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Who is Loreal Palmer? 'Claim to Fame' brings Keke Palmer's elder sister into spotlight

Loreal Palmer won a competition on Monday's episode of 'Claim to Fame' and avoided eviction

'Claim to Fame' participant LC was revealed to be Keke Palmer's older sister on Monday's episode. The ABC reality show follows a group of people who all have famous family members and live in the same house. During their time together, they try to guess each other's celebrity relatives while keeping their own hidden.

The hidden family ties of some contestants are disclosed to viewers at home while the other contestants are still kept in the dark. This was the case for LC, whose real name is Loreal Palmer, who won a competition on Monday's episode and avoided eviction.

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'Claim To Fame' posted a glimpse of LC's happy moments on the show saying, "L.C. deserves everything and more." One user responded, "L.C. Your not that different. You are a sweet person. Congratulations on your win tonight.." Another wrote, "I adore her!" 

In a private conversation, Loreal discussed her relationship with the 'Nope' actress and how it encouraged her to join the reality show. "My sister and I are quite close," Loreal explained. "I feel like she's my biggest supporter."

"The one thing I hope to gain personally from this experience is more self-confidence," she added, according to ET. "I came into this game with a lot of social anxiety, so this is me coming out of the shadows and into the spotlight."  

Who is Loreal Palmer? 

Loreal Palmer is best known as Keke Palmer's older sister. Keke is a well-known entertainment figure who plays both lead and supporting roles in comedy-drama series and rose to fame as a result of her film performances in the early 2000s. Her performance as Akeelah in the 2006 drama film 'Akeelah and the Bee' brought her international recognition. Her other siblings are Lawrencia Palmer and Lawrence Palmer.

When Keke spoke to ET recently, the actress was moved with love after learning of her sister's performance on the show. She said, "I'm living for her being on Claim To Fame, I mean she is giving her all. I'm so proud of her," she shared. "You know, everybody in my family is a real character, and obviously she's my older sister, so a lot of what you see and know of as me, I got from her. So I'm very excited."

Keke also shared that she knows exactly what can trip Loreal up when it comes to being detected. "She's gonna have to keep her lips zipped," she explained. "We have similar cadences, the Palmer cadence is what we call it. So hopefully she doesn't let it slip out. But I'm so excited for her! She's a star," she added.