01x07 - Lights, Camera, Braxtons!

[bunniefuu]

It's supposed

to be a blind date.

Good afternoon.How you doing?

I'm fine.

How are you?

I would think there'd be

a million men

knocking on your door,

trying to get to take you out.

Maybe the men that knocked

on my door,

I just didn't answer.

Are we gonna hear

wedding bells any time soon?

The last time we talked,

y'all were gonna take it

another step.

I got my little plan

I'm working on.

Man:

"The Braxtons" are back!

How has

filming been so far?

Well, I'm a friend to the show,

so I'm not really quite sure.

The first go-around,

I almost lost my life.

I can't allow that

to happen to me.

Performing has always

been physically demanding,

but right now,

I know I need to pace myself.

Man: Good job! Work!

The scariest part for me

is my health,

even though I feel good.

The truth is, my lupus

could flare up at any time.

How is your residency?

I have a cold.Oh.

I'm trying hard not to let

my past health scare

get into my head

and catching this cold

isn't the best thing.

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Towanda: More than this?

I heard Mommy

went out on a date.

I can't wait to ask

her questions.

Girl. Remember last time,

remember Traci asked,

Mommy like,

"Stay out my business."

I gotta do it like my mama.

Wait a minute.

Didn't I tell you stay out

my business?

You should know what I like

and what I don't.

Mommy said stay out

of her business.

Okay, but Mommy likes

the attention, let's be honest.

Yeah, she does.

I'm gonna be all up

in her business.

[Laughs]

Hey.

What's new, pussycat?

Alrighty then.

I have a question.What?

We heard

you went on a date.

[Laughs] I just got here,

trying to put

my phone away.

Well, I'll help you put

your phone away.

Oh.

[Laughs] Oh.

Oh, God, you wanna know.

What happened?

So I walked in.Mm-hmm.

I looked so cute.

But when I saw him,

I was a little surprised.

Why?

He had on all purple.

Miss E: This man had purple

from the top of his head

to the sole of his feet.

Who dresses like that?

Purple purple

people eater.

[Laughs]

Purple's my favorite color,

so I wouldn't have

a problem with somebody wearing

all purple, but that's not

Mommy's deal, though.

She doesn't want anybody

to come here looking like

the purple pie man and I get it.

But, Mama,

you have to give us something

so that we'll know how

to set you up with someone else.

He was a nice man.

Well, what did you like

about him?

I liked he's a man.

That's what I liked.

Don't worry about it.

I didn't give him my number.

Why not?

A little agitated.

Stop already.

That's why I don't like

them hooking me up with dates

because they never get it right.

But I appreciate them,

but they don't get it right.

How about that?

Bless his heart.

Mm-hmm.

And all his parts.

I'm looking forward to going

to L.A. for our photoshoot.

Yay.

Mama, are you excited?

I am.

I'm excited.

I wanna see what

they're gonna come up with.

I'm just super excited

to do the marketing sh**t

for our new television show,

"The Braxtons,"

with Mommy and my sisters.

And plus, we'll get to visit

Toni in Los Angeles

to see her rehearse

for her Vegas show.

And I'm gonna be honest,

I do not miss all those rigorous

rehearsals back in the day.

If you're not right,

you know what they're gonna say?

"Toni Braxton's sisters

weren't right."

No pressure.

Okay, maybe I am

a control freak.

Y'all was all over the place.

Probably.

Yeah,

I'm always prepared!

I'm not prepared.

I ain't trying to be

with the wack juice.

I don't want no wack juice

on me.

We sound a hot mess

at this point.

Am I in the group?

-No.

-Oh.

I'm just glad that I'll only be

worrying about our photoshoot

and making sure they get

my right side

[Camera shutter clicking]or my left side.

Or my front side.

Which is every side.

Producer: I love that.

I'm excited that the

whole marketing thing

is about to happen

and the show

was about to, like,

pop off again.

But I was just hoping

to at least be

10 pounds lighter.

Well, they can peel that

Oh, the Photoshop diet?

Absolutely.

But I wish I wouldn't

have gotten my hair done.

Wear a wig or take it out

and put it back in.

It's not that I can't take it

out and put it back in,

but the prices are just soYou can afford it.

I'll put it back in for you.Stop.

Or you can just come

to my house.

I have a whole shop of it.

Wanda have that,

she don't wear it.

I wasn't talking about my hair

for my head,

I was talking about for Brooke.

Did you see the shade

she just threw?

"Wanda don't even have hair,

she don't use it."

[Laughter]It's alright.

I got you.

♪♪

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Walter: How do you

feel so far?

