Octavia Spencer came to the rescue to help her former Ma co-star, Gianni Paolo, in his time of need.
During the recent episode of Harry Jowsey’s Boyfriend Material podcast, Paolo recalled the time when Spencer helped him out in a major way by giving him $10,000 to hire a publicist. The topic came up when the Power Star talked about the difficulties he faced while working in Hollywood.
He talked about his hustle to make it on the big screen while accumulating $20,000 in debt. “I didn’t have any money for a publicist ‘cause at this time, this was pre-Ma coming out, and I was like, I just can’t spend $5,000 a month for a publicist,” he said.
Paolo said he recalled telling Octavia Spencer about the situation when the cast was over at her house for dinner, where the topic of the importance of having a publicist came up. “I was like, ‘I don’t have the money to do that. I’m not going to get a publicist,’” he explained.
Paolo continued, “That was on like a Friday. On Monday, she had called her publicist, paid for it completely, and then set me up with her whole team.” He also revealed that Spencer has never asked for the money back.
He also explained, “When I booked Power, I shot my first episode, got my first paycheck for Power, and then I wired her the money back.”
This news comes after it was revealed that there will be a sequel to the horror movie, where Octavia Spencer will be reprising her role. The news was posted on Instagram.