![]() I just had to make a decision not to care if I was hated but to be more concerned with what I was really showing. “But that’s what drew me to Veronica: to be as truthful as I can and represent people as honestly as I can, because I do have many gay friends whose parents have that attitude. “I’ve definitely had that happen to me,” she says. I’m not that way, so it makes me a little uncomfortable when people come up to me and say, ‘I’m with you on how Veronica treats Jeffrey.’ “But I hope people will just be who they are. “I think there are a lot of people who, in real life, feel the way Veronica feels about her gay son,” Robinson says. The show’s large ensemble cast includes Tika Sumpter, John Schneider, Crystal Fox and Renee Lawless. The homophobic Veronica, a millionaire, mother and ex-wife, has a particularly bad relationship with her gay son, Jeffrey, who’s played by Gavin Houston. ” I mean, I don’t hold on to people cutting me off on the road, but it’s just a mood of, ‘I’m not feeling anybody today’ so I put that into Veronica - and don’t take it out on anybody else.” Angela Robinson Courtesy of OWN “I do sometimes take my anger and use that for Veronica,” she says. Robinson says she injects parts of her personal life into her portrayal of the catty, snobbish Veronica, who seems to dislike just about everyone and everything she comes across. It kicks off its final season Tuesday at 8 p.m. Created by Tyler Perry, “The Haves and Have Nots” was the first original scripted series to premiere on OWN (in 2013). ![]() Robinson, 57, originated the role of Veronica on the soapy drama about affluent (and battling) families living in Savannah, Ga. If there were more Veronicas in the world women would be running the world…literally. Men get to be all that and they’re rarely called evil. “I think she’s very upfront, very aggressive she gets what she wants.She’s a bad ass. “I don’t think Veronica is evil at all - I think she’s ruthless,” Robinson says. Jake Johnson on new show 'Minx:' 'The penis montage was very funny'Īngela Robinson has played devious Veronica Harrington on “The Haves and Have Nots” for eight seasons - and says there’s more to her alter-ego than meets the eye. The nuclear nightmare that almost took out the East Coast Here are the 10 essential shows to watch this Novemberįrom Jeff Bridges to 'Game of Thrones' spinoff: the hot summer shows
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