Niecy Nash on ‘The Rookie’ spinoff, ‘Don’t Forget the Lyrics,’ and marriage
27.05.2022 - 02:33
/ nypost.com
the ABC hit, “The Rookie.” “We were coming out of such a tough time, with the pandemic and everything, and I thought, ‘What a great way to give people bags of money for just doing what they do driving in the car on the way to work, or in the shower,’” Nash, 52, told The Post about “Don’t Forget the Lyrics.” Airing Mondays (8 p.m.), the series follows contestants as they test their musical memories for the chance to win $1 million in prize money. For Nash, who married musician Jessica Betts in 2020, there was also an extra element that appealed to her.“My better half was able to be in the [the ‘Don’t Forget The Lyrics’] band, and I was like, ‘Oh my goodness, I get to flirt while I’m at work? This is the dream!,'” Nash said. “We had a good time, and we don’t get tired of being around each other.
You ride in the car together going to work, then you work together all day. Some people would say, ‘Enough already,’ but not me, I’m like, ‘Give me more!’ ”This is the third iteration of “Don’t Forget the Lyrics,” which aired from 2007-2009 (Fox) with host Wayne Brady and ran in syndication (2010-2011) with Mark McGrath handling the hosting chores. Nash said she was a fan of the show before she got her turn as the host, but she’s not sure how well she would do as a contestant.
“My genre would be ’90s R&B, I think I could do pretty well at that. The other categories, not so much,” she said. “And in terms of specific songs, I don’t know, because one of my favorite songs is ‘Pony,’ the one that they played in the ‘Magic Mike’ soundtrack.
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