I'm good.Alright.

Ced is on stage.

So then I exit?

You exit stage right.I'm already gone.

Ced is coming stage left

and then that's when he's on.

Okay.Alright, let's do it.

♪♪

[Singing indistinctly]

♪♪

It's the last week

before our big premiere

of "Love and Laughter,"

and I'm doing my last rehearsal

in Los Angeles

before heading out to Las Vegas.

I'm excited, though,

'cause I'm on stage

with Cedric The Entertainer.

Uhh-ha!

Plenty of y'all have to be

in Vegas. What's up?

Toni: I love Ced.

We've known each other

for years.

Our kids actually dated.

They didn't work out,

but Ced and I

and his wife and the family,

we've always remained close.

Yell one time, Toni Braxton.

Give up for Tone, okay.

Towanda: Boo!

Boo!

[Laughter]

Toni: We got a lot going on

with the show, you know,

the standard thing,

the promotions,

doing it on "The Jennifer Hudson

Show" later this week.

Plus my family's in town

for the marketing sh**t

for "The Braxtons."

And they can see me and Cedric,

you know, actually run through

some of the show together.

Miss E:

So how long is your set?

It varies.Oh.

The whole show is

an hour and a half.

Oh, it's an hour

and a half.

Man: Hey, Toni.

Okay, so we're gonna

take it from the top, guys.

This is

From the top of the show.

Best thing smoking

in Vegas. So on the way.

We're gonna come in

on the one, okay?

And then Ethan, make sure

we got the bass there, okay?

Let's go.

♪♪

What's up, Las Vegas?

It's "Love and Laughter"!

Cedric the Entertainer,

Toni Braxton.

♪♪

♪♪

That's it.

Whoo!

Whoo, whoo, whoo!

Toni Braxton!

Toni Braxton!

You know it's good.

That was gonna happen a lot.

I'm gonna have a portion of that

in there.

Don, don, don, don, bom

Yeah.

Oh, man.

Can y'all give yourselves

a round of applause?

[Speaks indistinctly]

Y'all don't know something

about this Toni Braxton, man.

She is an amazing singer,

for sure.

Extremely talented and people

don't know, she funny as hell.

This is the thing about it.

She be cracking us up.

At rehearsal Hey, man.

Don't Don't

[Speaks indistinctly]

Man: She be going

crazy, man.

Dying, dawg, she just got

She got just like,

rrah, rrah, rrah.

She just got 'em. Like,

Toni, do you mind?

Should I?

Should I tell a joke?Please, please.

My sister, the living legend,

Toni Braxton is amazing

at a lot of things.

She's a fantastic singer,

performer, actress.

Comedian? Not so much.

I really hope it's

not a part of the show.

It's just gonna show

a little side to you

that you just might

not want people to see.

Alright, here we go.

So, the vegetables

are hanging out.

Uh-huh.

Which vegetables?

Carrots.Yeah, okay,

the carrots are there.

Broccoli.Broccoli there.

Mushroom be hanging out,

but, you know.

Then we have onion,

all the girls are hanging out.

Mushroom, he's the guy,

he's over to the side.

But he is so smittenOoh.

with carrot.

I mean, he loves carrot.

Who doesn't

love carrots?

Goes over there to carrot.

He's like, "Hey, hey."

Oh, this is

the mushroom walking.

This is mushroom.That's how

the shroom do it?

Shroomy's shrooming.

Okay, check him out.

Carrot.[Laughs] Yeah?

I'm really digging you.

I'd really love

to get to know you better.

Can I take you out to dinner?

Anything, any place you want.

I mean, I just wanna

get to know you.

And carrot goes, "You're

not really my type, no."

Ah, no, she didn't.

And then mushroom goes,

"Oh, come on.

I'm a fun guy."

[Laughs]

Trina: Boo!

Boo, boo, boo.

Oh, wow.

You gonna be that person

in the audience?

Trina: That was not funny, boo.

Don't bring your family in here

and do you like that.

That was horrible.

I mean, mushrooms,

I'm a fun guy?

Oh, my God, no.Toni Braxton.

I don't know what it is

about Toni wanting to be

a comedian now on stage.

I think that she thinks

that hanging out with Cedric

is gonna make her funny.

Mnh-mnh.

Just leave it to Cedric.

I mean,

he's the professional here.

She's so funny.

The sultry comedy stylings

of Toni Braxton, y'all.

So sultry and funny.

-That was horrible.

-Terrible.

Toni, don't worry.

Don't you let them worry about

you, you're k*lling it, alright?

Don't you let them get to you.

I don't care what my family

says, I think my joke is funny.

