Chloe Bailey Talks Sex Appeal, Acting, and Finding Peace in the Making of Her Sophomore Album
NEW YORK, NY – THURSDAY, AUGUST 8th – Today, iONE Digital’s HelloBeautiful.com released its sizzling, hot HelloBeautiful August cover featuring GRAMMY® Award-nominated singer-songwriter and NAACP Image Award-winning actress, Chlöe Bailey. In her cover feature interview, Chlöe reveals how she embraces her confidence and quirks, addresses misconceptions about her sexiness, and shares how she’s ready to shine in Peacock’s Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist. Read the cover story to learn how she is balancing acting and preparing for the Friday, August 9 release of her sophomore album, Trouble In Paradise.
Chlöe portrays a character of profound strength and vulnerability named Lena Mosley in the upcoming Peacock crime-drama miniseries, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, coming in September. The film is executive produced by Will Packer and Kevin Hart and stars Hollywood heavyweights Samuel L. Jackson, Terrance Howard, Don Cheadle, and Taraji P. Henson. On working alongside acting legends, Chlöe shared,
“I was nervous because that's Taraji and we've seen each other in passing, but we've never worked together. So knowing that I got to have that opportunity, I was like, I hope I can step up to the plate and hold my own. And she made me feel comfortable and warm and loved, and I have to truly say the same about Samuel L. Jackson.”
Chlöe told HelloBeautiful that she drew inspiration for Lena from iconic Blaxploitation characters like Foxy Brown and Beyoncé’s Foxxy Cleopatra. The actress also discussed the duality of being grown and sexy while still having a love for “science, technology and engineering.” She wants to remind everyone that women are multifaceted.
“And what I'm really loving right now, I'm really loving Megan Thee Stallion, how she shares her love for the Japanese culture … and being a sexy Black girl who loves anime,” said Chlöe. “I love – with even Doja. She's sexy with curves, but she equally rocks her kitten heels ... It's like, yes, we can be sexy on stage, but we also have those cute little quirks that make us who we are. Who says we just have to be one thing? None of us are just one thing.
“So when people try to get those viral tweets by saying, ‘Chlöe's sex appeal is contrived because she's this sweet nerdy girl,’ why can't I be both? And it just kind of makes me giggle to myself because I'm like, you have no idea because you don't know who I am as a person,” said Chlöe.
On the topic of music, Chlöe burst with pride when she talked about the work she put into her upcoming sophomore album, Trouble in Paradise. Bailey told HelloBeautiful the project was recorded and mastered in St. Lucia where she found solace, acceptance, and creativity.
“I can walk around with no makeup, I can walk around loving my body, I can go to the ocean, truly just pray to God and thank him for the blessings that I have. And it reminds me that life isn't all about what my career is. It's not about outer validation, but the inner peace,” said Chlöe.
“I just really wanted people to feel the peace and the love that this place has brought me, where it was able to open up my creative mind and my creative spirit to literally write my troubles away in paradise. And the album feels like what a summer fling feels like, the back and forth of it, the highs, the lows, the love.”
Editorial Credits:
Talent: Chlöe Bailey
Photographer: Dalvin Adams
SVP of Content: Allison McGevna
VP of Content: Kirsten West Savalli
Editorial Director: Shamika Sanders
Cover Story: Charise Frazier
Digi Tech: Andrew Ngu
Lighting Director: Byron Nickleberry
Photo Assistant: Cornell Agee
BTS Video: Brianna Nakatani Tyler Harp
Wardrobe Stylist: Jason Rembert
Wardrobe Assistant: Wilton White
Makeup: Kenya Alexis
Hair: Fesa Nu
Creative Director: Jordan Benston
Production Company: The Oracle Media
Production: Maisha Peace, Brooke Langley, Camaree Barr
Location: Smashbox Studios
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