From the moment we sat down for this interview, it was clear to me that whatever it is that makes someone a star, Adrian Bailon Houghton has it.

Her natural charisma, her work-hard attitude,

it is all powered her from Girl Group to Disney Star to award-winning host, including her new gig on the

reality show, Love for the Agents. Adrian opens up about the early days of fame, how the real

forced her to interrogate her own boundaries, and what her fertility journey

and the stigma around surrogacy has taught her about how to show up for others.

Thank you so much for doing this.

Thank you.

I'm excited.

I know you've told the story before, but I want to hear it from you, which is how does a girl from the lowery side go from singing in the church choir to becoming a huge pop star.

Start at the beginning.

Honestly, the story shocks me every time I say because I'm just like,

how did this happen?

Like, how does this happen?

It's absolutely insane.

So I grew up singing in church.

My dad actually came to this country to sing at a nightclub in Queens.

He was a salsa and a cumbia singer.

And he got his work visa at like 36 years old.

And that's where he met my mom, who's Puerto Rican.

And growing up, he really implemented like singing and performing in our household. And so we started singing in church.

And I was pretty much in every play for Easter, for pastor appreciation. I sang nonstop and I loved it.

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