May 24, 2021

25: Insecures' Yvonne Orji on Why You Should Always Bet on Yourself, Filming Steamy Sex Scenes, and her new book: ‘Bamboozled by Jesus!” | An AlphaBabe Spotlight

1 hour 1 minute

Babe, are you ready to stop playing small and Get Yours?! Emmy-nominated Actress & Comedian Yvonne Orji - best known as Issa Rae's BFF Molly on the HBO series, Insecure— joins Zuri for today's Alphababe Spotlight and dishes on the secret to unapologetically standing in your truth and why we need to read her new book: Bamboozled By Jesus: How God Tricked Me Into the Life of My Dreams (Ummm, sign us up for that!)

Buckle up for this rollercoaster of a convo that will literally have you LYFAO! Yvonne shares a hilarious retelling of how she prepared for the steamy sex scenes in Insecure; inspirational gems on why we need to stop people-pleasing & show up for our damn selves!; and then Z + Yvonne, take a wild ride down the world of birth charts, enneagrams, karaoke, and womb healing?!

Yvonne gets candid on why she's waiting until marriage to have sex; what's she looking for in her dream guy (take notes!); what her love language is (and why she refuses to be shamed for it!!); and drops the mic on why she won't compromise on her Christian faith! Share this episode with a friend NOW + let us know your favorite part of the convo: @ZuriHall + @HotHappyMess.

Head over to hothappymess.com for all the show notes mentioned in this episode and for ALL the deets on how to join our exclusive Facebook group! Follow @ZuriHall and @HotHappyMess on Instagram to keep the good vibes going.

Recent episodes: if ya feel like bingeing:

ICYMI: Listen to Episode 23: How I Made It: Zuri Hall's Career Story

ICYMI: Listen to Episode 21.5:I Bought a House (Bonus Episode)

ICYMI: Listen to Episode 15: Meena Harris on Being Too Ambitious, Cooking with her Aunt Kamala Harris, and more!

ICYMI: Listen to Episode 13: Bachelorette Tayshia Adams on Finding Love, Her Dream Wedding with Zac, and Embracing her Biracial Identity!

ICYMI: Listen to Episode 8: Beauty Boss Jackie Aina is a Forvr MOOD | An AlphaBabe Spotligh‪t‬

ICYMI: Listen to Episode 6: Is It Time for You to Pivot?! (ft. Deepica Mutyala) | Happiness + Peac‪e‬

Go back to the beginning --- ICYMI: Listen to Episode 1: How to Be Happy

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