Watch: Feeling Insecure or Grown-ish? Go Behind the Scenes With Issa and Yara

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Just when we thought we’d stopped swooning over the double fantasy of Issa Rae and Yara Shahidi simultaneously on Marie Claire covers, the magazine blessed us with a little behind-the-scenes confessional action, revealing some of the quirks, guilty pleasures and favorite things of two of the season’s freshest talents.

For instance, did you know about Shahidi’s book addiction? Or what superstitions each of these starlets has? How about Rae’s taste in men? Their Marie Claire covers may not hit stands until next week, but now is the time to get a little more familiar with two of television’s most familiar faces.

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