Entertainer/television host Kaylia ‘Press Kay’ Williams shared her excitement and appreciation to the Queens Of Reggae Island Honorary Ceremonies (Qorihc), for honouring women in the entertainment industry and acknowledging their hard work while they are still alive.
“It felt so good to finally get your flowers because a lot of times we as women in the industry put in a lot of work and we don’t get our flowers and some of our achievements go under the rug. So it’s really good to see that you have an award show that celebrates and empower women and put them on a platform to showcase the work that we’ve been doing,” Williams told THE STAR.
“I don’t really celebrate myself and my achievements, so an award like this will reveal the many things myself and others have been doing as a woman in the industry,” she added.
The award was geared towards honouring females in the entertainment and creative space who have been making an impact for more than 10 years. Among the honourees were artistes D’Angel, Vanessa Bling, Macka Diamond; media personnel Yasmine Peru and Shelly-Ann Hill; and theatre practitioner Audrey Reid.
Williams, a Queen’s High School graduate, said her contribution in the entertainment industry as an artiste has always been her true passion and one that she hopes to fulfil in honour of her brother, who passed when she was 13.
“We used to go to the river and church where I used to sing on the choir but he loved singing too. He used to love to go on stage and say he wants to sing. But by the time he gets the mic, he shies off so I’d always have to come and rescue him,” she laughed as she reminisced. “He was like a role model to me and he protected me all di time so I know he loves me. And that’s why I have to make sure I continue to sing because I know he loved that and he loved watching me on stage and that’s why I try to balance everything because mi know him well waah see me deal wid it the right way. So in his honour, I’ll definitely continue on this path.”
However, she believes that more females should make the effort to celebrate and empower each other through more collaborations.
“I’d encourage the women in the industry to believe in themselves more and not to take what they do for granted because over time, as Beres [Hammond] would tell me ‘From you have talent, believe in yourself and persevere, it’s gonna come’. Because some people’s success come early and some come late, so just continue believe and put in the work and don’t sell your soul. Reach out to other colleagues as a way to show your combined strength and unity will eventually come within this space among us,” Press Kay shared.
She also implored artistes to exercise more patience in achieving their set goals through hard work.
“When I look at the young folks now, they just do anything just to make it on social media and I don’t like that because I could’ve done a lot of things to be bigger, but I don’t want to do things that I’m not proud of. Continue doing the hard work because people are watching,” she said.
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