Quinta Brunson may be known for playing a teacher on Abbott Elementary, but she nearly pursued a different TV passion away from acting.
“When you were growing up, did you have a fantasy job that you wanted to do? Did you see yourself doing what you’re doing now, or something else?” Mark Consuelos asked her on the Tuesday, April 21, episode of Live With Kelly and Mark. Brunson replied, “I did see myself eventually becoming something on screen. I really wanted to be a weatherperson.”
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