1. LIFESTYLE
The Shoe Says It All
N
aturi Naughton has arrived. She
gets to take the lead in 50 Cent
and Starz’ urban drama Power. As
Tasha St. Patrick, Naturi gets to live the
fabulous life, wearing the most expensive
jewelry, the most luxurious flowing
weaving, tight dresses, and gets to having
unadulterated sex before a camera crew
of about 30 in her hometown of New York
City. “I’m blessed to have booked a job that
I love, working with people that I love, in
an environment where people I love live,”
believes Naturi Naughton.
With the premiere of Power’s Season
Two on June 6, on Starz, we took a look
at what are stark similarities and riveting
differences between Naturi Naughton and
her character Tasha St. Patrick.
Tasha:
POWER’S SEASON TWO
“Every man is on his own in the second
season. Whereas in season one Tasha and
Ghost were a united family, in season #2,
everyone is split into their own little islands.
Tasha always had the most fabulous
clothes and the most fabulous hair; done
from head to toe. We get a chance to see
her vulnerable; she gets stripped down. It’s
scary what the characters are willing to do.
I’m on the edge.”
Naturi:
EAST COAST vs. WEST COAST
“Although I’m a Jersey girl, I’m really
feeling L.A. right now; the lights and theater
plus I just started surfing with my friends
and I loved it. When I’m in L.A., I get a
chance to experience new things that I
never thought I’d experience before.”
NATURI NAUGHTON vs.
TASHA ST. PATRICK
By Darralynn Hutson
Tasha:
FAMILY
“Family has and still is the dynamic that drives
me, us. We talk about it and it always comes
back to family.They have issues (Ghost and
Tasha), but Ghost needs Tasha and they both
understand the value in that. We’re always
advocates for family. But we also tell the truth.”
Naturi:
BROWN-SKIN
“It’s tough, constantly weighing in on your self-
esteem and believing in yourself. I know that
I’m an example, especially when people tell
me they love my work and they can relate to a
brown-skinned girl on the screen.”
Tasha & Naturi:
“When you ask me what makes me different, I
just have to say that I’m the down-to-earth one,
from around the way, funny and dramatic at the
same time. I’m the silly wacky one that can turn
very deep and serious at the drop of a dime. I
got straight A’s in school and studied science
at a university level. I’m not a one-dimensional
person, and it’s important to show these non-
one-dimensional characters. And now that I’m
on TV, it’s a special and a unique opportunity.
It’s tough, constantly weighing in
onyour self-esteem and
believing in yourself.
I know that I’m an example.
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