Keke Palmer’s ex-manager told her that her mom would ‘die’ if she didn’t lose weight: ‘That really, really traumatized me’

Keke Palmer revealed a former manager convinced her that her mom would die if she didn’t lose weight.

The beloved actress, 31, reflected on her early career during a recent interview with The Cut, admitting it was difficult being her family’s breadwinner at such a young age.

“There was so much pressure to rise to the occasion for my community, for my parents, for my siblings, for their sacrifices,” she said in the profile published Tuesday.

“They weren’t saying it, but that was the reality. Because I’m the one that we all came here for.”

Keke Palmer was left “traumatized” by a former manager at age 12. Getty Images
The “Nope” star revealed an ex-manager told her that her mom would die if she didn’t lose weight. WireImage

When Palmer was 12, one of her managers took advantage of her stress and vulnerability, telling her that her mom’s health would decline if she didn’t stay thin and continue to provide.

“That really, really traumatized me and stressed me out,” she told the outlet. “It got me thinking she was going to die, thinking about things like medical bills. It was just too much.”

Palmer’s mom, Sharon, has been her manager ever since.

The “Nope” star is the daughter of two amateur actors and grew up in a working-class home in the suburbs of Chicago.

“That really, really traumatized me and stressed me out,” she told The Cut. Getty Images
Palmer was 11 when she landed her role in “Akeelah and the Bee.” WireImage

She landed her on-screen debut in “Barbershop 2: Back in Business” when she was 10 years old. She struck gold less than two years later when she was given the lead in “Akeelah and the Bee.”

While her parents pushed her career forward, Palmer said they “were very cautious about the roles [she] played as a young Black child.”

A few years later, she reached full child-star status after being cast as the titular character in Nickelodeon’s “True Jackson, VP.”

The actress said her role as the 15-year-old executive struck home.

Palmer admitted it was difficult being the breadwinner for her family. Instagram/@keke
She felt “pressure” to “rise to the occasion” for her family and community. Keke Palmer / Instagram

“She was climbing a corporate ladder, working a grown-up job as a kid. I felt the same way,” she told the outlet.

“She was making it happen for herself independently in the world,” Palmer continued. “Growing up with that character — it bled over into how I wanted to show up, how I want to deal with life.”

However, the “Scream Queens” star ran into another ugly side of Hollywood stardom while filming the sitcom.

In October 2024, Palmer told People she found herself in an “inappropriate” realtionship with an older man at 15.

However, her parents were “very cautious” about which roles she accepted. Instagram/@keke
Palmer had to grow up quickly given her life in the spotlight. Getty Images for Sony

“I was trying to balance between being really young, but also feeling quite mature,” the “Password” host explained.

“Obviously I shouldn’t have been 15 dating no 20-year-old, but in my mind it was like ‘I got a full-time job … Can’t nobody understand me but a grown man.”

While Palmer didn’t realize their relationship was inappropriate at the time, she said he should have.

“I wasn’t mentally able to process and understand things that would’ve made that relationship appropriate,” she said.

She recently revealed she was in an “inappropriate” relationship with an older man when she was 15. Moses Robinson/Shutterstock
Palmer did not reveal the identity of the mystery man, who was five years older than her. Instagram/@keke

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