VIDEO: Interview with JaNeika and JaSheika James of the "Gossip Girl" Spinoff

Over the last couple of months, I’ve slowly been falling in love with JaNeika and JaSheika James.

These talented, inspiring, and thoughtful women are a triple threat in my book: They are identical twins, just like my mom. They are HUGE “Dawson’s Creek” fans and were even extras in episode 4.04, “Future Tense.” And they are writers and co-executive producers on the “Gossip Girl” spinoff.

It should be obvious now why I wanted to interview them for TeenDramaWhore!

The James sisters were previously staff writers and supervising producers on “Empire,” and in December they released their first book, Living Double, a memoir that chronicles “their life from their early years as military brats living overseas with their mother to their successful television careers.” But their positive attitudes and engrossing storytelling is something you really need to experience beyond the written page.

Seriously — I dare you to watch the full video of our interview below and try not to smile. I guarantee you’ll be falling in love with JaNeika and JaSheika too.

And if you listen closely, you’ll hear who will be the guest of honor during our quarterly Zoom chat next month for premium TDW subscribers!

Correction: In the video above, I say “Gossip Girl” premiered in 2008 and it was definitely 2007 — doh!

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