Haley Lu Richardson can’t wait to see the Jonas Brothers once more. “I’m so excited, have I discussed that?” she asks Billboard over the telephone.
The White Lotus standout is about to function At this time‘s first-ever particular correspondent for the JoBros’ live performance on Friday — a shock announcement she made early Thursday (Might 11) on the morning speak present. Her duties will span throughout broadcast, digital, social and streaming, with this collaboration being a brand new means At this time is incorporating a youthful viewers.
Not solely will Nick, Kevin and Joe Jonas’ takeover of New York Metropolis’s Rockefeller Plaza formally kick off At this time‘s 2023 Citi Live performance Collection, it’ll additionally mark the official launch of their new studio set The Album — the promo for which began again in late February with lead single “Wings.”
After discovering out Richardson was an authorized superfan courtesy of her viral interview on The Late Late Present With James Corden (the place Nick stunned her through FaceTime), the brothers enlisted the actress to star within the Las Vegas-based music video for “Wings” alongside along with her real-life pals.
Since then, she’s been readily available for The Album FlyOver Expertise in Las Vegas, however stepping in entrance of the digital camera for At this time on behalf of Jonatics in every single place is an entire new form of function for the 28-year-old. “I used to be truly freaking out all day yesterday,” she admits. “Like, I used to be truly beginning to get some real anxiousness and I used to be like, ‘The place’s this anxiousness coming from?’ After which about midway by the day I spotted, ‘Oh yeah, ’trigger I’m going to New York to fulfill the Jonas Brothers once more.’ So I’ve been truthfully actually excited and actually nervous about it.”
Learn the remainder of Richardson’s unique chat with Billboard, together with the songs she desires to listen to on the At this time stage, how she’d forged every JoBro in The White Lotus and extra, under.
Hello Haley! I’m mainly the Haley Lu Richardson of the Billboard workplace, in terms of the Jonas Brothers, so I’m clearly excited to speak with you about them.
[Laughs] That’s nice. I really like that I can symbolize that form of individual.
Completely. So that you had been within the “Wings” video, and now you’re a At this time correspondent for his or her live performance…
Properly, I don’t even precisely know what this… At this time present correspondent, you known as it? I don’t precisely know all the pieces that that’s gonna entail. ‘Trigger I’m fairly certain I’m simply gonna be freaking out the entire time.
What’s it been prefer to be part of The Album‘s promo cycle in a number of methods now?
[Pauses] Do you assume I’m actually part of it?
You’re within the video!
I’m within the video. I imply, I suppose it nonetheless simply feels form of unreal? I’ve watched that music video, I believe it has like five-something-million views, and I’m in all probability like two million of them. [laughs] At any time when I’m simply unhappy or down on myself or in a funk, all I’ve to do is absolutely watch that to really feel higher about my life and myself and my complete journey. So truthfully, it’s form of simply one of the best factor ever. I can’t actually imagine it, nonetheless.
Do you could have a favourite reminiscence from the “Wings” shoot?
There was this time the place I used to be blindfolded with the tie I made for Nick once I was, like, 12, and my pals had been spinning me round to kiss the cardboard cutout of Nick. After which whereas I used to be blindfolded, I heard my buddy speaking to somebody, and I used to be like, ‘Wow, that’s a special tone of voice and inflection than she’s used all day, it’s, like, way more excited.’ However I didn’t actually assume a lot of it. After which it seems that Nick. Jonas. was simply, like, within the hallway. [laughs] I took my blindfold off and Nick was standing there! That was extraordinarily overwhelming. Additionally, Kevin is simply the nicest human in the complete world, and the suite that we had been filming in was his suite. We had been all getting dressed and, like, we might relaxation between takes in Kevin’s bed room. In order that was cool, yeah, that was neat. That was enjoyable.
So I assume you’ve heard The Album.
Yeah, there was this Vegas Flyover Expertise that they did, and the songs from their album are the songs on the experience. It’s kinda like Soarin’ Over California in California Journey, however it’s in Vegas. However the songs whenever you’re hovering over Vegas and the West Coast and stuff, is The Album songs. So I heard it as soon as, then. And it was so emotional, I used to be actually crying the entire time. It’s a really emotional album. I really feel prefer it’s very private and transferring.
Which of the band’s previous songs are you hoping they’ll play at their At this time present?
Wow, umm…clearly “Lovebug.” Properly, I’ve at all times wished them to sing “Hi there Lovely” and Nick to look me within the eyes. And in addition “When You Look Me within the Eyes,” I wished Nick to look me within the eyes. Which I truly assume, I don’t know if I’m delusional or if it truly occurred, however once I was at their Vegas present, I swear they knew the place me and my pals had been standing. They have to’ve ’trigger I used to be fairly shut and I used to be being very loud. And I apologized to everybody that was round me, besides everybody that was round me was all singing fairly loud. I suppose that’s what you do at a live performance. However anyhow, I might’ve sworn that once they had been enjoying “When You Look Me within the Eyes,” Nick checked out me. I might’ve sworn. However you already know, I believe I is perhaps delusional.
That’s each Jonas Brothers fan’s dream come true.
It’s what you at all times need ’trigger I’ve been to so many live shows —I’ve been to love 15 live shows a minimum of, now, of the Jonas Brothers all through my life. So I really feel like each time I’ve gone, that’s what I’ve wished throughout that music. And it’s by no means occurred, you already know, ’trigger I’ve been up in, like, the nosebleed seats. Is that what they’re known as? , I’ve by no means had nice seats at a Jonas Brothers live performance up till this Vegas present. And I simply might’ve sworn he checked out me and we locked eyes.
Properly, and now you do know them.
Properly…yeah I suppose you possibly can say that. [laughs]
What are you most nervous about internet hosting the At this time live performance?
Properly I’m simply extraordinarily, once more, nervous to be round them. Like, I simply don’t understand how I’m gonna operate, I don’t know what the At this time individuals are anticipating of me. However I’m not gonna be capable of actually…I wish to be pals with them. I do have to have the ability to be grounded and considerably purposeful round them.
And also you do must introduce them and possibly ask them questions.
I do?? Oh my god! Nobody advised me that! I believe they in all probability know that I’m simply gonna freak out in the event that they inform me I’ve to do one thing like that. Oh god! Oh no! Want me luck. Oh man, I’m already…my shoulders are in my ears, I’m freakin’ out.
So I’ve to ask, which brother do you assume might’ve performed a task on The White Lotus with you?
Oh wow… what, they’re all so gifted and so they’re all humorous. I believe that Nick might’ve made a tremendous Cameron. Isn’t that Theo’s character? ‘Trigger he can try this cool perspective factor. And, you already know, he wears fancy sun shades and stuff like that. I might simply see it. I really feel like Joe might’ve been a superb Albie. Or Joe might’ve been a superb Jack. Kevin, truthfully, he’s simply the nicest factor, I don’t know if he might play any of those terrible individuals as a result of he’s simply so good. He was so type to me once I met them. Like, truthfully, gave me far more time than he wanted to.
Sorry, does that imply that you just assume Nick and Joe are terrible individuals?
No! Please don’t ever assume that. They had been all so type. However Nick has this type of, like, very…what’s the phrase? He’s simply so cool, you already know? And Joe is so, like…However Nick is so charming! And Joe! They’re all so grounded and sort and beneficiant. Oh my god, no, I believe they’re all nice. Perhaps Kevin might’ve been Ethan! Yeah, how ’bout that for an alternate universe?