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    LEAP OF FAITH

    May 18, 2021 6 minutes
    BY JEFFREY MASTERS
    PHOTOGRAPHY BY
    SER BAFFO
    PHOTOGRAPHER ASSISTANT
    ROB LIGGINS
    STYLIST
    ASHLEY THOMAS
    HAIR
    RAY DOTSON
    MAKEUP
    MILA THOMAS

    SHOT ON LOCATION AT THE NASH-BETTS RESIDENCE

    When Niecy Nash realized she had fallen in love with her best friend, another woman, the acclaimed actress didn’t know what the reaction would be if she made their relationship public. She was warned that coming out might jeopardize her career and ruin everything she’d worked so hard for. And she had a lot to lose.

    Now an Emmy award-winning performer known for shows like Claws, When They See Us, Scream Queens, and Reno 911!, Carol Denise Nash (“Niecy” is short for Denise) made her film debut in 1995’s Boys on the Side and then spent the last 25 years working to reach this pivotal moment in her career.

    She was finally in high demand in Hollywood, starring in multiple series, with her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and her own daytime talk show about to launch. Personally,

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