We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.
Garcelle Beauvais seemingly wears every hat possible.
After all, several years of the COVID-19 pandemic have made us all need more community than ever.
What could be more refreshing than that?
With this, you’ll be all set to makethe best cocktailsof the year!
Garcelle Beauvais on her Absolut partnership
You’re partnering with Absolut on an alcohol line.
What can you tell us about it?
I’m so excited.
I am the social director of Absolut.
What we’re doing is we are reclaiming the front yard.
You want to be able to entertain but also have fun with your friends.
The front yard is where we want people to go.
We want to reclaim the front yard by having your party in the front yard.
you’re able to invite your neighbors.
you’re able to invite your friends.
Absolut has refreshed their bottles.
There are four different flavors.
There’s citron, lime, mandain, and grapefruit.
I can’t wait for the summer because I’m so excited by these drinks.
These coolers are designed really beautifully [so] that you want to show them off.
You don’t want to put them in the backyard.
You actually want them in the front yard where everybody’s going to pass by and see them.
What does that idea of community mean to you?
Now that we can entertain, let’s entertain let’s not do it in the backyard.
Let’s do it in the front yard and have more people come.
Again, when I tell you about these coolers, what I love about them is that big …
I love home decor; I have an eye for decor.
I love anything that has color.
I love color, so it’s great to show off these coolers while you’re entertaining.
Out of my own curiosity: Do you have a favorite flavor from the line?
That’s a good one.
I can’t wait to try it.
You have to try them all, actually.
It’s being authentic.
That’s really important to me.
What I’ve [taken] away with …
I’ve made some really good friends on the show, but also we show so much.
We’re braver than people give us credit for.
We are showing everything, we’re putting it out there, we’re in a fishbowl.
I also want to touch on your memoir that came out last month.
What can you tell us about it?
It is down to bare bones.
I hope it inspires someone.
It’s not about the glamor.
It’s not about the things that I’ve been able to do.
There are funny parts, there are hopefully inspiring parts, and there are parts that are really tough.
Again, it’s my memoir.
It’s my point of view.
It just felt like a good time.
It was a journey for me, too, to relive and go back.
Also, the book is also an homage to my mom.
I say she’s my hero because she brought me here and gave me the wings to fly.
Otherwise, I don’t know where my life would be.
What challenged Garcelle Beauvais on The Real?
I wake up, I leave, I never sleep.
I always say I’ll sleep when I’m dead.
[Laughs]
I wake up early, but it’s a lot of moving parts.
I have help [from] my assistant and other people in my life.
But it’s about being organized.
That’s the only way I can get everything done.
I love what I’m doing.
As an artist, you have to go with when you get momentum.
On “The Real,” are there any specific challenges you faced on the show?
Or, on the opposite side of things, what are the best things that have come from it?
We’re talking to our community.
Speaking of your panel on the show, I love me some Loni Love.
“What is working with her like?
She’s a lot of fun.
She is up on everything.
I don’t know when she sleeps, actually.
You were also on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” as a guest judge what was your experience like?
Talk about talent and art, what these guys are able to do!
They look better than a lot of women that I know.
The tricks, the pull, the tucking, all of it.
I was blown away by the artistry of it all.
Today, ironically, is the premiere of the new season of “All Stars.
“It’s like everything came full circle for us.
I’ll have to set my DVR.
I also want to touch on “The Magicians.”
You naturally played a goddess.
The show reinvented, in a lot of ways, the way fantasy television works.
How did you approach the show, and what do you hope people continue to take from it?
It was always dark and moody and wet and cold.
I loved how the fans responded to the show.
It was phenomenally done.
How was that experience different from other acting projects you’ve done?
I felt like this was really dark and edgy and moody.
You never knew where the characters were in the herd.
So many things, you go, “Oh, I saw that coming.
Are there any reality shows that you particularly love to watch?
“Love is Blind” obsessed.
“Selling Sunset” I enjoy a lot too.
I used to love “90 Day Fiance.”
I love the interior design because I’m all about home decor.
Oh, no, that’s too much too many cameras everywhere.
No, I couldn’t do that.
That’s very fair!
Maybe “Dancing With the Stars.”
Let’s keep it basic.
That would be fun, and I’d get in shape like nobody’s business.
What can you tell us about what’s next for you?
I’m open to so many things.
Maybe I’ll meet a new neighbor.
Garcelle Beauvais and Absolut’s Front Yard Citrus Club Cocktail Kits can be purchased atReserveBarfor $215.
This interview was edited for clarity.
