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Bel-Air is back, and with it the two troubled relationships that have been at the center of the predominantly teen drama for the past two seasons: Will (Jabari Banks) and Lisa (Simone Joy Jones) and Hillary (Coco Jones) and Jazz (Jordan L. Jones).
In the first three episodes of season three, which premiered on Peacock on August 15, Hillary and Jazz initially struggle to remain just friends after ending things, stealing a kiss despite Hillary now being reunited with her ex LeMarcus. Eventually, even remaining cordial with one another proves difficult when Jazz calls Hillary out as a coward for running from her feelings for him which results in another blow-up.
Asked at Peacock’s Bel-AirBBQ kicking off season three of the series whether Jazz is too good for Hillary, Jordan says, “I don't think that necessarily, I just think that we have different goals and what we believe in is different.”
“Sometimes in life, you can really love somebody, you really have fun with somebody, but when it comes down to the nitty gritty, it's like, do I believe in what you believe in at all times, and also, can I deal with that?” he tells xoNecole. “Does Jazz think that she's a coward? Of course, he does. But Jazz has a lot of flaws as well. I think [him thinking she’s a coward] also comes from his insecurities of like, ‘Oh, you don't want to be with me. You want to be with that guy. Oh yeah, you're a coward.’”
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Jordan was mum on where things might end up with the pair as the season goes on, much like Simone when it comes to Will and Lisa who struggle to make time for the relationship that they say they want to have again with Lisa in swim training and Will working at the country club while pursuing entrepreneurial efforts with Carlton (Olly Sholotan) over the summer.
“That first time you light up and you see somebody, it's hard to let go of, no matter if you are the best for each other or not,” says Simone of the effect Will and Lisa have on one another. “You learn a bulk of your lessons from that, whether they're good or bad, or it's the hard way or the easy way. I think that's kind of what they capture, a spark, and this is the first time that they line up in that way.”
While each of their characters may struggle with alignment, Simone and Jordan are clear on what they hope to see happen in future episodes of Bel-Air. With Joseph Marcell, a.k.a. Geoffrey from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, set to make a cameo this season after appearances from other cast members of the original sitcom, Tatyana Ali (Ashley) and Daphne Maxwell Reid (Aunt Viv), in seasons one and two, the pair hopes the actors who first portrayed their characters– Nia Long and DJ Jazzy Jeff—will guest star one day in the reboot as well.
“They're just great people, a great family,” says Jordan of DJ Jazzy Jeff. “[Jazz’s] son has chopped up with me before, like, ‘yo, man, I really mess with you, bro. Make the family proud.’ I was like, ‘Yes, I got you, bro. I got you.’ I would love to see him. I don't know where they would place him, but that would probably be a great dynamic between me and him.”
Adds Simone, “Nia Long always has a place. Wherever she wants to be.”
“Literally!” confirms Jordan.
Watch the full interview with Simone and Jordan in the video above.
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