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Tamera Mowry Reveals She Almost Turned Down Her Job At 'The Real' — See The Surprising Reason She Joined The Cast!
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Apr. 8 2019, Published 5:07 p.m. ET
Tamera Mowry confessed that she almost passed on her job at The Real! She opened up about her hosting gig during Girl Chat and her cohosts — Loni Love, Adrienne Houghton and Jeannie Mai were shocked when they heard the truth! Keep reading to learn why Tamera almost wasn't a part of The Real crew.
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Tamera said, "When this job first came to me, I was like I don't know."
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The actress revealed that her husband Adam Housley encouraged her to take the gig.
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She also admitted that Adam eventually quit his own news job to take over his family winery, Century Oak Winery, in California. But the Sister, Sister star wasn't too happy about it at first.
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The confession came during a discussion about the importance of having encouragement from a partner.
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Jeannie insisted during Girl Chat that when dating someone, one has to ask themselves if their significant other gives them "weight or wings."
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