Grown-ishstarYara Shahidihas been playing Zoey Johnson for the past six years.
Cole, who has worked with Shahidi sinceblack-ishbegan, is similarly proud of the young woman Shahidi has become.
“I’ve seen this growth from the moment she came intoblack-ish,” Cole said.
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“When she first walked in, she had a thick book and Im like, ‘What?’
I remember her telling me that [it wasPride & Prejudice] and Im thinking, ‘Youre 13!’
to see her now come to work with a bookthisthick from Harvard.
So shes grown a lot from being 13 to 20.
Shes come a long way.”
Watch the video above to hear more from Shahidi and Cole.Grown-ishairs Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Freeform.
