Ella Mai on Being a Mom & Lover Girl
5/5/20261 hr 8 min
Scorpio energy in the studio! Grammy-winning singer Ella Mai joins Keke to talk motherhood, identity, and love, with that same “Boo’d Up” energy, just evolved. She shares how becoming a mom reshaped her priorities, confidence, and relationship with her body after breastfeeding. Ella also opens up about her most vulnerable album yet, Do You Still Love Me?, and how songs like “Little Things” reflect her fully stepping into her Lover Girl era.
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First 90 secondsKeke Palmer· Host0:00
Y'all, today's guest is a Grammy-winning R&B star who gave us the ultimate cuffing season anthem with Boo'd Up, and has been making us feel the love ever since. I'm talking about the one and only Ella Mai. Since hitting the scene, she's only continued to level up, from new music to motherhood, all without compromising who she is. Her latest album is called Do You Still Love Me? But let's be real, the answer is yes. So let's get into it with Ella, because baby, this is Keke Palmer. [upbeat music] No matter what we doing, in the car just chilling. Pop on Amazon Music, sit back and listen.
Ella Mai· Guest0:36
Ay.
Keke Palmer· Host0:36
Life, love, sex, science, covering it all. Especially the latter 'cause money's always involved. Mm. No matter what it is, we gonna make it make sense. Nothing else'll do but kick it with the homies and kings. [laughs] So grab you a drink and a snack you enjoy. And get into the vibe that only women bring.
Ella Mai· Guest0:49
You know it's your girl.
Keke Palmer· Host0:50
Baby, this is, this is Keke. Baby, this is Keke Palmer, yeah. [upbeat music] Ella, Ella, Ella Mai. Now, is it May, My?
Ella Mai· Guest1:04
Yeah.
Keke Palmer· Host1:04
I know everybody... 'Cause you know, I know people be butchering that. [laughs] We don't know what the I does. [laughs] Us Americans, we're like, "What does it do?"
Ella Mai· Guest1:10
No, I think people, some, in some cultures obviously it is pronounced My, so I can understand why people say that. But yeah, it's May.
Keke Palmer· Host1:15
[laughs] What's up, girl?
Ella Mai· Guest1:16
How are you?
Keke Palmer· Host1:17
I'm so good. Every time that you t- I know people, you get so annoyed if people saying this, but it's, I don't hear your accent when you sing.
Ella Mai· Guest1:22
Mm-hmm.
Keke Palmer· Host1:23
So when I hear you talk, I'm like, "My girl is from London."
Ella Mai· Guest1:25
'Cause everyone's like, "Oh, wait, hold on. What, what's going on here?"
Keke Palmer· Host1:27
[laughs] Yes. I was asking you about, um,