We now know that the Time for Kids and Nickelodeon 2022 Kid of the Year is 11-year-old Orion Jean. Orion was selected from more than 5,000 nominees to land this year’s top honor. And of course, the selection process was very rigorous. Among the Advisory Board made up of various entities were also Nickelodeon stars Alaya “That Girl Lay Lay” High (That Girl Lay Lay), Dylan “Young Dylan” Gilmer (Tyler Perry’s Young Dylan) and Wolfgang Schaeffer (A Loud House Christmas). That Girl Lay Lay, Young Dylan, and Wolfgang Schaffer sat down with BCKOnline to dish in an exclusive interview about their journey to choose the Kid of the Year.
That Girl Lay Lay
You know her face and definitely her name. Alaya “That Girl Lay Lay” High is the star of her own Nickelodeon show, That Girl Lay Lay. Renewed for a second season, That Girl Lay Lay promises to bring more fun and music to fans of the show very soon.
Recently, BCKOnline caught up with this truly talented rising star to find out her personal process for picking the top five honorees for the 2022 Kid of the Year and her personal advice to all the finalists and nominees.
The second annual Kid of The Year is airing on February 9th. You were instrumental in helping to pick this year’s top five honorees. Tell us about your personal process.
Yes, it’s so exciting. I can’t wait for everyone to see it. The personal process was very fun. Very hard to pick the honorees because everybody was so amazing, but in the end, we picked an amazing kid. Can’t wait to see everything the winner is about to do.
What is your advice to all of the finalists and nominees?
My advice to all the finalists and nominees is to stay positive, keep going, keep pushing, don’t take no for an answer, never let anyone tell you that you can’t do something if you put your mind to it. You can do it! Remember to be nice to everybody and be very supportive of everybody and, last but not least: have fun!
Young Dylan
Young Dylan started out as a rapper, catching the attention of not only Ellen DeGeneres, but Tyler Perry as well. While on Ellen’s talk show, the young rising star got the surprise of a lifetime when Tyler Perry himself came to make him a Hollywood star with his own Nickelodeon show, Tyler Perry’s Young Dylan. Tyler Perry’s Young Dylan is in it’s third season and fans cannot get enough!
Recently, BCKOnline caught up with this truly talented rising star to find out his personal process for picking the top five honorees for the 2022 Kid of the Year and his personal advice to all the finalists and nominees. Take a look at what he had to say.
The second annual Kid of The Year is airing on February 9th. You were instrumental in helping to pick this year’s top five honorees. Tell us about your personal process.
I look for someone who will be impactful in the future and inspire other kids.
What is your advice to all of the finalists and nominees?
My advice to the finalist and nominees would be keep working and never give up on your dreams. Also, always be yourself.
Wolfgang Schaeffer
Rounding out this incredible trio of decision-makers is the super talented Wolfgang Schaeffer. Wolfgang is following in the footsteps of his father, who was also an actor. Wolfgang’s sister was the first person to take acting classes in the family and Wolfgang saw how much fun she was having, so he decided to give it a try and the rest is history! Wolfgang is most recently known for his role in the live-action movie adaptation of The Loud House, A Loud House Christmas, we have a feeling that this is just the beginning of amazing things to come for this talented rising star!
Recently, BCKOnline caught up with Wolfgang to find out his personal process for picking the top five honorees for the 2022 Kid of the Year and his personal advice to all the finalists and nominees. Take a look at what he had to say.
The second annual Kid of The Year is airing on February 9th. You were instrumental in helping to pick this year’s top five honorees. Tell us about your personal process.
Well, my process is to make sure I know what characteristics are in the person I would pick as Kid of the Year, and then name the one primary trait about each contestant and see if they match what I’m looking for!
What is your advice to all of the finalists and nominees?
Some advice is good luck! You all did great jobs supporting your causes and you might be the next Kid of the Year!!!
Awesome advice like that from these three definitely can transcend and apply to us all. We cannot wait to see what is next for That Girl lay Lay, Young Dylan, and Wolfgang Schaeffer. We all will unquestionably be watching!