I got a laugh out of Cedric.

Plus, I mean,

it's just rehearsal.

I still have some time.

And hopefully having all of us

together might just loosen it up

and make me a comedian.

Make me, like,

the original queens of comedy.

Imma tell you what

your joke sounds like.

Huh?Ask me if I'm a tree.

Are you a tree?No.

[Laughter]

Do you see

how everybody laughs?

Towanda: Feels like Traci's

gonna come through

and walk

and say something crazy.

I know it.

Oh, my God.

Mommy's always

the first one ready to go.

I'm gonna need to put on a wig.

[Laughs]

It's the freest thing

that I have ever done.

Tamar: I don't feel connected

to, you know,

this whole production again.

I don't know how to say this

'cause I don't wanna

talk about this.

I didn't know we were gonna

do this, I can't.

You know what I'm saying?

First of all,

how are you feeling?

Emotionally drained,

I can't deny it.

Jennifer: Give it up

for Grammy-Award winner

Toni Braxton

and Cedric The Entertainer.

I'm sorry.

I just get a little emotional.

We understand.

♪♪

Even though they say

the show must go on,

sometimes shows get canceled.

♪♪

♪♪

-Hey, Um.

-Towanda: Hi, guys.

[Smooches]

Hey, Mother, sit down.

How long have you

been waiting?

For a while.A lot of traffic.

Oh, really?Yeah, traffic

is terrible here.

I was going to invite

Toni here with us today,

but she has rehearsal.

And I said we're just gonna

see her tomorrow.

Yeah.

[Laughs]

At the photoshoot.

'Cause I know she's tired, she's

gonna be tired from rehearsal

'cause she's still there,

you know what I mean?

Mm-hmm.

I'm excited about tomorrow,

but I'm gonna need

some undergarments

[Laughter]because

right now, at this point

in my life,

you know,

my thighs and my stomach,

they have their

own personal relationship

so you've got to bring

something to,

you know, just[slurp!]

But the great thing about it is,

is we have Derek.

Yeah, so I'm gonna

need them

to put me

on the Photoshop diet.

That's okay.Just enhance it,

that's all.

That's happy weight.No big deal.

I don't know, we're

over there bumping bellies.

It's not cute. We need to get

into the gym.

You have a gym

in your house.

You have a gym

in your house.I know.

Derek Blanks is

absolutely amazing

Not only

did he direct my music video

"Party or Go Home,"

but he's photographed so many

celebrities like NeNe Leakes,

Chaka Khan,

Taraji P. Henson,

Snoop Dogg, The Braxtons

and so many more.

And being in his hands makes

me slightly more comfortable.

This is a change, being here.

I love it. It's nice.

Isn't it a change?

Don't it feel odd, though?

It does.It feels very odd.

Imma tell you

what it feels like,

it feels like Traci's

gonna come through and walk

and say something crazy.

I know it.Yes, absolutely.

Isn't that what it feels like?It feels like it.

I wanna take some pictures,

though.

I do.

'Cause it's so beautiful.

Just take the pictures,

for God's sake.

I'm gonna watch

you walk.

And walk, walk,

walk, walk.

[Laughing]

Miss E: Oh, man,

that looks so stink.

[Laughs] So stink.

Take your pictures, girls.

Ready? Selfies.

Both: Cheese!

We're in L.A.!

That's nice.That is.

Okay, let's I wanna take pictures

on the inside

before we leave, though.

There's an amazing koi pond.

These have little babies.

Look, Trina,

a hummingbird.

[Gasps]

A hummingbird.

A hummingbird.

Will you look at that?

Oh, my God.

Hey, Tray!

Towanda: Traci said that

whenever we see a hummingbird,

it's her.

She loved hummingbirds,

she had a big tattoo

on her back of hummingbirds

and I just really feel

that that was Traci.

It was like she was fluttering

over us, telling us,

"It's okay.

I'm still with you."

This hummingbird just popped in

and kept flying around me,

as though it was saying,

"Hi, Mommy."

"I know you guys miss me,

but I'm good, y'all."

[Laughs] That's

why I think she was saying.

She was funny.

Yeah, she said we better

take her with us.Absolutely.

She said we are not having

that photoshoot without her.

She says she is coming.Oh, my goodness.

Tray.Aw.

Yay.

She was here.

That just made my day.Didn't it, though?

Let's cheers.Oh.

Let's cheers to Traci.Tray-Ray.

Clink, clink, clink,

clink, clink, clink.

Clink, clink, clink

clink, clink, clink.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

[Indistinct conversations]

See this piece right here,

can we make her tighter?

