Tracee Ellis Ross is covering the December/January 2012 issue of VIBE VIXEN. She is really rocking the blown out “diva fan”hair and a vintage The Police tee.
Tracee dishes on her new role as Carla on BET’s “Reed Between the Lines” and how it’s being marketed as the new Cosby Show…
Ross on the viewer response to “Reed Between The Lines”:
I don’t know all of the viewers’ reactions. The only access I have is through Twitter, but I feel really proud of what we’ve done … But it’s still very different from what’s been on BET and it takes people a minute either to find it or for their palate to get used to it because it’s not typically found on BET.
On comparisons to “The Cosby Show”:
BET seems to be promoting it as the new Cosby, which I don’t think it helpful, and I don’t think makes sense.
On how different her style is from her beloved characters, Joan and Carla:
I am different than both of those ladies. I dress sexier than Carla, meaning I wear more form-fitting clothes. I have a little more edge to the way I dress than both of the ladies. And I dress down way more than both of those ladies.
Ross’ advice to single Black women:
I don’t think anybody’s doomed if they’re single. The only thing that dooms you is if you’re not willing to stretch outside of your comfort zone to try different things.
The entire interview will be revealed on VIBE VIXEN‘s site December 19th.
Clearly I’m late (or because I spend all my time studying in school) Vibe Vixen is back? That was my favorite mag I was so upset when it was discontinued a while back.
Chile, I was thinking the same thing… I can’t tell you when it came back. I just saw it back on the scene all of a sudden.