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Nickelodeon Stars on Their Kids' Choice Awards Nominations

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The Kids' Choice Awards are an opportunity for any and all kids' faves from across the entertainment world to come together to be celebrated, but it is also the time when stars from across the Nickelodeon network specifically can get the chance to be in the same room! Young Hollywood hits the orange carpet at the KCAs where we get to chat with the stars of 3 hit Nick shows, including: Alaya High, Gabrielle Navaeh Green, Tiffany Daniels, Thomas Hobson, Caleb Brown, and Peyton R. Perrine III from "That Girl Lay Lay"; Jules LeBlanc, Jayden Bartels, Mitchell Berg, Isaiah Crews, and Jacques Chevelle from "Side Hustle"; and Young Dylan himself from "Tyler Perry's Young Dylan"! Find out who they're most excited to see at the event and their thoughts on their various nominations!

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Young Hollywood

Oh guys, you guys all look so amazing tonight. How are you feeling?

Nickelodeon Stars

Thank you. I'm feeling so excited to be here for sure. Ecstatic. Over the moon. Amazing.

Young Hollywood

Okay, if you guys had to get slimed tonight, would you be like, would you be upset about the fit getting slimed?

Nickelodeon Stars

I'm not getting slimed tonight. Period. Period. Period. I'm not gonna sacrifice the fit. I mean, hey, we're nominated tonight. So if we win, I would be happy to sacrifice the fit for for for the win, you know what I'm saying? I would not be happy to sacrifice it. Because I wanna take this home. Dang. No, but you know it is what it is. It's okay. Two against one. What? You're going to have to take one for the team, but you're going to have to get slimed. I guess so, yeah. She's good at that. One for all, all for one.

Young Hollywood

And okay, when did you guys find out that you find out that you got nominated, and did you like text in the group chat?

Nickelodeon Stars

We did. We have a group chat on Instagram and it just exploded with emojis the moment that we found out. I don't remember exactly when it was but we were ecstatic. Yeah, I think it was maybe a few weeks ago and it was just all fire emojis, party emojis. So excited. Yeah, it was amazing. I was just randomly checking my email and then all of a sudden it was, Congratulations. And I'm going to click it because it's like it says congratulations on being a vote. So I clicked it and I was like telling everybody. I was so excited.

Young Hollywood

What you guys celebrate together? Would you like, what would you do after?

Nickelodeon Stars

We're definitely going to celebrate. If we win. Yeah, I think there's an afterparty right after so you know turn up there, bounce around on the inflatables. I don't know what they have there, but you know, definitely have some fun. This is uh, kind of the kickoff to our season two. We start filming um, in just a couple weeks. So it's a lot of celebrations tonight for sure. No matter who wins or not.

Young Hollywood

What's it like behind the scenes when you are filming?

Nickelodeon Stars

Well, it's hilarious just watching this one. Watching this one remembering her lines, doing her performances, all of it. And then Gabby is like the goofball of the cast. So it literally is just so much fun. We that's all we do is have fun together. It's it's a lot of fun on set. I can't wait to go back. Oh my God. Yeah, I mean we're just a big family. I mean when you're filming on set, people don't realize it's a lot like boot camp, but just on camera. So like this is really the people that you're around for maybe six, seven months. So we really created a bond and I'm really excited to get back to it. Yeah.

Young Hollywood

So okay, who are you guys looking forward to seeing tonight, meeting, saying hi to?

Nickelodeon Stars

Yo. Zendaya is nominated. So like if she's here, I'm gonna pass out. You know what I'm saying? Zendaya and The Rock. Hands down. Yeah. I feel like they could they should come out. Yeah, absolutely. I'm trying to get a TikTok with The Rock. You know what I'm saying? It's about drive. It's about power. Yes, I'm trying to be in the background of that TikTok. Let's go. I'm excited to see Jack Harlow. I I was wondering if one of you were gonna say Jack Harlow because I think he's a pretty big. Yes, me and Dylan are bringing him out and we are so excited. What's poppin. Brand new whip this hot thing.

Young Hollywood

You guys all look great. Did you coordinate this kind of like color scheme here?

Nickelodeon Stars

No, we just showed up and we're like, wait, We're that we're that synced up as a cast. We all showed up. We were like, oh, Yeah. Like we're kind of good today. Yep.

Young Hollywood

Okay. So we just talked to the girls and you guys are going to be filming soon season two. How do you feel about that? Back on set?

Nickelodeon Stars

I'm very excited. Uh, yeah, I I love these kids like they're my kids. So I've missed spending time with them. So it's going to be really nice to have the family back together. Yeah, I just know I've been really bored off set and it's impossible to be bored when you're on set with such a family and these amazing people that you grow relationships with. And I'm just excited to be back in our environment, y'all. Yeah, like I'm so excited. Every day I was like, okay. How many more days until we go back to set? How many more days? I'm just really excited.

