Whoopi Goldberg's Advice for 'Claim to Fame' Granddaughter Amara

Amara Skye has revealed the advice that her grandmother, EGOT winner Whoopi Goldberg, gave to her ahead of her appearance on ABC's Claim to Fame.

Skye, 32, was eliminated from the competition series on August 22 after her celebrity connection was correctly guessed by her co-stars, though it had already been revealed to viewers at the start of the series.

On Claim to Fame, all the players have a famous relative but they must keep their family member a secret while trying to uncover the other contestants' connections, all in the hopes of walking away with the $100,000 prize money.

Following her elimination from the Kevin and Frankie Jonas-hosted show, Skye spoke to Newsweek about her time on the show and what advice Goldberg had for her.

The artist, who has an eight-year-old daughter of her own, previously revealed that her grandmother did not initially believe that the show was legitimate after producers reached out to Skye on Instagram. Once she realized it was a real show, however, Skye says she was "all in."

When asked if The View host Goldberg had any words of wisdom for her before she left for the show, Skye told Newsweek: "Her advice was 'Go be a strong b***h, and come back happy,' and it's OK to be myself!"

Even though Skye's identity was revealed to viewers at the start of the series, there were several clues that would have given her away anyway, particularly the references to Goldberg's famous role in the Sister Act films.

Skye, whose mom is Goldberg's daughter Alex Martin, agreed that the clues were very revealing, saying: "In the beginning, I was super confident about hiding my identity, but once people started getting a rhythm of the game, things started to get a little shaky for me and I'm sure for others. Those damn clues, man!"

"Once I had the cross clue I was like 'F**k, this is too easy.' But when the telephone challenge happened and I saw the nun head, I thought, 'Yeah, I'm definitely screwed'," she said. "Everyone knows Sister Act, especially [the second film], and who do you associate with these films? Whoopi Goldberg."

Claim to Fame has boasted a jam-packed cast for its inaugural season which includes Keke Palmer's sister L.C. and the now-eliminated Kai, who is Tiffany Haddish's sister. Throughout the series, viewers have enjoyed watching the players interact and trying to guess their connections on social media.

Currently, fans believe Pepper is the granddaughter of Dean Martin, Logan is the cousin of country singer Jason Aldean and Lark is the niece of Cindy Crawford.

Despite the fact the cast is battling each other for the win, Skye says the group, who lived together while filming the series, all got along well. "I was shocked the most about the cast members. I watch a lot of competitive reality shows and I was expecting a house of clashing personalities," she said.

"Don't get me wrong we did have our moments, but we genuinely understood each other and the circumstances we were in, to the point where we can all be in a group chat today. I left this experience with 11 new great friends."

While the other stars on the show are still competing to walk away as the winner, Skye has her bets on who will be crowned champion.

"You know I'm going for my girl Pepper!! She was the realest in the house, that's my girl! I love you Pepper!" she said.

Claim to Fame continues Mondays at 10/9c on ABC. Episodes are available to stream on Hulu the day after their airing.