Unrivaled Magazine released it's first issue under the new brand
to cover all things hair, beauty, fashion, lifestyle, and entertainment. Rising
gospel star Alexis Spight was chosen for the cover due to her amazing talents
and unique look. She is currently working on her new albumDear Diary, and hit singleAll The Gloryis blazing the charts. It is currently
number 10 in the country! The single is available for purchase on itunes for
only 69 cents!
This past weekend Alexis Spight
made trip to Scott, LA to perform for the Fresh Wind Prophetic Summit gospel
concert. The concert was headlined by Grammy nominated and two time Stellar
winners The Walls Group, other performers included Humble Jow, Shani Paul, and
Pastor Adonti Wallace. The evening was filled with praise and empowerment.
Unrivaled Magazine's publisher
Robin Charles-Living decided to drop in an show support to Alexis Spight and
the other performers. Once Alexis was presented with her very own copy of the
magazine she was ecstatic. Check out the footage below of Alexis looking at
herself on the cover of Unrivaled Magazine for the very first time. She is
definitely a very humble and talented young lady that deserves all that God has
in store for her. The best is yet to come!
UM:Welcome Denise! It is such a great pleasure,
how are you?
DB:I’m doing great,
I just came back from my little daily walk.
UM: Fantastic, well
let’s jump right into the interview. For those who may not be familiar, please
share a little bit about how you got your big break in the entertainment
industry?
DB:Ok I will try to
make this story as short as possible lol. As many of you may know I am from
Maurice, Louisiana. I went to LSU, and got a degree in communications. I then
moved to Dallas, Tx where I worked in advertising, and basically it all began
when several of my clients asked me to fill in to do the work that we had hired
other talent to do. The first occasion was when I was standing in for someone
to pose with their dog for a dog food campaign. I was like omg please no, but
my boss was like whatever the client wants that’s what you do. The next
occasion it happened with the Pampers brand. It just kind of kept happening and
opportunities just kept presenting themselves. The last place I worked at was
with Fossil, I was on the interactive side. I ended up having to model a couple
of pieces throughout the store and was later called by a local talent agent. It
was like destiny lol, not like I was back home in Maurice saying I am going to
be on this show or that show one day!
UM: So as a child,
you never envisioned that you would be an actress, producer, director, or
anything of that nature?
DB? No, that was not even a part of my psyche coming from a
small town in Louisiana.I was only the
third person in my family that had to opportunity to go to college and get a
degree. I wanted to do something that was very practical at the time to get out
of Maurice and do bigger things. I actually thought I was going to be a doctor,
a couple years into it I was like this is so not going to happen lol. It is
funny when I think about it because I didn’t want to be a doctor for any
specific reason other than the fact that when parents start talking about their
kids and saying their kids were successful, what were they? Either a doctor or
a lawyer lol So, I was like ok pick one! I ended up going with communications
due to the different exposures once I got to LSU, and what it was they were
doing.
UM: Well it
definitely all worked out! Next we have a kind of fun question for you! Out of
all the characters that you have had the chance to portray, which one would you
say was your favorite?
DB: Whenever you’re doing a character, you often have to tap
into something within yourself to kind of bring some reality to that character.
There has to be some kind of connection, but personally I always say that I
kind of enjoy playing the bad girl because there are really no consequences.
You can just go and steal somebody’s husband or something, then go home to your
nice home and family without any repercussions lol! It’s just fun to be
something different from yourself. However, I would say that I had the best
time filming the role of “Sasha” she was pretty close to Denise. She was quirkier
and a little more neurotic! Working on the set for such a long time, myself and
the other cast members became like a real family.
UM: What would be
your dream role?
DB: Now my dream role, I have not yet portrayed. I always
say I want to play some chick that is going to kick butt! I want to tone up,
get muscled down, and get the six-pack to kick some serious butt lol! I want to
be a super hero or like an Angelina Jolie assassin with guns blazing and all
that stuff!
UM: We say go for it!
The fans will definitely love it and we will cheering you on lol! Now let’s
talk about your latest film release For
The Love of Ruth, which was more on the dramatic side and allowed you to
tap deep into your emotions. How was that overall experience?
DB:It was amazing,
just working with the caliber of talent on set between Gary Dourdan, LorettaDevine, and James Pickens Jr. These were all people who I watched when I didn’t
even have any conception of being an actress. To be able to just create right on
side of them was literally a dream come true. This is what I often find, a lot
of times when you are working with that level of talent, they are the most
humble and down to earth human beings ever. I thoroughly enjoyed every moment,
and it was the first time that I had worked with TV One. They did one heck of
job promoting, and the film came out about a month after the last scene was
completed. So, it all moved very fast.
UM:All great stuff! Now do you have any other
upcoming films or projects that we should be on the lookout for?
DB: Well there are two. One of them is called The Bounce Back. In that one I star
along with Shemar Moore. I actually play his ex wife in the movie and we have a
daughter together. It was really cool because Shemar is always the sexy guy,
the hot guy, but this was the first time he got the opportunity to play a
father. The other film is The Choir Director, and this one is by Carl Weber.
He is a New York Times Best Seller. For this one I guess I am going back to my
bad girl roots because I play a character named Simone, and she is not a person
you want in your congregation lol!
UM: Both of these
sound really interesting, and we will be looking forward to their release. Now
we have done a little bit of research and found out that you have a cooking
show called Denise’s Dish! How did this idea come about and where do you see
your show going within the next couple of years?
DB:Well in Louisiana
you know that cooking is apart of who we are, so when I first moved to Dallas I
was so homesick. The only way I able to have that connection to home was to get
on the phone with my momma and ask how to make certain dishes. One of the first
things I asked her was how to make a “Roux” so that conversation was like
twenty minutes about the different types of “Roux” and how light or dark I need
to get it. So she was like “Baby to make a light “Roux” you put you a jar of
Jif Peanut Butter on the side the pot, now to make a dark “Roux” you put your arm on
the side on side the pot” It was so funny, but it worked lol! I remember those conversations
and just fell in love with cooking. My mother, my maw maw, and everybody
cooked, so I didn’t have a need other than stirring pots so the food wouldn’t
burn. However, when I left home cooking filled that void. Denise’s Dish came
about because I was watching the food network and I could not find a southern
chick that was authentically from the south. On the Youtube channel you will
find a video on there with New Cupid, who started the whole CuRobics movement.
We knew each other from working at The Gap together a long time ago, so he
presented the idea of taking traditional southern recipes and making them
healthier. For example, instead of using a stick of butter, use a little olive
oil instead. I basically wanted to show everyone a southern girl that really
threw down in the kitchen. Over the holidays I actually shot on location in
Lafayette, LA. So now we’re actually putting together presentations to see
about getting Denise’s Dish on Television. I also have a cookbook with those
traditional family recipes that I am working on right now with some seasoning
blends. My bother who lives in Houston and I are actually working on this. You
will also find out about the famous Nanny Resa’s smothered okra in the
cookbook!
Wow! That is so
amazing definitely let us know when the book comes out! We would like to take
the time and thank you for chatting with Unrivaled Magazine. We wish you
continue success! Before you go please let everyone know where they can go to
keep up with all your current and future projects?
DB: I want to say thanks to the home team for continued
support, it really means a lot. I have my website and social media listed
below.
