Raven-Symoné is putting pen to paper to share her life story — her way.
“I’m writing a book. It’s a memoir,” Symoné, 39, teased during her Thursday, October 30, appearance on the “Sorry We’re Cyrus” podcast. “I’m writing a book, but I can’t give you everything. The s*** that we went through?”
Podcast host Tish Cyrus subsequently asked whether the former Disney Channel star planned to “dish on” her entire childhood fame and beyond.
“As best I can without getting sued,” Symoné quipped. “You know what I mean? And some people now are even talking about the choices that happened back then, but I can’t judge them because that was the climate in which we lived. … Every single generation, it does get better, [and] hopefully with our work and our consistency of advocating for each other, things can move forward.”
Symoné started acting when she was 3 years old, landing the role of Olivia on The Cosby Show. As the actress entered her teenage years, she headlined an eponymous series on the Disney Channel and multiple made-for-TV movies for the network.
“I didn’t feel safe [to talk about challenges],” Symoné recalled. “I felt even different from Miley [Cyrus, Tish’s daughter] and the other kids because I had already been on two shows. I had already been on NBC and WB and, like, I knew what sitcoms were and knew what celebrity was.”
Decades after That’s So Raven ended, Symoné returned to the Mouse House for a Raven’s Home spinoff that ran for six seasons. While playing the onscreen parent, Symoné also made sure to mentor her young costars between takes.
“[I was] able to help mold the next generation,” she recalled. “I’m really proud of the people that came on our show, [who] are succeeding in life and work. I will forever stand by Issac Ryan Brown, Mykal-Michelle Harris, Felix [Avitia], Navia Robinson [and] all the people that graced our studio.”
According to Symoné, Raven’s Home taught the young actors “what the industry was about” and how to conduct themselves with complete professionalism.
“It’s not about celebrity, it’s not about who has the most lines,” she stated. “It’s about how you show up to set on time, no cell phone, no flip-flops [and] don’t talk back. There’s a job to do. It can be difficult for some because it’s a kids’ network. I’m, like, ‘No, each episode is $3 million. Go sit down, learn your lines.’”
Even before Raven’s Home, Symoné was aware of her position as a role model.
“I started That’s So Raven at 15, and I had been on two shows before and had two albums, so I knew that I was a role model because of the messaging that was told to me to be in the industry,” she said. “Yet, it doesn’t dismiss the fact that there was a lot of pressure because I didn’t look like all of the girls that I was in the same category with. I felt like they were getting more opportunities because of the way that I looked. It was also, like, ‘I’m just gonna go to work and do what I need to.’”
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