Young Hollywood

And you guys are also nominated too. Yeah. Do you guys want to get slimed?

Nickelodeon Stars

Uh, I um, I yes. Yes I do. Maybe if I would take the jacket off and my shoes off. It'd be the warning so we can we can You think they actually give warnings though? Yes, Nickelodeon, you have to just get slimed and get over it. Yeah, there's no warning is there? It just happens to you. It's been the whole afternoon just waiting for somebody to hit you with some green slime. Just like on the lookout the whole time.

Young Hollywood

And who's one person you're looking for to you saying hi to, seeing perform tonight?

Nickelodeon Stars

Jack Harlow. I'll go first. One one I want to see The Rock. The Rock. I want to see The Rock. Oh, very big man. He just got to see Gronkowski and he lost it. It was great. Oh, I lost it. I about lost my mind. I'm like, oh my God, he's a legend.

Young Hollywood

Are you a fan of the Bucks?

Nickelodeon Stars

Uh, I I'm personally Cowboys fan, but he is why I will support the Bucks. Yes. I'm an Eagles fan. Oh. I'm an Eagles fan. There. Here we go. We're getting in started. I started something.

Young Hollywood

Okay. And if you guys were to win, how would you celebrate?

Nickelodeon Stars

Oh, if we win, how are you gonna celebrate? Oh, I wanted to go to Benihana tonight, but the the the earliest dinner time they had was 10:00. So we were like. Yeah. I mean. Yeah, I I definitely can't afford Benihana, so I'm gonna say go to McDonald's or something or you know, have a good time. Uh, I just hope that when we win, that we all get a blimp. Cuz I just I want I want to take the blimp home and just like, you know, just hold it over my head and be like, look what I got. Oh, oh, yeah. Oh, I'm so excited cuz I I saw it on TV once and I was like, I want that. Yeah. Yeah, that's awesome.

Young Hollywood

Is it crazy that you're here now?

Nickelodeon Stars

Yes, I I was freaking out when I first heard that we got nominated. I was just crazy. It was awesome. Um, right here, am I supposed to like say what everything is? You can describe a little picture. Oh, um I mean, I got some like Air Forces that I hope don't turn green by tonight. Um yeah, I mean I just I just threw this together. And I hope it looks good. Um a little bit of 90s sitcom. A little Erkel. But yeah, just nostalgia. Yeah. I'm going for a retro futurism kinda. I'm giving um Michael I'm giving Scream music. I'm giving No Scrubs. Uh-huh. Um I'm wearing Balenciaga. Yeah. It's it's It's giving a lot. Um, I wanted to go for more edgy and like dark look. I love black. I always wear a lot of color like my hair is pink and I love color, but I wanted to do something different and like go really, really dark. Look good. Yes. I'm wearing V. Chapman. It's this gorgeous little green stage dress. Uh a lot of times I don't do colors, but I always do color when I come to the KCAs. Um but yeah, I really like it.

Young Hollywood

Very good. If you if one of you had to get slimed, who would you nominate? Like who who would it be?

Nickelodeon Stars

Y'all are evil. I'm not gonna point to her. Why is it me though? I'm not gonna point to one of y'all. I don't want to bring this boy. Yeah. The outfits just too good. I'll take it. I'll take it. For the team. I'll take it. Thank you. Don't slime me though for real. I will be so angry though for real Nickelodeon. Don't slime me.

Young Hollywood

And who's one person you're each looking forward to seeing tonight?

Nickelodeon Stars

Jack Harlow absolutely. We're going on we're doing little skit like right after he performs. So we get to see it backstage. It's awesome. It's awesome. What would you say to him? He said hi to me already. I was walking by, I kid you not. So what happened was I was walking, I was doing my thing, and I was singing a song and Jaden thought I was talking to her and she was like, she was like, what? I was like, no, I'm just singing Jack Harlow songs. Ten seconds later I'm turning around. He's literally there and he goes, hi. And I was like, hi. And I was like, I was like, oh my God, go go go go go go. Jack Harlow. Jack Harlow. Kid Cudi. Oh my God. I know right. I'm excited for Yeah. I want to fist bump both of the D'Amelio sisters. Yeah. At the same time. Yeah, at the same time. If he's here, Sean White definitely. That'd be saying.

Young Hollywood

So let's go through the fit. Tell us all about the fit cuz you're dripping out right now.

