LisaRaye McCoy Recalls Going Through 'Identity Crisis' After Her Role In 'The Players Club'

LisaRaye opens up about going through a "identity crisis" after her role as Diamond in "The Players Club."During an interview with Page Six, she explains, “I had an identity crisis after ‘Players Club’ because I felt like I had to have the long hair and look like my character, ‘Diamond,’ in order to be recognized,” she said.She continued, “‘Players Club’ put me on the map… it made me a bona fide sex symbol, and when you are a sex symbol people think that you’re sexy all the time, and that stigma follows you. So I am forever Diamond.” McCoy added, “I’m an older ‘Diamond’ now, but diamonds always shine, so I am here for it. I did not know what sexy was at the time… I think it was best for me not to really know, because I probably would’ve tried to play it up in my role and messed it up.”She spoke about Ice Cube and his guidance, “he was so professional. I didn’t even see the rapper then.," said McCoy. "I saw the father, the businessman, the director. He was gracious enough to set up multiple cameras, and I did the strip scene maybe twice. So he allowed me to what I needed for a green new actress.”"They gave me a trainer for a good six weeks so that helped me feel more confident about my body. So when it was time to do a striptease, Ice Cube was so great, and [was] there for me as a new actress.”