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her to continue her witty banter. As a<br />
stroke of genius, her mother told CeCe<br />
to say, ?Welcome to <strong>The</strong> CeCe <strong>Show</strong>,<br />
everybody!?Those six words created a<br />
social media phenomenon. By the time<br />
Watson launched her daughter?s<br />
Instagram page in late 2013, she had<br />
garnered over 50,000 followers. In 2014,<br />
she entertained over 1,000 attendees<br />
with her first sold out live performance<br />
show. Her mother was astonished by<br />
CeCe?s star power.<br />
She did not realize the fullest potential<br />
and power of laughter. According to<br />
their People Magazine story, ?I was like,<br />
?What is going on?'?says Watson. ?We<br />
were just playing around, not trying to<br />
make a career out of it!?But now, thanks<br />
to paid advertisements and branded<br />
content Watson posts on Instagram,<br />
mother and daughter have more than a<br />
career? they have a blossoming social<br />
media empire. Watson says the money<br />
has been ?life-changing,?especially after<br />
a series of difficult years for the family.<br />
In May 2014 Watson sold her car and<br />
home and left Cece?s older sister<br />
Cameran, who was 10 years old at the<br />
time, with their Father, Salesman<br />
Christopher Price. She also left their<br />
brother Jalen, 14 (from a previous<br />
relationship), at home to finish their<br />
school years while she, Aubry and Cece<br />
moved to Las Vegas with the supposed<br />
promise of a live stage show at one of the<br />
family-friendly casinos. ?I thought I was<br />
doing the right thing by taking a chance,<br />
but I fell on my face,?Watson says of
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