This one right here.

Yep, yep, right

where you're touching.

I haven't seen hair teased

in a long time.

Okay. Okay.

Towanda, are you finished

doing your head treatments?

Mnh-mnh.

Towanda: I'm really excited

about this photoshoot

because I don't have no hair.

[Laughs] So I don't

need to put on a wig.

[Laughs] I have to be honest,

being able to be like this

at all times,

it's the freest thing

that I have ever done.

So you carry your razor around

everywhere you go, Towanda?

What? No.

I just did that for today.

Trina: I am so impressed

with Towanda

for how open she is

with her alopecia.

She's been trying

to hide this in the past,

but she wanted to reveal

her diagnosis to the world

before our show premiered and

I really admire that about her

because now she can show

men and women

who are suffering with alopecia

that they don't have to be

ashamed.

You know what I mean?

You have a little shag.

You have a little shag?

[Laughter]

She's going on a huge radio show

next week

to speak about alopecia

and also to promote her

new scalp line and my skin line

and we're just really excited

about it.

Mommy's always

the first one ready to go.

Even her shoes are on.

Both of 'em are good.

All your sides

Beautiful. Love that.

Close your eyes

just like that.

And give me your face

straight at camera.

Love that, beautiful.

Alright.

Miss E: Thank you.

You look good.

Beautiful.

Beautiful.

Two and three.[Camera shutter clicks]

Beautiful.Towanda: That's it. Alright!

That's what

I'm talking about, right?

Thank you, Treeny Weeny.

You're next.

Derek: Love that, hold it.

Love it, Trina.[Camera shutter clicks]

Beautiful.

Right at camera,

serious.

One more.

Alright.

We got you. Good job.

So we're gonna start off

with beauty

and then we'll go

full body.

Trina: Damn.There we go.

You're doing good.

Okay.Beautiful, Toni.

Tamar told me that she's doing

her own marketing sh**t

for the show in Atlanta.

Couple more.

There you go.

And if anyone understands

having a crazy work schedule

and being a mom,

where you can't be

in too many places at one time,

I get it, I understand.

Now what do I have to do,

though?

Woman: Do what you

want to do.

Yes!

It's not the same

without Traci or Tamar.

They both

always brought the laughter

and the fun vibes that made

these long-day shoots

just kinda fly by, you know?

[Speaks indistinctly]

That didn't help.

One more?

Little peek.

[Dramatic music playing]

♪♪

♪♪

Do you see this chicken

I've been eating?

Let me get a piece.Get out!

Listen, Ashley,

they did it right, too.

They did?

What you get?

They did it right and it's hot.

That's what you decided

to do before a sh**t, though?

Before you go on set.

Chicken's protein,

ain't no carbs.

Oh, okay. French fries?Mm-hmm.

[Laughs] That's

what you felt like?

Wow. You can't get one shot

in, though, right quick?

It's so good. Huh?

What does that mean, strange?

We're doing two set-ups.Right.

This is the second one,

just so you're aware.

Alright.But we're gonna start

on this one.

I just don't feel connected

like that.

I feel connected to my family,

but I don't feel connected to,

you know, this whole

what? Production again.

For me, it was a lot and

mentally draining and unfair.

And I suffered mentally

because of the person

that I had to play on the show,

repeatedly.

I was like, "When is everybody

gonna get to know

the real Tamar?"

I wanna be here for Traci

and talk about Traci

and celebrate Traci.

But all that other stuff,

I don't I'm not into anymore.

♪♪

I'm never gonna

allow anybody else

to have that much control

over my emotions.

But you never told me

that you felt like you had

I could not do that,

not at that point.

No way.

I'm Taz.

I'm a healer.

I get to connect with people

that have passed on.

If there's anything

you'd like to say to her.

Yeah. Ohh

How does it feel

to be back in Vegas again?

I keep losing my breath

with the singing and dancing,

singing and dancing.

It's a lot to be on stage

for 90 minutes.

You know, it's scary.

Once you lose a sibling,

it's the worst thought in

the world is losing another one.

♪♪

♪♪

-Ashley: Beads?

-Tamar: Yeah.

Oh, you know,

like, snap 'em?

Is it something,

like, spiritual?

It is.

I decided to get my African

blessed waist beads because,

you know, I wanted to manifest

some things into my life.

I got this for prosperity,

this and I got two of 'em

for prosperity

'cause I'm greedy.

[Laughter]

And I got this for, like,

calling in love and family

and all of that.

I know a lot of people be like,

"Waist beads are

for weight loss."

No, it's not.

