In our Q&A series POPSUGAR Crush, we get to know some of our favorite celebs’ more intimate details — from their perfect date night to their best love advice. This month, we’re crushing on “Bel-Air” star Jordan L. Jones.
It’s pretty rare for actors to have the opportunity to work with their parents on screen. But in “Bel-Air”‘s episode four of season two, star Jordan L. Jones got to do exactly that. “I think the greatest part is that my mom actually auditioned for this,” Jones tells POPSUGAR of having his mother, Ptosha Storey, as a scene partner. In fact, she didn’t even tell him about it until after the fact. “I was like, ‘What the f*ck?’ You got to tell a brother.”
“What I didn’t want to do is be like, ‘Yeah, so my mom is getting this audition. I would love for her to play my mom.'”
With two seasons on the books, “Bel-Air” is a successful entity, thriving with refreshing storylines that stand apart from the original ’90s series. One of those is the exploration of Jazz’s backstory in season two with a glimpse at his Muslim parents, Mrs. Ahmad (Storey) and Bilal (Reggie Gaskins) — who his girlfriend, Hilary (Coco Jones), desperately (and hilariously) tries to impress at an awkward family dinner.
Jones credits a higher power for the opportunity to have his real mom tapped to play his TV mom in his biggest role to date. And no, he didn’t have to bug creator Morgan Cooper or showrunner Carla Banks Waddles to make it happen. “What I didn’t want to do is be like, ‘Yeah, so my mom is getting this audition. I would love for her to play my mom. You guys don’t have to look at anybody else,'” the 30-year-old actor says.
“Now, of course, once she auditioned, I put in a word with one of the showrunners, like, ‘Look, my mom has auditioned. She would be a great mom. She actually is my mom in life so it won’t be that hard,'” he continues. “But I didn’t double back and check like, ‘Did you guys watch her…
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