KeKe Palmer Reveals She 'Never' Wants To Live With Anyone Even If Married

KeKe Palmer has never been shy about voicing her opinions and letting fans into the details of her personal life, and the recent tidbit she shared about her preferred living arrangements adds to the list.

While promoting her upcoming Peacock series "The 'Burbs," Palmer revealed that even if she gets married in the future, her living requirements will definitely not reflect it.

During a recent visit to the "Today" show on Monday, February 2, Palmer took time out of her interview to discuss her views on cohabitation in a relationship, including marriage.

The actress shared that she is no longer interested in living with a romantic partner, even if she were to get married.

"One thing I need you to know is I never want to live together. I like my alone time," Palmer said. "That's real. I'm speaking as The Keke. I just feel like Whoopi Goldberg said it best once. She was like, 'I don't want nobody in my house.' And I feel that. I'm serious — married, even."

When asked by co-host Sheinelle Jones if she was "just gonna live around the corner," Palmer replied, "Around the corner would be great. ... You can be in the guest house, we can be on the same land, but I'm over there, and he's over there. At best, separate rooms."

The "Baby, This is KeKe Palmer" host added that she prefers the excitement of going to visit her special someone.

"But think about how fun it would be to be like, 'I'm going over to my man's house.' Over there, hi husband!" she said. "It keeps it fun and exciting. I want to go sit on his couch."

Movie buffs are already aware that Palmer's new dark comedy series is based on the 1989 classic film starring Tom Hanks, but her take on the material takes on a different shape over the course of eight episodes that drop on Peacock February 8.

While reading the script, Palmer couldn't contain her excitement at what unfolded with the characters, specifically hers, as lawyer Samira. "I was like, 'Give me more! Where does this go? I have questions!' It kept making me lean in," she said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly.

"It's funny, but it's also real," the actress said of the show, in which she also acts as a producer. "It's so many things happening. It's 'Black girl in the new neighborhood,' it's postpartum, and it's 'Something really is going on here, and nobody believes me, so now I'm gaslit, and I don't know what I'm doing.'"

Palmer, well-known for juggling multiple projects at once, is set to lead Boots Riley's upcoming feature film "I Love Boosters," co-starring Taylour Paige, Naomi Ackie, LaKeith Stanfield, Don Cheadle, and Demi Moore.

The film surrounds a group of female shoplifters (Palmer, Paige, and Ackie) who take aim at the designs of a ruthless fashion mogul, played by Moore.

 "I Love Boosters" will open the 40th anniversary of the SXSW film festival, which begins on March 12, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Per the outlet, SXSW Vice President Claudette Godfrey spoke highly of the film ahead of its world premiere.

"Boots has created another wildly original and boundary-pushing vision that's deliciously unpredictable. We can't wait for our audience to be sucked into his singular, subversive world where razor-sharp social commentary meets fearless, surreal storytelling and eye-popping imagery — all powered by a ridiculously stacked cast of some of the most talented actors on the planet," she said.

In June 2025, to promote her visual album "Just KeKe," the actress-singer shared that her intense work ethic has been rewarding, but also challenging at times.

"I have done so much work to make sure that I'm giving my audience my very best, and I've also had a hard time being a performer at such a young age and protecting myself through performance," Palmer told Billboard. "It's been so hard to manage being a person and being a product."

Pointing out that her music is also another form of expression for her, Palmer noted how her career circles back to her first starring role, 2005's "Akeelah and the Bee."

"I feel so free to be living in my truth and to be able to speak on my story without concern," she told the outlet. "That's the thing about 'Akeelah and the Bee' on a deeper level… we loved seeing a little girl be able to articulate herself and express how she feels about the world and the people in her life and community."

She continued, adding, "That's something that's been very much kept from our community. So for me to be able to express the nuances of anger, grief, and sorrow — but also share my love and joy — it feels very freeing."

"Baby, This Is KeKe Palmer" quickly became a hit for the former child star and has featured some of the biggest names in the entertainment world, such as recent guest Mariah Carey.

Courtesy of her natural charm, the podcast has not only earned loyal viewers but also recognition. In January, it was nominated for multiple NAACP Image Awards.