[Laughs]

It is to absorb energy

and create energy to manifest,

you know, things that you want

in your life. Yeah.

Ashley: What do you do

when you pull 'em?

Do you say

a little prayer?

Do you say

a little prayer?

I just did in my head

whilst I was like

So it's been

three years.

Woman: It feels like

a big moment.

I know, it does.It's a moment.

If it's been on there

for three years.

It's time, though.

I'm okay.

I got this

when Traci first passed.

She had seashells in her hair

and so I got this

to represent her.

I've had them on

for, like, three years

and although it creates energy,

it also absorbs a lot of energy.

Yeah.

It's shedding season, baby, it's

time to let go of some things.

So just hold those beads

right here.

I feel like they have

definitely played its purpose.

Yeah, it was just time to go.

[Exhales sharply]

There it is.

There it is.

It is so.

It's so hideous.

Does it feel weird?

No, it feels great.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

♪♪

Anja, can you put my phone back

on the charger?

And put my purse around you.

Everybody ain't safe.

So easy

If you wanna know,

come find out ♪

Make it look easy

Man: One more time.Time and time again

Love it.

Tamar:

I'm shedding a lot of things

and I'm also finding a lot of

things, too, including myself.

And, you know,

new versions of me

that I really love about myself.

♪♪

What am I looking forward to?

What am I looking forward to?

I'm looking forward to

being the best version of myself

as I can be in that moment.

And that is still

the goal today.

[Laughs] Thank you.

I got a meeting.

♪♪

[Indistinct conversations]

♪♪

♪♪

Never.

[Screams, laughing]

What a wonderful surprise.

You surprised me.

I did.Hey.

How are you doing?Good.

You look good.

You look regal.Thank you.

This is one of the many reasons

that I love this man.

Who spontaneously flies

across the country

to surprise their sweetie

with flowers?

That's just amazing.

He knew the sh**t was gonna

be a big deal for me

because it's so symbolic

of the Braxtons returning to TV.

Dang, them earrings.

Make-up's popping.

Thank you.

This feels like a new phase

of our family

and I just love that

Sean wanted to be a part of it,

that's just so special.

Ooh, this is dope.Isn't it?

Yeah, you should

wear this somewhere.

Where?

To accept one of your awards

for acting and stuff like that.

Thank you, honey,

an Oscar.

An Oscar,

Dr. Braxton.

Sean showed up

for the photoshoot.

Towanda just lit up

like a light.

I'm like, "Look at God."

I love seeing the closeness

that they have.

Hey, Miss E,

how are you doing?

Hey, good.

How are you doing?

Good to see you, what's up?

Good. Good to see you.How are you?

Why is she grinning

like that?

I don't know.

Y'all dating

or something?

Yes, we are.

So let me ask you,

is that an engagement ring?

Not yet.

Alrighty then.

You're amazing.Thank you, you too.

Thank you.Alright.

Oh.[Laughs]

Look at this.

I see your [bleep]

Towanda: You do not.

Your Mama know your

[bleep] like this?

Would you stop?

Would you stop?You cut this out?

It's not out.All up on the network?

It's covered up.Up on the networks?

It's covered.

Alright.

Yeah, right at camera,

serious.

Beautiful.

I mean, I think it's possible

that Tamar also needs

her space right now.

You know,

we gotta be honest about it,

none of us wanna make Tamar feel

like she's an outsider

in the family,

but I wouldn't wanna

come across being selfish

and not respect her

and her boundaries.

You look amazing,

that's perfect.

Love it.

In the past,

we would do these shoots

and it would always be fun

and glamorous

and it would always remind me

of when we were little girls

and we would play dress-up

and pose in front of the mirror

together.

And it's not every day

that your childhood fantasies

with your sisters

get to come to life.

[Man laughing]

I almost fell.

You know she only

2 pounds.

Miss E: You are only,

like, 2.5 pounds.

The truth is, we don't know

how many more moments

we all have together,

so I do hope that some day

we'll all be able to figure out,

as sisters, how we can

be together more consistently.

But the way through it

is not

It's not always

a straight line.

Trina: Hey!

Beautiful.

Come take a picture.

Come on, Trina.

Come on.

This dress is big.

[Indistinct conversations]

Thank you.

And I just wanna thank you all

'cause this is

a full-circle moment.

[All cheering]

With the hairstyle

I have hair.

I didn't want everybody to know

that I had alopecia.

Towanda:

What happens in Vegas

Towanda and Trina:

stays in Vegas.

What am I gonna wear?

Do I need to wear panties?

Remember what happened

when you were in seventh grade.

Towanda, if you tell that story,

Towanda, I'm

not your friend anymore.

