PLL 6x11 Australian Promo "Of Late I Think of Rosewood"

Here’s the Australian promo for Pretty Little Liars episode 6x11 “Of Late I Think of Rosewood”:

How Ashley Benson & Shay Mitchell Got Nickname ButtahBenzo

Wonder how PLL besties Ashley Benson and Shay Mitchell got the name ButtahBenzo?  Here is Shay Mitchell’s explanation for how the nickname came about.

Shortly after Shay Mitchell first came to Los Angeles and landed the role of Emily Fields on Pretty Little Liars, Shay also shot a music video for Sean Paul.  Sean Paul was always joking around with Shay’s name and he came up with the name ShayButtah.

Ashley Benson’s nickname has always been AshBenzo.

So they put ShayButtah and AshBenzo together to become ButtahBenzo.

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How PLL Cast Celebrated Christmas (Photos)

The cast of Pretty Little Liars shared photos of how they spent their Christmas holiday. 

Lucy Hale (Aria on PLL) spent some time with her family.  Lucy captioned this photo “Merry Christmas from mine to yours ”.

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Lucy also tried to bake some cookies and she shared a photo of her Pinterest fail:

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Janel Parrish at “Disney Parks Unforgettable Christmas Celebration” (Photos)

Janel Parrish (Mona on PLL) was the music correspondent for the “Disney Parks Unforgettable Christmas Celebration” that aired on Christmas day.  Janel posted some photos from the parade.

Janel Parrish with Minnie Mouse:

A photo posted by Pretty Little Liars (@prettylittleliars) on Dec 25, 2015 at 9:57am PST

PLL BTS Photos 6x16

Take a look at these behind-the-scenes photos from PLL episode 6x16 “Where Somebody Waits For Me”.

Here’s a cute Lucy Hale and Ian Harding (Lucian) photo.  Lucy captioned the photo “Shmiiiiiiiian @ianmharding”.

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Sasha Pieterse is Engaged to Hudson Sheaffer (Photos)

Sasha Pieterse (Alison on PLL) had an extra special holiday.  She got engaged to her longtime boyfriend Hudson Sheaffer!  (They’ve been dating for at least three years).  Sasha Pieterse and Hudson Sheaffer have shared many sweet Instagram photos over those years, including last Christmas when they added two Great Danes (Lady and Levi) to their family.  Now the two of them have shared sweet proposal photos.

Hudson Sheaffer shared this photo of the actual moment that he proposed to Sasha Pieterse.

A photo posted by Hudson Sheaffer (@hudson_s27) on Dec 22, 2015 at 7:21pm PST

PLL Cast’s Holiday Videos & Photos

To get in the holiday spirit, check out these holiday videos and photos of PLL stars Troian Bellisario, Sasha Pieterse, Keegan Allen and Ian Harding.

Troian Bellisario (Spencer on PLL) embraces the holidays with this photo of herself posing with a Santa hat:

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Sasha Pieterse (Alison on PLL) stands under some mistletoe:

A photo posted by Pretty Little Liars (@prettylittleliars) on Dec 21, 2015 at 8:41pm PST

Trailer for Troian Bellisario's Horror Film ‘Martyrs’

Troian Bellisario (Spencer on PLL) stars in the creepy horror movie Martyrs, which is a remake of the Pascal Laugier’s 2008 French horror movie Martyrs.

In Martyrs, Troian Bellisario plays a woman who seeks out revenge on those who victimized and abused her and her childhood friend.  Martyrs also stars Caitlin Carmichael and Kate Burton.

Watch the terrifying trailer:

If Pretty Little Liars isn’t creepy enough for you, then check out Troian Bellisario in Martyrs.  Martyrs hits theaters January 22nd.  It will be available on demand, DVD and Blu-Ray on February 2nd.

PLL BTS Photos 6x14 & 6x15

Here are behind-the-scenes photos of the PLL cast filming episodes 6x14 and 6x15 of Pretty Little Liars.

Keegan Allen (Toby) celebrated his 26th birthday during filming for episode 6x14.  Here is a photo of Keegan blowing out a candle on his birthday cupcake while Lucy Hale (Aria) and Tyler Blackburn (Caleb) watch.

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Another new character introduced to Rosewood?  Troian Bellisario posted this photo of actor Brandon Firla, who you may recognize as Jonathan Sidwell on Suits.  (Troian’s fiancé Patrick J. Adams stars on Suits and Troian has guest-starred on a couple episodes of the show).  Troian captioned this photo “This is Brandon Firla. He's everything to Spencer now. Her love. Her life. Her manager. #gilgamesh (do you recognize him from #suits ?)”

