Celebrity Travel: Go away with GG Townson
GG Townson said that before she signed on to portray Salt in the Lifetime biopic, “Salt-N-Pepa,” her “knowledge of the group was pretty basic. I knew songs like ‘Push It,’ ‘Whatta Man’ and ‘Let’s Talk About Sex.’ But I didn’t understand how important they were to the hip-hop game as female artists until I got to know who they were personally and (after) learning my script.” Based out of Los Angeles, the actress stays in touch with fans on social media (username @gg_smilez).
Q: It’s different during this pandemic, but musicians generally have to travel a lot for work. Do you think you would’ve enjoyed touring like Salt did?
A: I am most definitely not suited for life on the road. I love my bed so much. The times I’ve had to travel for work, I get homesick. Shooting the “Salt-N-Pepa” movie (in Toronto) was the longest I’ve ever been away from home.
Q: I did not realize that Ron Townson of the 5th Dimension was your grandfather.
A: Yes! My grandfather was one of the founding members and the person who played a contributing part in getting me started in the entertainment field. My very first agent was actually my grandfather’s agent. He signed me as a favor to my grandfather.
Q: This pandemic has made everyone think differently about how we spend our vacation time. What have you been doing?
A: I was able to take a trip out to Palm Springs with a few friends of mine. It was a nice relaxing staycation and the change of scenery was right on time, since the trip was four months into the first lockdown. I have recently added daily walks into my routine, which have been nice since the majority of my days are spent in the house.
Q: How has it been not being able to hop on a plane and get to your next project?
A: It’s pretty unfortunate to not be able to audition for certain things that shoot outside of my home state. Currently, quite a few productions are only auditioning actors that live in the state the production is operating in based on COVID-19 and the restrictions placed.
Q: If you had travel plans for 2020 and had to cancel, where were they to?
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