Did she tell?

♪♪

Man: Reel one.

Take one, mark.

Alright, here we go, y'all.

-Thank you.

-Thank you, Mr. Ricardo.

-Thank you. Thank you.

-It's so good to see you.

Towanda: Thank you.

I haven't seen you in forever.

The sh**t was good, right?

Yeah, it was good."Haven't seen you in forever."

It's been what?

Two and a half hours?

An hour and a half?

[Laughs]

But I'm saying we haven't

sat down and talked and giggled.

In a long time.Yeah, it's been a while.

I know.

The sh**t was a little weird

doing it without Traci.

It was a lot weird doing it

without Traci.

Felt like something

was missing.

And to have two of us

missing was, like, really weird.

It made it worse.Tamar.

I was like, "Wow, Traci,

that energy. Traci's energy."

Funny and says something.Crazy.

Why write with a pen when

you can write with a pencil?

I promise, I live by that now.Yeah.

I mean, because a pencil's an

erasable moment, a pen is not.

I didn't understand it at first.Well, no one did.

[Laughter]

Except for Traci,

that's what makes her

so clever and wonderful.

I miss this so much,

I miss her.

Scott: Hello.

How we doing?

-How are you?

-How's it going?

It's going great.Ready to order?

We are.What shall we have?

I'm gonna have a martini,

a lychee martini.

Lychee martinis

all the way around.

Okay.

Shrimp toast.

Scott: Shrimp toast.Chicken satay.

Squab.You want

Remember,

I just don't eat

You don't eat chicken now,

again?

No, it's not that.Four.

-Scott: Four?

-Trina: Yes.

The broccoli, the brown rice

with the mushrooms.

The red chicken, I don't know

what the

Beijing.Yeah, that.

I said shrimp toast?Yep.

I said green prawns?

Can I get some

Mr. Chow noodles, please?

I like the creamy shrimp.

She likes it creamy,

so that's it.

Okay. Okay. That's everything?And that's a lot.

Is that everything?Yes. I think that's enough.

I think that's enough.

Yes.

How about

the orange chicken?

No, Toni.

You've ordered a lot.

How does it feel

to be back in Vegas again?

You know what?

I feel relieved, doing it.

Really?

Because I'm doing it

with someone, me and Cedric.

And we're supporting

each other.

I didn't know

his mom had lupus.

Really? I didn't know

that either.

I didn't know that.

So he's empathetic,

he understands, you know?

Right.Cedric and I are dancing.

Y'all are dancing

together?

Cedric can really dance.

I'm not

just saying that.

Dance like who?

Michael Jackson dance?

He got, like, rhythm,

like, crazy rhythm.

Like James Brown dancing?

Michael Jackson dancing?

Prince dancing? Who?

No, but he has rhythm.

Rhythm like

a Chippendale dancer.

A Chippendale dancer?Is he gonna strip?

What?!Chippendales strip.

I'm just saying, like,

how they have rhythm.

He has rhythm like them.Are you excited?

I am. I'm excited.

It's coming up on you

really soon.

It's coming up on me,

it's around the corner now.

And I have a cold,

although it's better.

I'll talk and then

I'll lose it again.

Hmm.

Getting bronchitis

when you have lupus,

it can lead

to other complications

because it can become pleurisy,

inflammation of the lungs,

it could become that.

You need the lungs to sing.

You know what? I can't

even think about that right now.

That is not a variable,

that's not an option.

Mm, mm.

I have a question,

Toni.

What's the question,

Umba?

Do you ever think

you're gonna get married again?

I don't know

if I'm the marrying type.

I don't know.

Why not?

I feel like I missed

my married window.

Hmm?

There's no such thing,

take it from me.

Trina's Elizabeth Taylor.You're welcome.

[Laughs]

This is your fourth?

That's hilarious.

Third. My bad.

How about you, Umba?

How long

y'all been together?

Nine years.No way.

♪♪

I c I don't know if there's

any wedding bells soon.

Maybe, could be, could be not.

Who's to say?

That's what Traci would say,

could be, could be not.

Who's to say?

So I don't know. I'm just happy.

Can I have

a half a martini?

Can I have

her other half?

Towanda:

Sean is an incredible leader.

He's an incredible pop.

I'm just in a space

of peace and gratitude

and high-vibrational energy.

It's just wonderful.

So is Sean Mr. Big

or is he Aidan?

He's Aidan.He's Aidan.

Aidan, she should

have picked Aidan.

Mr. Big was the on and off again

love interest of Carrie Bradshaw

from "Sex and the City."

