From reality TV to the stage? That’s the goal of Jay & Pamela stars Jay Manuel and Pamela Chavez. The couple opened up about their future goals, and both would like to dip their toes into the entertainment industry.

“I would love to get into acting, get in a comedy show. I would love to do that or do something in Spanish in entertainment,” Pamela, 30, said in an interview with TODAY.com published on Thursday, April 3. “I also love to sing. I’m trying to get rid of my stage fright. That’s the only thing that’s holding me back – the stage fright part – and modeling, so we’ll see.”

Jay, 28, said that he’s interested in opportunities behind the scenes with music production, but he hasn’t ruled out modeling and acting just yet. The TLC star appeared in a runway show for New York Fashion Week in 2023 for models with disabilities and would love to do more of that. He even admitted that landing the cover of GQ was a dream of his.

“I’ve been talking about this for years, so I’d love to be on magazine covers getting into high fashion,” Jay told the outlet.

The couple first met online in 2019, and after seven months of exchanging text messages and phone calls, they were finally able to meet in person when Jay headed to Pamela’s for the holidays. Eventually, Pamela packed her things and moved to Georgia to be with Jay.

Pamela and Jay have plenty of help since they live in the same home as Jay’s parents, which she called a “blessing.” Plus, even though moving to an entirely new state was a bit nerve wracking for Pamela, she said that Jay had been a huge help.

“He brings me a lot of joy, and he has helped with my mental health. I used to be afraid of going to therapy and he was going to therapy already when I met him,” she gushed. “Seeing how it was going so well for him, it got me curious. I’m like, ‘Let me give that a try.’ So thanks to him, my mental health has gotten better.”

Pamela and Jay were both diagnosed with osteogenesis imperfecta Type 3, also known as brittle bone disease. The condition is rare and causes a person’s bones to break more easily. Throughout their lifetime, Jay and Pamela have had over 400 broken bones combined. The disease also leads to chronic pain, which the couple has managed with various types of medication. However, with the help of aids like wheelchairs and elevator seats, they both have been able to do things that most people didn’t believe were possible.

“A lot of those physical challenges are just something that we kind of learned to deal with and live with even when it is hard because it’s all that we’ve known and this is the way that we were born,” Jay explained. “So we just have learned to adapt and navigate those obstacles as they come.”