JF: And aside from acting you’re also a professional dancer. Tell me more about the breakdancing side of things and your involvement with your dance crew X-Mob.
CB: It’s really cool to have that in my back pocket in case I need it, there so many roles that require dancing or singing and you have to be able to do all three. With X-Mob, those are my guys, I’ve known them since I was six so we’ve grown up together. We’ve been breakdancing for a long time and we’re now becoming successful actors too [laughs].

JF: It’s incredibly important to keep doing these things you enjoy and also having that variety.
CB: So many people chase success and expect that to lead to happiness, but it’s the opposite. If you really pursue happiness then success will stem from that usually. But success, money and material things are just extra – it’s not what fulfils you.

JF: Also, having that tight support network is vital, you seem to have a very close relationship with your family and friends.
CB: Oh yeah, prioritise your people, that’s what I say. I actually just posted something about my two friends that are in this show and I was really excited for them. I don’t even think of them as friends anymore I just think of them as family. I’m super tight with my mum, dad and sister, it’s so important and I honestly feel really lucky to have them all in my life, and then all of them just being able to mutually support each other is the coolest thing ever. Siblings usually don’t get along and they annoy each other, but me and my sister are just two peas in a pod. We think similarly and she’s like my best friend too. When extended family comes in they’re important too and you don’t always see them a lot. A lot of people neglect their family, which sucks because nobody stays here forever.

JF: I have to ask about your work with the incredible Michelle Obama, how did that come about?
CB: I’ve worked with her a couple of times and I’ve actually been in the White House twice, which is crazy – it’s such an incredible feeling.

JF: Not many people can say that…
Cameron: It’s nuts. I was so afraid that it was going to be one of those things where you really idolise someone and then you meet them and they’re not quite what you thought they were going to be, but she was everything and more. She’s exactly what she’s like in magazines and on TV, just so down-to-earth and friendly. She’s taught me a lot in the short time that I’ve been with her, she even let Sophia [Carson] from Descendants and I ride in her motorcade. It’s crazy to be around someone who is so influential in the world and is trying to help people.

JF: Well you’re also extremely active in the community, especially your work with the Thirst Project.
CB: That’s something I’m incredibly proud of. I believe I gave 1081 people water for life in Swaziland, which is cooler than anything that I’ve ever done onscreen and anything that I’ve ever done for my own career. When I did the Thirst Project campaign I launched it on my birthday because I wanted to send the message that even on days when it should be about you, those are the best times to give. I mean, every time is the best time to give, but we think about ourselves so much that I really wanted to make a point that I don’t want presents, I want donations. It ended up being life-saving for some people, so I couldn’t be happier with how it turned out. It definitely won’t be the last campaign I do, next time it might be something different.

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