Aidan was the nice, loving guy

that Carrie should

have ended up with.

That's the guy

she should have had.

But I'm happy Towanda sees Sean

as Aidan, I think he's an Aidan.

And even though it's been, like,

nine years and no proposal,

that is a very Mr. Big thing

to do but good for her.

What would Traci say?

Traci, is your husband

Aidan or Mr. Big?

Neither.

[Laughter]

What would she

categorize him as?

He in the HOV lane.

That's what she would say.

[Laughter]

That's a very Traci statement.

Here is your drink.

This is your lychee martini.

That's not the half.

She drink the other half.

Trina: But I can't drink

after her.

I can't drink after you.You sure can't.

Thank you for being honest,

what do you do?

Don't worry about it.

If a person said

don't drink after me,

that means

they do everything.

[Laughs]I wouldn't.

If I had been with my husband,

I wouldn't drink after me.

Well, I'm excited

to go to Las Vegas.

So what are we doing

after the show?

Maybe Towanda,

since you're getting married,

I think she's trying to tell

us she's getting married.

Who said that?

You just kinda made that up,

just now.

Thank you, Trina.

If I was engaged like that

right now,

the whole world

would know it.

♪♪

Cedric:

How are you feeling?

Toni: Emotionally drained,

I can't deny it.

I could always work my way

through difficult,

emotional moments

and I don't know

how to say this,

'cause I don't wanna

talk about this.

It's hard for me to come back,

guys. I can't.

It's been a beautiful ride.

I just have one question

for you.

♪♪

♪♪

Thanks, honey.

Sean: They got pompoms

for lights. That's dope.

Hi. How many

are in your party?

Six.[Laughs] Just two.

Just two.Okay.

-Thanks, honey.

-Alright.

So I have some gum.

How do I get rid of this?

Why are you always

so dirty-minded?

What is this?You're welcome.

How are we doing?

Sorry to interrupt.

No, you're fine.

Imma tell you what I want.

I want the Romantic Call.Ooh, good choice.

One of my favorites, actually.

She never shared

the menu with me

so I'm gonna make

a shotgunOkay.

Now, what kind of spirit

do you like?

I want the Caribbean.The Caribbean 69?

Yes.

Okay.

Alright, you like gin?

Yeah. Yeah.Okay. Perfect.

Alright, I will go ahead

and get The Caribbean 69

Go ahead and get that for you,

okay?

See what I have to deal with?

She don't need

the drinks, trust.

It's the Towanda 69

A lot of people ask Sean and I,

"When you guys getting married?

How come you guys

aren't married?"

I mean, it feels

like we're married now.

We just click and we talk about

absolutely everything.

Nothing else can beat it.

So you have that important

appointment coming up.

Yeah, I do.

How do you feel

about that?

I feel good.

I'm not ashamed of it anymore.

Anymore?Anymore.

Tell me about this.

I think there's just a thing

when it comes to women

and their hair.

A feeling of shame

that you don't have any.

Or being teased that, you know,

you don't have any hair.

When I was, like,

in seventh grade,

there was this girl and

she used to talk about my hair.

She was like, "Girl, your

hair is so thin, you're bald."

But I knew what, you know

what I'm saying, that I was.

But she didn't know.

But she just struck

a nerve like,

I will never, ever allow

anyone to make me feel

this way ever again in life.

Yep,

and you keep it moving.

I keep it moving because I'm

never gonna allow anybody else

to have that much control

over my emotions.

First season

of the reality showYeah.

I could see

that my hair was changing.

So what happened was,

I would wear two pigtails.

I remember seeing that.

Doing it this way

would cover

The thin spotsmy thin spots.

Do you know

Oh.

what I'm saying?

So that was a safe

hairstyle for me.

But then after that,

I remember even

the second season,

I was relieved

that I was like,

"Oh, I'm gonna get my hair done

all the time

and I can wear a wig

and I can wear this

and I can just

cover it up."

And then I was able to hide

behind it.

So all of our conversations,

me and you personally,

about Maya, "Take the wig

off sometimes.

Let your hair,

blah, blah, blah."

But you never told me

that you felt like you had

No, I could not do that,

not at that point.

No way.

Honey, do you remember

Do you remember

Four Seasons?

I do.Okay.

You remember You remember

I was the first person

that ever saw you

without anything on your head?

Remember that?Yes.

Okay. So I saw

your hair before

You did.

And you was like,

"You have beautiful hair."

You do."You have great hair."

You know, boom.

I applaud you for that,

thank you for that.

Thank you.

Because

[Laughs] Nah,

it wasn't that bad.

