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# Gianni Paolo Reveals Octavia Spencer's Kind Act While He Was Struggling
- URL: https://celebritykind.ghost.io/gianni-paolo-reveals-octavia-spencers-kind-act-when-he-was-struggling/
- Published: 2025-09-01T07:46:05.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-29T23:52:24.000Z
- Author: Nehal Dalgliesh
- Tags: Kindness, gianni paolo, Kindness, Octavia Spencer, #Migrated-1790725714374, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-09-29 23:49

There are countless stories about **Octavia Spencer's** kindness - from creating projects for underrepresented artists, to using her platform to advocate for disability representation, and being [**Ryan Reynold's** "obscenely gifted"](https://celebritykind.ghost.io/content/files/2026/09/ryan-reynolds-highlights-the-kindness-and-talent-of-spirited-cast.html) and kind costar in *Spirited.* It seems everyone has a story about the Oscar winner. And here's another one, this time from Octavia's *MA* costar, **Gianni Paolo.**

The actor recently appeared on Harry Jowsey's *Boyfriend Material* podcast where he spoke about how Octavia helped him out big-time when he was struggling with finances and was new to the industry.

In the chat, he explained, “I didn’t have any money for a publicist because at this time, this was pre-‘MA’ coming out and I was like, I just can’t spend $5,000 a month for a publicist. I only made $6,000 on the movie. I’m in $20,000 worth of credit card debt. So, I’m like, I’m just not going to get a publicist... And I told \[Octavia\], I don’t have the money to do that. I’m not going to get a publicist."

After having dinner at Octavia's house one evening where they discussed the issue, Gianni says within a few days, Octavia had worked her magic: "That was on like a Friday. On Monday, she had called her publicist, paid for it completely, and then set me up with her whole team.”

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He added, "She didn't ask for the money back. Never."

But even so, Gianni knew what he had to do. "When I booked 'Power', I shot my first episode, got my first paycheck for 'Power' and then I wired her the money back."

Gianni and Octavia are currently starring in the thriller *MA* which is due to get a sequel. Production company Blumhouse has confirmed Octavia will be returning for the new film but it's not clear yet whether Gianni will return as well.

*(Feature Image Credits: Lev Radin and Ron Adar/Shutterstock.com)* 

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