Keri Hilson (Photo by Paul R. Giunta/Invision/AP)
This image released by Lifetime shows Keri Hilson, left, and Tobias Truvillion in a scene from Lust: A Seven Deadly Sins Story. (Lifetime via AP)
Published April 16. 2021 10:08AM
By GARY GERARD HAMILTON, Associated Press Get the weekly rundown Email Submit
Keri Hilson is projected to have a busy year, but it doesn’t include releasing new music. The two-time Grammy nominee is preparing for the release of several film projects, and if that surprises you, you’re not alone.
“It took even me by surprise,” said the singer-turned-actor. “I always dreamt of leading a film never thought that I ever actually would or even feel capable of doing so.”
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The protagonist in the Lifetime movie
Lust: A Seven Deadly Sins Story is Tiffanie (
Keri Hilson). She’s engaged to successful businessman Damon King (
Tobias Truvillion) but when Damon’s old friend Trey (
Durrell “Tank” Babbs) shows up to be Damon’s best man, Tiffanie is caught off guard by the sexy and mysterious ex-con. She has to fight off the temptation of the flesh.
Singer
Keri Hilson stars in the upcoming Lifetime movie “Lust: A Seven Deadly Sins Story.” The movie explores the power of lust through Hilson’s character, Tiffanie Cooper, whose world turns upside down when she is about to have the wedding of her dreams to her soul mate Damon King (Tobias Truvillion) but gets distracted by her fiancé’s old friend and best man Trey Taylor (Durrell “Tank” Babbs).
Hilson, a two-time Grammy nominee who hit the R&B music scene in the late 2000s with her hit songs “Pretty Girl Rock,” “Turn Me On,” and ”Knock You Down,” says playing the character of Cooper wasn’t as hard as one would think. “It was a lot of fun for me,” Hilson revealed. “I got to do a lot of kissing and a lot of lying in bed with two beautiful men,” Hilson said jokingly. “The most difficult part was the emotional aspect of it [understanding] the depth of Tiffanie’s feelings.”
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In the Lifetime movie
Lust: A Seven Deadly Sins Story, Grammy Award winning singer
Keri Hilson plays the protagonist Tiffanie. Just days before her wedding to the handsome and successful businessman Damon King (
Tobias Truvillion), she’s tempted by lustful thoughts when she meets the best men, Damon’s old friend Trey (
Durrell “Tank” Babbs). Little Women: Atlanta and Kandi Burruss of
The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
Hilson puts music on hold to work on films
GARY GERARD HAMILTON | Associated Press
Keri Hilson is projected to have a busy year, but it doesn t include releasing new music. The two-time Grammy nominee is preparing for the release of several film projects, and if that surprises you, you re not alone.
“It took even me by surprise,” said the singer-turned-actor. “I always dreamt of leading a film – never thought that I ever actually would or even feel capable of doing so.”
Hilson stars in the upcoming TV movie “Lust: A Deadly Sins Story” premiering today on Lifetime. It s part of a two-film partnership between the network and megapastor and entrepreneur T.D. Jakes. The collaboration also falls within Lifetime s “Broader Focus” initiative dedicated to hiring female directors, writers and producers.