The 18-year-old actress has joined the cast of the upcoming Hulu and American High teen comedy Sex Appeal.
Here’s a synopsis: Avery Hansen-White doesn’t do things she isn’t excellent at. So when her long-distance boyfriend hints at wanting to take their relationship to the next level at the upcoming STEM conference (“nerd prom”), she sets out to master her sexuality. In this hilarious teen comedy, Avery begins to study the mechanics of love and realizes that relationships require less science and more heart.
If you didn’t know, American High is a production company that specializes in teen comedies. Past films include Big Time Adolescence, Banana Split, The Ultimate Playist of Noise and more.
Though Skai has been doing voice work, she hasn’t really been on camera since leaving Bunk’din 2018, aside from her stint on Dancing With The Stars last fall.
Rumors have been spreading this week that Skai Jackson is, or was, dating Julez Smith and now a lot of attention is on the young stars.
Some reports have claimed that Skai and Julez were a couple, but it looks like they are no longer together.
Julez is the 16-year-old son of music star Solange Knowles and he’s also Beyonce‘s nephew.
For those that don’t know, Skai, 18, is best known for her work on the Disney Channel shows Jessie and Bunk’d. She just competed on the most recent season of Dancing With the Stars.
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“We literally did the best we could. Obviously it’s a really sad thing, but I’m not really sad sad about it,” Skai told ET after the show. “I’m just happy that I was able to be on this journey with such an amazing person. I feel like we made it so far, we made it to week 10, we got through all the dances except for the finale and it’s just been really awesome. It’s sad, of course, but I’m actually happy at the same time.”
“I feel like when you make it to the semifinals there’s a proud moment, regardless,” Alan added. “Do I look back and wish we did anything differently? No. Not at all. I feel like it was so inspiring to see Skai grow every week. She absolutely killed it tonight and it’s just the way it goes sometimes.”
“Honestly, it was a great season, and it was very much one of the toughest competitions,” he said. “This season was so competitive, and so to make it this far is just such a blessing. I am very, very happy. Rehearsals were fun, dancing was fun. I am very thankful and grateful.”
Skai Jackson wears a gold dress for one of her dances on the semi-finals of Dancing With The Stars on Monday night (November 16) in Los Angeles.
The 18-year-old Disney star and her partner Alan Bersten did a Cha Cha for their first dance, set to “Move Your Feet” by Junior Senior.
Their redemption dance earned them a score of 27 out of 30 from the judges.
“Papa is proud!” Bruno Tonioli said. “My little golden girl brought some extra bling to the Cha Cha Cha!”
For their second dance, Skai and Alan performed a Viennese Waltz to “Lonely” by Noah Cyrus. Skai expressed that she related to the song, feeling lonely as a child.
“I want to show other young girls you can put anything you put your mind to,” she said. “Just go out there and kill it.”
The dance earned the pair a perfect score of 30 out of 30, for a total combined score of 57 points out of 60.
Skai and Alan brought the sparks and earned a 27 out of 30. Their dance also ended with a note on the screen saying, “Use Your Voice.”
The dancing duo later danced off against Nelly and Daniella Karagach with a Salsa to Ricky Martin‘s “The Cup of Life.” Skai and Alan were the winners of the dance off.
“Can’t believe I had to have a dance off against my big bro @nelly !” Skai wrote on Instagram afterwards. “Taking your shirt off??? Not fair! 😆 How do you think we did?”
After being in the bottom two the week before, Skai and Alan made an impressive comeback and will return to dance next week!
Skai Jackson & Alan Bersten – Paso Doble
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Skai Jackson pays homage to the 1998 film Bride of Chucky on this week’s Dancing With The Stars on Monday night (October 26) in Los Angeles.
The 18-year-old actress and author dressed up like the doll Tiffany, while her partner Alan Bersten dressed as Chucky for “Villains Week,” as part of the DWTS Halloween-themed episode.
For their dance, Skai and Alan performed an Argentine Tango to Billie Eilish‘s “everything i wanted.”
“Skai, I’m so proud of you. You have actually had the roughest road through this competition this season,” judge Carrie Ann Inaba said on the show. “And you came back stronger this week than ever… The power you exuded in that dance was mesmerizing.”
The pair earned a 27 out of 30, which is a big jump from last week’s dance, where Skaihad a couple of missteps.
