Jillian Mercado

Hint: we can expect “drama, drama, drama!”

“from [binging] @sho_thelword to guest starring on #TheLWord. See you for Season 3!” the singer/songwriter wrote on Instagram.

“When I sat down by myself in my apartment and thought about what I just said yes to, I got really emotional, because when I was younger, television, magazines, or any sort of media is where you get a preview of what could be. I never saw someone who looked exactly like me in an intimate scene.”

“Regardless of how society has changed in the last 17 years,” Kate Moenning, who plays Shane, tells GO, “what hasn’t changed is the primal desire to be seen and to love and be loved.” 

This role marks Jillian Mercado’s scripted television debut.