John Legend: Celebrity Beach Bowl MVP!
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YH has the best seat in the house for the DirecTV Celebrity Beach Bowl during Super Bowl XLVIII, and we're there to catch up with the MVP of the game himself, R&B star John Legend! The singer shares his thoughts on adding a sports accolade to his sterling musical resume, plus he reveals what fellow players he was most excited to see and his secret weapon! Hosted by Nikki Novak (@nikkinovak) Check out the Young Hollywood Store Here: http://shopyounghollywood.com/
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First baseball. M V P. How does it feel to be a sports legend?
I'm just happy I got to hang out with Joe Montana, really. That's all.
Oh, hold on, your wife was telling us that you're a huge Aaron Paul fan.
Oh, I love Aaron Paul. Breaking Bad. I had two of my favorite shows here. Aaron Paul from Breaking Bad. And then we had two guys from Friday Night Lights. I'm like I'm in heaven.
What are you gonna do to celebrate? Are you going to Disney World? What are you gonna do?
I'm going to New York City.
Does this feel better than performing in front of like 50,000 people? What feels better?
Performing does, but this is fun. This is close. Yeah, this is like cuz I was never an athlete so this is like my little my little uh hoop dreams coming alive.
What do you think your sec What was your secret weapon?
You know I just caught the ball when he threw it to me. That was the only secret. Just don't drop it AJ. MVP. There you go.
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- Joe Montana
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Actor from Breaking Bad John Legend was excited to meet
- Nikki Novak
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