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Shameless's Emma Kenney Reveals Her Secret Shames

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"Roseanne" star Emma Kenney is chilling with us in the Young Hollywood, and in honor of her stint on the hit Showtime series "Shameless", we play a game of "Shame or Shameless?" with her, where she shares her thoughts on a number of awkward social situations, like forgetting a friend's birthday, accidentally texting screenshots of a conversation, eating a whole tub of ice cream, and more!

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Young Hollywood

What's up, guys? We're hanging out in the Young Hollywood studio with Emma Kenny, about to play a very fun game called Shame or Shameless, because she was on Shameless.

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She's on Shameless.

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Get it?

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Get it?

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Shame.

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Anybody get it?

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We're clever here, Young Hollywood.

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Yeah.

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Okay, so shame or shameless, it's would you feel more shameful about this or shameless about it?

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Okay.

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So, okay, first question.

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Forgetting to wish your friend happy birthday.

Emma Kenney

I never do that, so I'd feel very shameful.

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Shameful.

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Okay, you're a good friend.

Emma Kenney

Yes, I just remember their signs.

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Right, you're a Virgo.

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You would never forget.

Emma Kenney

I would never.

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Okay, so there you go.

Emma Kenney

Just not part of my dream.

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Okay, forgetting to brush your teeth and having to see your crush.

Emma Kenney

Definitely have uncomfortably done that.

Emma Kenney

So, I would say shameless.

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Shameless.

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But it is kind of shameful because that's not great.

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Well, how are you going to know when you see your crush?

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I got to brush my teeth every second I leave the house because I might see my crush.

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Constantly just brushing your teeth, you like bring one in your bag.

Emma Kenney

Yeah, who has time for that?

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Who knows.

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All right, third question.

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Accidentally sending a screenshot of your conversation to that person you're texting.

Emma Kenney

Oh, literally, I've never done that.

Emma Kenney

Thank the Lord, but that's very shameful.

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I've done that.

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That's super awkward.

Emma Kenney

Really?

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It's awkward.

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But have you screenshot, do you screenshot?

Emma Kenney

I've gotten messages like that have not supposed to have been sent to me before.

Young Hollywood

Oh screenshot.

Emma Kenney

Like about of my messages, you know what I mean?

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What do you do?

Emma Kenney

I'm just like, oh, like don't think you meant to send that to me.

Emma Kenney

And I'm just like pretty petty.

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Yes, I I called them out.

Emma Kenney

Of course.

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Yeah, you have to.

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I got, oh, did you mean to send that to so and so?

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Like And then they're like, oh, shoot.

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Yeah.

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Okay, not responding to a friend's text, but liking their photos on social media.

Emma Kenney

That's shameless.

Emma Kenney

I'm so bad at texting.

Emma Kenney

Like I low-key never text people back.

Young Hollywood

I've heard a friend like text you and ask you to like their photo.

Emma Kenney

Oh, yeah.

Emma Kenney

That's not my vibe.

Emma Kenney

I'm never.

Emma Kenney

I'm like it makes me want to unlike it now.

Emma Kenney

Like No.

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Then you don't want to like, you're like, don't don't be desperate.

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All right.

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Eating an entire tub of ice cream at movie night.

Emma Kenney

Uh, shameless.

Emma Kenney

Total shameless.

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I saw you at that restaurant.

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Well, no, I didn't see you there.

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I saw on your Instagram story, you were having like amazing cheesecake, all this stuff.

Young Hollywood

La Scala.

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Was it last night?

Emma Kenney

Last night, I had the best Oreo cheesecake.

Emma Kenney

Literally La Scala has the best everything.

Emma Kenney

But their Oreo cheesecake is the best thing I've ever had.

Young Hollywood

That looked amazing.

Emma Kenney

It really was.

Young Hollywood

Good desserts there.

Emma Kenney

I know.

Emma Kenney

Everything there, their pasta, their chopped salad.

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Oh my gosh.

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Okay, sneaking out of your house after your parents go to bed.

Emma Kenney

Um, well, I'm 18 years old, so But no, no minor should be doing that.

Emma Kenney

That's shameful.

Emma Kenney

Stay in bed, kids.

Emma Kenney

Study.

Emma Kenney

No minor should be doing that.

Young Hollywood

That's such a grown-up thing to say.

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It's nice to be 18 though, isn't it?

Emma Kenney

Yes.

Emma Kenney

And like make your own decisions, you can And like, I've been 18 for six months now.

Emma Kenney

I'm an adult.

Young Hollywood

You say to your parents, Mom, dad, I'm 18.

Emma Kenney

Literally, I do.

Emma Kenney

My parents are like, Emma, like you should like if my mom's like, eat a salad.

Emma Kenney

I'm like, mom, I'm an adult.

Emma Kenney

She's like, eat your greens.

Emma Kenney

I'm like, mom, I'm an adult.

Emma Kenney

Like I don't have to go to the dentist.

Emma Kenney

I'm 18 now, you know.

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That's funny.

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Okay, last one.

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Spending $500 on a retail therapy session.

Emma Kenney

Um, shameless.

Emma Kenney

Come on, you gotta say shameless.

Emma Kenney

You gotta do retail therapy.

Emma Kenney

You need to treat yourself.

Emma Kenney

Work hard, play hard.

Emma Kenney

Absolutely.

Emma Kenney

That's my motto.

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Love it.

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Yeah, love the shoes, love the dress.

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Come on, you guys.

Emma Kenney

Thank you very much.

Emma Kenney

Thank you.

Young Hollywood

This was good.

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You did very good at this game.

Emma Kenney

Thanks, you know, I I'm very shameless.

Emma Kenney

What can I say?

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FAQ

What game does Emma Kenney play in the video?+
Emma Kenney plays a game called "Shame or Shameless?" where she gives her opinion on various social situations.
What show is Emma Kenney known for?+
Emma Kenney is known for her roles in the hit Showtime series "Shameless" and "Roseanne."
Does Emma Kenney forget her friends' birthdays?+
No, Emma Kenney states she never forgets her friends' birthdays and would feel very shameful if she did.
What is Emma Kenney's opinion on eating a whole tub of ice cream?+
Emma Kenney considers eating an entire tub of ice cream "total shameless," implying she has no shame in doing so.
Does Emma Kenney approve of retail therapy?+
Yes, Emma Kenney believes retail therapy is shameless and part of her "work hard, play hard" motto.
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