Big Freedia Means Business
eight-episodeAfter captivating millions with those Beyoncé collabs, Big Freedia is now on our screens and she’s here to tell us “she means business” with her brand new eight-episode show.
Titled award-winning the award-winningZoom musician explores various ventures. One of them is Hotel Freedia.Talking to BuzzFeed over Zoom, she called all her start-up ideas “near and dear to her”. “But if I had to choose one, I'm super excited about the hotel, Hotel Freedia, which will be a staple here in New Orleans,” said Big Freedia, “And I'm excited about, you know, people all around the world being able to come to be able to eat and sleep and listen to great music and have a great time.”The reality series was filmed over the course of two months and follows Big Freedia around while she plans her hotel, an eyewear collection, beauty products, and a cannabis line.
She said that during that time, some memorable moments for her were planning every little detail of the hotel; such as the fabrics, meeting architects and actually going to see where it would be built.
Big Freedia said she gets her inspiration for her business from those around her – mostly her late mother, Vera Ross, who died in 2014 after a battle with cancer. “They really helped me to develop, you know, some great business skills as well,” she said.This isn’t Big Freedia’s first reality TV series, in 2013 she debuted Big Freedia: Queen Of Bounce which was on air for six seasons.
