{"id":1964405,"date":"2025-08-16T19:42:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T19:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1964405"},"modified":"2025-08-16T19:42:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T19:42:18","slug":"coco-jones-reveals-she-was-a-crybaby-after-wrapping-bel-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/coco-jones-reveals-she-was-a-crybaby-after-wrapping-bel-air\/","title":{"rendered":"Coco Jones Reveals She Was a &#8216;Crybaby&#8217; After Wrapping &#8216;Bel-Air&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/bernadette-giacomazzo\/coco-jones-and-donovan-mitchell-are-engagedsee-the-instagram-official-annou\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Coco Jones;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Coco Jones<\/a> is known to put raw emotion into her music. But in the workplace, not so much. Still, she couldn\u2019t help but tear up during a special day this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In an interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/music\/news\/coco-jones-why-not-more-deluxe-alicia-keys-engagement-1236489903\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Variety;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Variety<\/em><\/a> published Friday, August 15, Jones revealed that she had just wrapped her final scenes on Peacock\u2019s <em>Bel-Air <\/em>just days prior.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt was so emotional,\u201d Jones said. \u201cBecause I\u2019m very much not a crybaby at work. I\u2019m like, I don\u2019t feel things at work, I clock in, thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Since 2022, Jones has played wealthy socialite Hilary Banks on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/j-mckinney\/coco-jones-interview-grammys\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bel-Air;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Bel-Air<\/a>, a dramatization of the classic Will Smith television sitcom <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/pop-culture\/a\/treyalston\/tatyana-ali-rose-mcgowan-bully\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"><em>The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air<\/em><\/a>, which aired on NBC from 1990 to 1996. Hilary was originally played by Karyn Parsons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=shop2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what's next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><b>COMPLEX SHOP:<\/b> Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what&#8217;s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For Jones, recreating Hilary was the role of a lifetime. And while she\u2019s accomplished a lot in the years since \u2014 with both television and music \u2014 saying goodbye to Hilary proved to be difficult.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201c[W]hen they were like \u2018that\u2019s a picture wrap on Coco Jones,\u2019 it felt like all the last four years slapped me in the face and all the highs of being Hilary and all the time where I had to push myself because I would get off set and go right to the studio because I wanted music to be ready so I had to do all the things, I felt like it just slapped me,\u201d Jones said. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of like you had a baby. That was the hardest thing ever. I\u2019m so happy, thank you so much and wow, I really, really pushed myself to the limit. Shout out to Corbin Bleu.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At the time of writing, there\u2019s no scheduled premiere date for the fourth season of <em>Bel-Air<\/em>. But those who can\u2019t get enough of Jones can stream the \u201cMore\u201d edition of her debut album <em>Why Not More? <\/em>which is available to stream now.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Related Products<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop\/products\/carmell-jones-the-remarkable-carmell-jones-lp-tone-poet-vinyl-series\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Carmell Jones &#8211; The Remarkable Carmell Jones LP (Tone Poet Vinyl Series)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop\/products\/carmell-jones-the-remarkable-carmell-jones-lp-tone-poet-vinyl-series\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Blue Note Records Carmell Jones - The Remarkable Carmell Jones LP (Tone Poet Vinyl Series) $38.98;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">  <span>Blue Note Records<\/span> <span>Carmell Jones &#8211; The Remarkable Carmell Jones LP (Tone Poet Vinyl Series)<\/span> <span>$38.98<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">,<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop\/products\/ella-the-lost-berlin-tapes-1cd\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Ella: The Lost Berlin Tapes 1CD\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Ffw6JEAqBUr7xdvwk7_HJw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEyMDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/6fcc1efd39cf126b38283b06b4487fd4\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Ella: The Lost Berlin Tapes 1CD<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop\/products\/ella-the-lost-berlin-tapes-1cd\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:uDiscover Music Ella: The Lost Berlin Tapes 1CD $13.98;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">  <span>uDiscover Music<\/span> <span>Ella: The Lost Berlin Tapes 1CD<\/span> <span>$13.98<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">,<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop\/products\/terence-blanchard-the-comedian-cd\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Terence Blanchard - The Comedian CD\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/600tVpaEEHcGWa07Yt2H7Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEyMDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/d91a42337ded72a7e953d5c5966e0266\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Terence Blanchard &#8211; The Comedian CD<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop\/products\/terence-blanchard-the-comedian-cd\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Blue