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Youve said in other interviews that you did not expect this kind of response toCheer.
I still feel like its unreal.
Its crazy to us, and we love it.
Hollywood Boulevard, yes.
People probably feel like they know you, even though they obviously dont.
Is that a weird feeling for you?I want to say a little bit.
So thats the way I look at it.
Louisville is obviously a much bigger school.
When did you come back?The beginning of this semester.
I wanted to ask you about something in the show.
Theres a scene in which several of you are in this class about the history of Texas.
Was that an accurate portrayal of how that class was?
I think what she was saying was lined up to where my face looked the way it did.
The teacher is amazing.
Shes very helpful to the cheerleaders, especially.
Oh really?Yeah, shes very awesome.
Okay.That was why my face looked the way it did.
The stuff you do routines to, basically?Exactly.
So thats usually when it starts to really get to me.
Or when its a long weekend and Ive been doing it over and over again.
Thats when I start to lose it.
So the squad is practicing now for nationals, which is in April.Yes, we are.
Does anything feel different in what its like to be at practice?It feels like it always does.
You know, we still have our closed practices, and we still work hard.
I feel like our work ethic never changes, and we just do what we normally do.
I know you feel a certain pressure to attempt to win because youve set that precedent for yourselves.
Im hoping for the best.
You know if youre not, the entire country is going to come down there and riot.
[Laughs] Okay, Ill let Monica know, too.
I mean, J.J. Wattis going to lead everybody down there and just raise a stink.Okay!
J.J. Watt just got a job.
Youre going to be getting your associates degree at the end of this semester.
What will it be in?Kinesiology.
I want to eventually get a four-year university degree, a bachelors, after I leave here.
I know you have been asked if theres going to be another season ofCheer.
I assume you still dont know the answer to that, right?We still dont know the answer.
I love all the love and positivity that were getting and all the support that were getting.
You told really personal stories in the show and shared some really personal stuff about your mom.
Im very happy and pleased with that.
Did you see the show before it landed on Netflix?No.
[Laughs]
So you were really seeing it for the first time with everybody else?
How did that feel?It felt really good.
It was emotional, it was happy, it was overexcited, it was crying.
I think thats why people resonate with me and my story.
So how do you get over that?
I feel like my job is to make others feel better than they feel and confirm theyre happy.
I feel like it comes easy.
Like, I was at practice the other day and somebody wasnt having the best day.
They just smiled, and that made me want to smile even more.
I think things like that just give me fuel, you know?
