Keke Palmer is one of the hardest-working women in the entertainment industry, and she revealed how she makes it all happen.
Speaking with PEOPLE, Palmer shared how she manages to get it all done.
“There actually are three of me,” Palmer told PEOPLE.
“It’s a lot,” she continued. “I feel like after [having] my son, I’ve become even more intentional with what I choose to do. And how I choose to spare my time. I love everything that I do, but I think [I’m always conscious to have a good team, to make sure that I can handle it all. And be able to organize it. Because it is a lot, but I do love it.”
Palmer said that watching her son grow up has changed her approach to life.
“The process of seeing him grow from being a little baby that didn’t speak to having words, opinions, and a personality is incredible,” said Palmer. “He’s teaching me, most importantly, how to relax and how to live. You know what I mean?”
Like when you see your kid, it really is a mirror to you with your own life, but you’re able to give them … what you need to give to yourself. So it’s been a real blessing,” she continued. “My son is everything to me, you know?”
SHE STARRING IN ‘THE BURBS’ ON PEACOCK
In her new series The ‘Burbs, Palmer plays a woman named Samira who has recently given birth. She spoke about playing a mother for the first time.
“It was actually kind of cathartic, because, well, the things that Samira was going through. Even with her relationship and how that was impacted by having a child. And then postpartum and how, you know, you’re trying to process things [while also being] so porous because you just [had] this human,” Palmer said. “I really related to a lot of that — and the horror behind it.”
Tom Hanks starred in the original film version, which inspired Palmer to be involved in the project.
“I’m a huge Tom Hanks fan, even though I was not that familiar with this film of his. The fact that I even got an opportunity to be considered for something like this was exciting,” she said. “I was excited to finally play a mom on TV after having been a mom.”
The ‘Burbs is currently streaming on Peacock.