Descendants: The Rise of Red<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (the fourth chapter, a reboot for the series, premieres on Disney+ July 12).<\/p>\nBut her most important role lately? Being the go-to relationship advice gal of her friend group.<\/p>\n
"It's funny because I have the least amount of experience with relationships among us," she says. But watching her BFFs' love stories play out has given her plenty of insight. "It's really about seeing your worth and not settling for anyone who makes you feel like you're not enough," she shares.<\/p>\n
Kylie isn't just dishing out all her relationship reflections to friends. She's sharing them in her EP, out this month.<\/p>\n
"The cool thing about music is you can be vulnerable," Kylie says. "I can be most myself—you don't have any other motive than to just completely say what you feel and what's true to you in that moment."<\/p>\n
And her mantra when it comes to living your best, most authentic life? "I'm in the space of trusting the universe and being open to possibilities," she says. "Everything will happen in due time."<\/p>\n
Well, we're here to drop a pink, glittery, heart-shaped sign that Kylie is very much on the right path.<\/p>\n
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GL: Thinking back to your Red era, tell us what makes Descendants: The Rise of Red<\/em> unique.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nKylie:<\/strong> It's centered around friendship and girlpower. My character Red—she's the daughter of the Queen of Hearts—goes through this heroic journey of finding herself. She's passionate, courageous, there for her friends. Definitely not the type that is, you know, waiting for a prince to come and save her.<\/p>\nWe love a girlpower moment. Did that energy live on behind the scenes?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nOh, yes! We—the girls in the film—called each other Destiny's Child. In between takes, Ruby [Rose Turner], Malia [Baker], Morgan [Dudley] and I would sing, do harmonies and put on full elaborate performances offscreen.<\/p>\n
We'll stay tuned for your offscreen musical number. Anything else Descendants<\/em> diehards can look forward to?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nIf you're a fan of the older Descendants like I was as a kid, you're going to love this one. A lot of crazy things go down that require Red and Chloe—the daughter of Cinderella who's just the smart, perfect golden child—to team up and go back in time. They get to see their parents as teenagers, which is fun.<\/p>\n
So when you're not dropping bars with your co-stars, you're working hard on your upcoming EP.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n2024 is really going to be a music year. The adrenaline you get from hearing a crowd sing your songs and dancing onstage and getting that immediate reaction is unlike anything else. That's always been my biggest motivation.<\/p>\n
What's one song you can't wait to sing along with your QTs?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n"Boy for a Day," kind of like a flip on Beyoncé's "If I Were a Boy," which is one of my all-time favorites. As someone who's had her situationships, I incorporate my own personal experiences with guys. It's definitely a sassy one, maybe a little petty.<\/p>\n
Does that sum up your energy these days?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI think I'm very chill, and I like to make people feel warm and fuzzy. But you know how Beyoncé has her Sasha Fierce alter ego? My alter ego name is Kizzle. Ruby gave me that nickname. She was just like, "Whenever you get sassy, I call you Kizzle." So I think it's mostly Kizzle on this record.<\/p>\n
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Does your Kizzle side ever pop out IRL?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nWhen I was 15, my best friend Sharlize broke up with this guy. We put the puzzle pieces together that he was being unfaithful throughout the relationship. So I said, "Give me his phone number right now. I'm going to get him back." I called him with a British accent, and I was like, "How dare you! You should be ashamed of yourself! How could you do this to Sharlize?!" He totally knew it was me.<\/p>\n
Definitely a Kizzle moment.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nPrime Kizzle, for sure. She was just being the protector that she is, standing up for her friend.<\/p>\n
Looking back now, as 18-year-old Kylie (and Kizzle), how would you handle that kind of situation?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nNot by making a prank call! It came from a pure place—just trying to bring a smile to my friend who felt so bad. Would I do it now? Probably not.<\/p>\n
We're here for a personal growth moment.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nI definitely have a new sense of overall patience. I used to be the type of person who was like, "OK, I need things to happen now." I'd get caught in the comparison trap, seeing other people doing so much and thinking I need to do a bunch of things. But I'm in a place in my life where I let things happen in divine timing without trying to expedite anything or get stressed out if someone is busier than me or looks like they're accomplishing more. You really can't rush anything.<\/p>\n
Completely agree—and it's clearly working out for you. I definitely see in the EP how you're able to balance that fiery Kizzle side with those more mature Kylie reflections.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThere's a cool contrast with [some of] the songs. "Wish You Well" is the sweet breakup song where the production is very happy and bubbly. Compared to "Boy for a Day," I'm more levelheaded and mature. And "Elastic" is about knowing yourself, having balance within yourself—and not switching your life around for others.<\/p>\n
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