With her palms barely touching and her fingers bent unnaturally backward, Nicole proves celebrities are definitely not like us — even when it comes to clapping. "Why do you have hands like the Grinch?

We meet at the Marriott International in downtown Detroit. Henson is there for a conversation about minority representation in media, along with Tony Weaver Jr., the founder of Weird Enough ...

So you get up on the Emmys stage, and you’re looking into the bright lights and wondering how on Earth you can possibly give a speech about your gratitude for winning this award. Your mind is blank.