Bet you didn’t know K. Michelle and Idris Elba are good friends. In fact, they’re such great pals that Elba took the helm of K. Michelle’s TV musical, Rebellious Soul: The Musical.
The 30-minute special, set to air on VH1 Aug. 19, is an accompaniment to Michelle’s debut album Rebellious Soul, which debuted at No. 1 and No. 2 on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop albums and Top 200 albums charts, respectively, in 2013.
Even though Elba seems to be a man who takes charge, Michelle said he paid attention to her vision and was easy to work with. “I told him about what I wanted to do, and he held his word,” she said to the AP. “He never did judge me. He’s a very down-to-earth person, so working with him was like working with one of my homeboys.”
Michelle might have gotten her notoriety by engaging in drama and “ratchery” on “Love & Hip Hop,” but expect different behavior going forward. She says she’s matured a lot since watching herself on the hit reality show, and she’s ready to show a side of herself that was absent on LHHNY and “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” — motherhood. Fans of Michelle will finally see her parenting her son on her reality show “K. Michelle: My Life,” which VH1 will premiere in the fall.
“I keep him very tucked away from TV,” she told the AP of her son, “but this’ll be the world’s first time getting a little piece of my heart, my little one.”