Kyla Pratt Reveals Unexpected Reason Method Man Made Her Cry on “One on One” Set (Exclusive)

Kyla Pratt rang in her 16th birthday in style.

Speaking to PEOPLE at the ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards in Beverly Hills on Feb. 27, Pratt, 38, looked back on her time on the UPN sitcom One on One, which she filmed when she was a teenager. Pratt revealed that she “absolutely” has rewatched the series since it ended in 2006.

“I loved watching it because it reminded me of what was going on while we were filming,” she explained. “Like the Method Man episode in the first year, where I threw a rave, that was filmed during my 16th birthday.” The episode, which aired during season two in 2002, features Pratt’s Breanna Barnes trying to raise enough money to buy a car. Her brilliant idea is to throw a rave, and Method Man, 53, appears as a guest star.

“I remember being on set and getting a big birthday cake,” Pratt said of the celebrations of her special day. “And Method Man was there, and we took all these pictures and I started crying.” Watching the series now, she said, makes her think of “the behind-the-scenes things that were going on.”

One on One starred Pratt and Flex Alexander, who played her dad. At the start of the show, Pratt’s character Breanna ends up living with her dad for the first time after her mom moves to Nova Scotia. The series, which also starred Robert Ri'chard and Sicily, ran for five seasons from 2001 to 2006. Real-life siblings Brandy Norwood and Ray J also appeared on the series as brother and sister.

Pratt first started acting as a child; her earliest credits include 1995’s The Baby-Sitters Club, 1998’s Barney's Great Adventure and episodes of Living Single and ER. Pratt told PEOPLE that through her early career, she still “always felt like a child” thanks to her mother. “I felt like a kid who got to do something fun. I got to miss school a little bit to go play characters and do fun things,” the Proud Family star said of her early career. She didn’t have “adult pressure” on her until she got older.

Pratt and her partner Danny Kirkpatrick share two children, Lyric, 14, and Liyah, 11. Pratt said that both her kids are interested in the business and Lyric has done a “couple” of commercials.

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As for her own career, Pratt — who appeared on season three of Special Forces — said there are “a lot of things” she’s looking to do in the future. She teased a biopic she’s interested in (without naming the person) and said, “I also want to be more into action, more into things that I have to physically train for or vocally train for.”

“I just like to be challenged,” Pratt said. “I like to have fun. And that's fun for me.”

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