It's such a blessing to have

somebody to completely love

and support you, no matter what.

If you need a head massage,

you let me know.

I do. I need one.

Sometimes, as a woman,

we can define ourselves

by a hair

and there's something that

we get ashamed of sometimes.

So it's just amazing to have

an amazing partner like Sean

that can continue to look

past what is or what isn't.

It means the world to me.

Well, let's salute your bravery

and your evolving

Thanks, honeyin many ways than one.

Thank you, honey.

Clink.Clink, clink,

clink, clink.

♪♪

What's your thoughts

on diamond hoops?

-Bracelets?

-Bracelets.

I don't wanna look

like I'm doing a diamond ad.

Oh, you don't? Today.Oh, today.

[Laughter]

[Speaks indistinctly]

♪♪

Thank you, love bug.

Did you forget about me?

Yeah.

This keeps lifting up, Ash.

I need to make sure it stays.

That's actually perfect, Ash.

Less is more.

Hey, Toni.

How are you doing?

I'm good. What are we doing,

love? Talk to me.

First of all,

how are you feeling?I'm good.

Emotionally drained,

I can't deny it.

The marketing sh**t was

a very emotional day.

Actually more

than I thought it would be.

My sadness over losing Traci

hits me in, like, in waves.

If I'm honest,

the whole week has been intense.

I can't deny anymore

that I still have a lot more

work to process with my grief.

Anything I can do to help?I mean, it was a lot.

I mean, it was

just emotional family stuff.

And I'm also getting

ready for the premiere show

and being sick right now,

a little under the weather,

isn't ideal.

Are you in a good

head space to do the

I will be a little whoo-ooh-ooh.

I'm not gonna lie.

Not feeling my best today,

but it's better than yesterday.

I'm feeling better today

than yesterday, yeah.

Okay.

But it'll be fine.

J is fun, she's family, soOkay.

I need to snap out

of my little funk

and just count my blessings.

[Cheers and applause]

Our first guests are

two legendary artists

who've come together

for a one-of-a-kind show

is Las Vegas called

"Love and Laughter."

Give it up for Grammy-Award

winner Toni Braxton

and the original king of comedy,

Cedric the Entertainer.

[Cheers and applause]

Now, you and your sisters

are coming back

with your reality show?Yes.

Yes, yes. Why is it so important

for you guys to do this?

You know, it's really important

because my sister Traci

who's been two years this month,

she wanted us to do it.

It was her heavenly birthday

last week.

Wow, happy

heavenly birthday.

And I just miss her every day.

I'm sorry, guys.

I just get a little emotional.

We understand.

So doing this show with Cedric,

he is so great, you know.

He says, "Toni,

we're gonna have a good time."

I have lupus and he's like,

"Toni, don't worry

about no lupus, I got you,

we're gonna do this together."

So I love you so much.Yeah.

You can't take family

for granted, you know?

I totally understand.I just miss her so much.

The Vegas show premiere is

next week.

But emotionally, I'm going

through emotion in this moment.

I don't know how to say this

'cause I don't wanna

talk about this,

I didn't know we were gonna do

this and I don't wanna go here

'cause it's hard

for me to come back, guys.

I can't.

You know what I'm saying?

Producer: Yeah.

It's hard to snap out.

Ooh.

Real quick.Yeah.

More important

than business.

How are you? You kinda

had a moment, I saw.

I told you I'm just

emotionally heavy today.

I could tell.

I know it was probably

a little unprofessional,

getting emotional

like that.

No, it's like

That's real life.

It's family and work

and the pressure

of putting the show together.

I know.

I'm trying not to go there now,

but I'm good.

I could always work my way

through difficult

emotional moments in the past.

Alright, babe,

love you too.

Me too.

Thanks, Ken.

But, you know, even though

they say the show must go on,

I get it, the show has to go on,

sometimes shows

get canceled, too,

there is no denying that part.

But I'm gonna push through it.

Now, remember this,

no matter what,

no matter how crazy

the days are going,

if you just need to stop

and reset

Okay.

I'll do whatever

I gotta do to make this easier.

I'm good. Yeah.

I'm proud of you.

Thanks, Ken.

And you're getting through it,

you're a warrior.

Yeah. I appreciate it.

Okay.

Cedric: What's up, Las Vegas?!

The final countdown

for the show is here.

[Cheers and applause]

You're drinking, eating.

And that bothered me.

I don't want you

to lose another child.

I get to connect with people

that have passed on.

Traci does come through,

but she is so emotional.

[Crying]

Why are you here?

I just have one question

for you.

Toni: I can't risk having

my residency shut down

because of health issues.