to thank for all the loud-and-proud clothing Desna dons like a boss. For me, I feel like it’s not about gender, it’s about the fact that her soul was so bright and so beautiful and such a light. I already had two marriages under my belt, and I would have done it the same way again.
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You could have never told me that I would have been in a same-sex marriage. “She is the most beautiful soul I have ever met in my life.
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Now, the Claws alum - who has been married twice before - has never been happier. Shortly after, they got engaged and married six weeks later during the middle of a global pandemic. Since the two were pals, the actress wasn’t sure if there was something more between them - but one day, she couldn’t stop thinking about Betts. I mainly approach my relationships, like, ‘No, I don’t need you to be my friend, I need you to be my lover, I have got friends.’ And so it was just like, ‘Oh, wait a minute, both of these things are the same thing? I love it here!'” the 52-year-old exclusively tells OK! while talking about IHOP’s first-ever loyalty program called Bank of Pancakes. “The best part is I never been in a relationship with anyone who I was friends with first. Though Niecy Nash hasn’t been married that long - she and Jessica Betts tied the knot in August 2020 - she knows that she and her partner were meant to be.