WATCH: Empire’s Ta’Rhonda Jones get candid about her blue collar past & how she landed the role of Cookie’s assistant

A few short months ago Ta’Rhonda Jones was just your average around the way chick working a solid 9 to 5 gig as a meat butcher and trying to tame unruly kids as a substitute teacher, but seemingly overnight she was tossed into the limelight and catapulted to the top of the Hollyhood food chain after scoring the role as “Porsha” on the hit series Empire..

During her recent stop at The Steve Harvey Show, watch as she opens up about her sorted blue collar past, her affinity for Leslie Jones, and more..