Henderson’s own Varonica Mitchell – VV, as she’s known to many – has a lot going on these days. In addition to having 3 million followers on social media, VV also has been out to L.A. for a film she’s going to be in, and she’s getting ready to go to Atlanta to be part of a Christian Comedy Tour.
WIZS News caught up with VV on the occasion of her 14th birthday last week to find out what’s new and to hear what motivates her as she drums, jokes, dances and acts her way into the hearts of her fans and followers.
It’s a family affair, this enterprise that has VV traveling to the West Coast for this and down to the ATL for that. And VV would have it no other way.
“That’s the most important part,” VV said in her best professional, polished voice about working with her parents and older sister.
She really likes dancing and she is part of the iDance Praise Academy, which her mom, Vanessa, runs.
She likes dancing because she gets “to follow God. I feel like he wants me to continue doing what I’m doing – putting His name out there to people can follow Him,” she said.
“I dance to gospel music – I get to tell his story through music and through movement,” she said.
Dancing, acting and being a comedian is serious stuff, and VV says she and her family know when it’s time for business and when it’s time for having fun family time.
“Family is family, of course, when I’m chillin’ with the family watching videos and stuff,” she said. “But family is business when we’re going out and I’m performing. They’re always there to support…but they know that it’s serious,” she said, and they know when it’s time to play and when it’s time to be professional.
Sometimes before a performance, she admits, she gets so hyped up that she’s liable to blurt out whatever pops into her mind, but she can talk herself back down and calm her nerves before a show or performance begins. That’s being professional.
But when she’s at home? Well, “I’m gon’ play my behind off,” she joked, following up with a big ol’ giggle.
The Zara Project is what took her to L.A. It’s a series about a little girl with superpowers. “I can’t wait to tell you more about it,” she said. For now, the lid is on and, just like other film stars promoting upcoming projects, details are few.
And just like other film stars, VV has an agent. Her name is Irene Dreayer and she’s with Lion Forge Entertainment.
Appearing on TV shows, granting interviews, getting sponsors and having a big presence on Zigazoo, the #1 social media app for kids is just part of what VV is and what she wants to keep doing. She sometimes feels the pressure, but that’s part of it, too.
“I do feel the pressure. I just let it roll off,” she said. Because this is what she wants to do, and she wants to keep doing it.
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