Note Records Terence Blanchard - The Comedian CD $13.98;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">  <span>Blue Note Records<\/span> <span>Terence Blanchard &#8211; The Comedian CD<\/span> <span>$13.98<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">,<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop\/products\/bobbi-humphrey-fancy-dancer-lp-blue-note-classic-vinyl-series\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Bobbi Humphrey - Fancy Dancer LP (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/IJ1vn67BWCh5gyIdit531A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEyMDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/8361ac72b0a236a88aa845d35c2837b8\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Bobbi Humphrey &#8211; Fancy Dancer LP (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop\/products\/bobbi-humphrey-fancy-dancer-lp-blue-note-classic-vinyl-series\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Blue Note Records Bobbi Humphrey - Fancy Dancer LP (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) $27.98;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">  <span>Blue Note Records<\/span> <span>Bobbi Humphrey &#8211; Fancy Dancer LP (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series)<\/span> <span>$27.98<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Related News<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/bernadette-giacomazzo\/coco-jones-and-donovan-mitchell-are-engagedsee-the-instagram-official-annou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Coco Jones and Donovan Mitchell Are Engaged\u2014See The Instagram Official Announcement\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/mYIoUW2ZQn1HCGIoCBHKrQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/926a26140879dce09e59e0d57f14d827\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Coco Jones and Donovan Mitchell Are Engaged \u2014 See the Official Announcement<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">,<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/jaelaniturnerwilliams\/sza-laughs-shannon-sharpe-question-bbl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Shannon Sharpe in a white shirt and glasses, posing with a bag. SZA with red curly hair, speaking into a microphone in a pink outfit.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/MmbfiqoRNworAdj3rN7adA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/9e4b32d373c79c5e547cccc1462a695b\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>SZA on Shannon Sharpe Asking Coco Jones About Her BBL: \u2018She Handled It Well\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">,<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/music\/a\/jaelaniturnerwilliams\/glorilla-hosted-bet-awards-afterparty-megan-thee-stallion\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"&lt;span&gt;GloRilla Hosted Star-Studded BET Awards Afterparty Attended by Megan Thee Stallion, Mickey Guyton, and More&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/qH5cOHTpwnxHBT.ntweYag--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/5e1670d8ac6d395d75b86f5665081f73\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>GloRilla Hosted Star-Studded BET Awards Afterparty Attended by Megan Thee Stallion, Mickey Guyton, and More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\"><b>Related News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b><i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/zoe-kravitz-recalls-almost-losing-050134757.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Zoe Kravitz Recalls Almost Losing Her Pet Snake in Taylor Swift\u2019s Home Amid L.A. Fires;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Zoe Kravitz Recalls Almost Losing Her Pet Snake in Taylor Swift\u2019s Home Amid L.A. Fires<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><b><i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/taylor-swift-shade-blake-lively-143436415.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Will Taylor Swift 'Shade' Blake Lively in New Album Lyrics?;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Will Taylor Swift &#8216;Shade&#8217; Blake Lively in New Album Lyrics?<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=shop2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what's next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><b>COMPLEX SHOP:<\/b> Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what&#8217;s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/newsletters?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_cta5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Making Culture Pop. Find the latest entertainment news and the best in music, pop culture, sneakers, style and original shows.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><b>Making Culture Pop.<\/b> Find the latest entertainment news and the best in music, pop culture, sneakers, style and original shows.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coco Jones is known to put raw emotion into her music. But in the workplace, not so much. Still, she couldn\u2019t help but tear up during a special day this year. In an interview with Variety published Friday, August 15, Jones revealed that she had just wrapped her final scenes on Peacock\u2019s Bel-Air just days [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1964406,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[346178,347046,347047],"class_list":["post-1964405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-coco-jones","tag-hilary-banks","tag-karyn-parsons"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Coco-Jones-Reveals-She-Was-a-Crybaby-After-Wrapping-Bel-Air.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1964405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1964405"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1964405\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1964406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1964405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1964405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1964405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}