Nickelodeon Stars

K C A it, you know, Young Dylan always like to stay drippy. Uh so you know, I got the Louis bracelet on. Gucci ring on. Got the rollie on. I know you wanna rollie on right now. Yes. And I got the Prada shirt, leather pants, Prada shoes. You know, just stay dripped down to the toe, you feel me?

Young Hollywood

Do you feel like you always need to step out like in your best fit?

Nickelodeon Stars

Definitely. I mean, especially during this amazing event, definitely. You're nominated for a Kid's Choice Award. Yep. It's a blessing and I'm so honored.

Young Hollywood

How do you feel? How if you got slimed, how would you feel? You know.

Nickelodeon Stars

And all the Prada and the Gucci? Uh, I'll feel good but not good at the same time. My heart will be crying. I ain't gonna cap.

Young Hollywood

Are you excited for any of the performers specifically?

Nickelodeon Stars

Definitely, I'm excited for Jack Harlow because me and that girl Layla are presenting him out. So it's gonna be amazing.

Young Hollywood

Also, okay. So you kind of went viral when you interviewed Deebo Samuel.

Nickelodeon Stars

Yes. Uh, that was a blessing. You know, me and my father came up with those questions right before cuz the game was so crazy to where they didn't know who was going to win. So me and my father came up with questions for each team.

Young Hollywood

So you prob like you wrote your own questions for that. Like you got, you're prepared, you're with your dad?

Nickelodeon Stars

I mean I came up with one question but my father came up with most of 'em. So I gotta thank him.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. And are you nervous like when you're interviewing people instead of like acting, are you nervous?

Nickelodeon Stars

Um, not really. I think I've been doing it for so long now to where uh I I don't get that nervous but I I it's definitely some nerves in my heart.

Young Hollywood

What's one thing that you're like looking forward to tonight?

Nickelodeon Stars

I'm looking forward from uh me to interview all the celebrities. Uh, me winning the Kid's Choice Awards. I really hope I win it. Oh, if I win it, I'm gonna be thanking God.

Young Hollywood

If you win, what are you gonna do to celebrate?

Nickelodeon Stars

I'm gonna get lit. I'm gonna bust out a freestyle, a speech. I don't even know.

Young Hollywood

Do you like go get candy after? Do you go get dinner? Like what what?

Nickelodeon Stars

I'm not a huge sweets fan, but I might go out to dinner. But I don't have time because I have to go to a like I have to go on the plane and go to another place to work. So I don't have time.

Young Hollywood

Young Dylan's always on the go.

Nickelodeon Stars

Facts, you feel me? Yes.

Young Hollywood

Well, thank you so much.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Alaya High

    Star of 'That Girl Lay Lay', interviewed on the orange carpet

  • Gabrielle Navaeh Green

    Star of 'That Girl Lay Lay', described as the 'goofball' of the cast

  • Tiffany Daniels

    Star of 'That Girl Lay Lay', interviewed on the orange carpet

  • Thomas Hobson

    Star of 'That Girl Lay Lay', interviewed on the orange carpet

  • Caleb Brown

    Star of 'That Girl Lay Lay', interviewed on the orange carpet

  • Peyton R. Perrine III

    Star of 'That Girl Lay Lay', interviewed on the orange carpet

  • Jules LeBlanc

    Star of 'Side Hustle', interviewed on the orange carpet

  • Jayden Bartels

    Star of 'Side Hustle', interviewed on the orange carpet

  • Mitchell Berg

    Star of 'Side Hustle', interviewed on the orange carpet

  • Isaiah Crews

    Star of 'Side Hustle', interviewed on the orange carpet

  • Jacques Chevelle

    Star of 'Side Hustle', interviewed on the orange carpet

  • Young Dylan

    Star of 'Tyler Perry's Young Dylan', interviewed on the orange carpet

FAQ

Which Nickelodeon shows are featured in the interview?+
The interview features stars from 'That Girl Lay Lay,' 'Side Hustle,' and 'Tyler Perry's Young Dylan'.
What is the general feeling among the stars about getting slimed at the Kids' Choice Awards?+
Most stars expressed reluctance to get slimed due to their outfits, though some said they would if they won an award or for the team.
Who are some celebrities the Nickelodeon stars are excited to see at the Kids' Choice Awards?+
Many stars mentioned being excited to see Zendaya, The Rock, and Jack Harlow at the event.
When did the cast of 'That Girl Lay Lay' find out about their Kids' Choice Awards nomination?+
The cast found out a few weeks prior to the event, with their Instagram group chat exploding with emojis in celebration.
How do the 'Side Hustle' cast members feel about returning to film Season 2?+
The cast is very excited to return to set, describing themselves as a family and looking forward to spending time together again.
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