‘Nope’ Star Keke Palmer Reveals She’s Learning How to Say ‘No’: ‘I Have to Practice Loving Myself’
usmagazine.comAll about balance. Nope star Keke Palmer is figuring out the importance of self-care — and protecting herself from the hustle culture of the entertainment industry.“I realized it’s hard to say no because we don’t trust.
We don’t trust that if we say no the opportunity will come again. Or we don’t trust that if we say no we’ve made the right choice,” Palmer, 28, said during an interview with Women’s Health magazine published on Tuesday, August 2. “Or we’re scared that if we say no we’re going to offend somebody.
But I realized that saying yes to too many things was stressing me out the most. I’ve learned not to be afraid to rearrange things and to accept that I’m not going to be able to do it all without hurting myself.”The Illinois native, who has previously been open about her willingness to take any project, revealed that it’s been “two years” since she began learning the power of saying “no.”“I must say, I’m getting really good at it now,” she quipped. “That’s the grace and the silver lining.
Everything I’ve been through has taught me how to love myself more.”The Scream alum’s new tips and tricks for her health have come in especially handy this summer, as she’s been on the road promoting Nope — Jordan Peele’s newest horror flick, in which Palmer stars opposite Daniel Kaluuya and Steven Yeun.“We’re doing a lot of traveling for Nope.
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