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Shay Mitchell & Tyler Blackburn Celebrate Ashley Benson’s 26th Birthday

Ashley Benson turned 26 and her PLL co-stars Shay Mitchell and Tyler Blackburn were at her party to celebrate the occasion.  Check out the photos of her party.

Ashley Benson with PLL co-stars Shay Mitchell and Tyler Blackburn:

A photo posted by Ashley Benson (@itsashbenzo) on Dec 19, 2015 at 6:56pm PST

Ashley’s gorgeous cake:

A photo posted by Ashley Benson (@itsashbenzo) on Dec 19, 2015 at 7:27pm PST

Looks like they all had a great time at Ashley’s birthday party!  Although the rest of the PLL cast were not at the party, they all sent Ashley sweet birthday messages on social media.

PLL 6B Spoilers: Liars Still Making Mistakes and Committing Break-Ins

The Liars may have changed during the five year time jump, but expect them to still fall back into old habits and make bad choices.  Troian Bellisario (Spencer) and PLL showrunner Marlene King talk about Spencer’s future and gave some PLL spoilers in this interview.

The Liars will have new jobs, clothes, and hairstyles (check out Spencer's new bangs), but their roles remain the same.  “Spencer is definitely leading the charge”, Troian said.  “Even though these girls are five years older, they still fall into the same roles and relationships with each other.”  There’s a wonderful moment in season 6B when the girls turn to Spencer and ask her what to do.

The Liars try to fight against these old habits.  They keep saying “I don’t do this anymore”, but they end up using bad judgment anyway.  Marlene spilled that the Liars will break into Veronica Hastings’s office.

We know Spencer will be in the world of politics when PLL returns in January.  When asked what Spencer’s alternate career would be, Troian Bellisario almost gives another spoiler.  Marlene quickly stops Troian before she can tell us what might be next in Spencer’s career path.

PLL Cast Sends Birthday Wishes to Ashley Benson

Ashley Benson (Hanna on PLL) turned 26 yesterday and the entire Pretty Little Liars cast sent her birthday wishes on social media.

Shay Mitchell (Emily) posted a ButtahBenzo photo and wrote “Happy Birthday to my one and only... My "mewnie", the Benzo to my Buttah, lil one, blondie and one of my closest friends. I love you to the moon and back and can't wait to celebrate your old age!!! #yourecatchinguptome !!! 👵🏻❤️👵🏽”.

A photo posted by Shay Mitchell (@shaym) on Dec 18, 2015 at 11:56am PST

PLL BTS Photos 6x13

Check out these behind-the-scenes photos of the PLL cast filming Pretty Little Liars episode 6x13.

Torrey DeVitto (Spencer’s older sister Melissa Hastings) is back in Rosewood.  Torrey posted this photo from the set and captioned it “Who knows where I am and who I'm dressed as today....👀 she's baaaaccckkk ....”.

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New PLL Season 6 Poster: Another Funeral

Get ready for another PLL death.  All the Liars are wearing sunglasses and looking grown-up in this sexy new PLL season 6 poster.  In the photo, the Liars are carrying a coffin.  (Take a look at the other promotional PLL season 6 poster released earlier).

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The poster’s tagline is “Are you strong enough to carry your secrets?”, which hints at the new secrets we expect to see when PLL returns.  From the PLL November special “5 Years Forward”, we know Emily returns to Rosewood with a secret that she doesn’t even share with her friends.  And in the promo video for season 6B, we learn that Aria did something on September 12 that she wants to keep hidden.

Now we finally know that the PLL photo shoot back in October was for this poster.  Check out the behind-the-scenes photos of the girls at the photo shoot for the promotional PLL season 6B poster.

Liking this new poster better than the previously released poster.  What do you think of the photo?  Who do you think is in the casket?  We know that the new Big Bad is motivated by a death.

Keegan Allen with 'Star Wars' Actress Daisy Ridley

Looks like Keegan Allen (Toby on PLL) is a Star Wars fan.  Keegan took photos with Star Wars: The Force Awakens actress Daisy Ridley.  He also posed with R2-D2 and C-3PO.

Keegan Allen tweeted this photo of himself with the Star Wars robots R2-D2, C-3PO and BB-8.  He wrote “Coolest machine puppies (r2d2/C3PO/BB-8) dreams do come true #TheForceAwakens”.

Coolest machine puppies (r2d2/C3PO/BB-8) dreams do come true #TheForceAwakens pic.twitter.com/hqxRRwS8X1

— Keegan Allen (@KeeganAllen) December 5, 2015

Robert Aguire Joins PLL Cast as Aria’s New Boyfriend Liam Greene

Actor Robert Aguire is joining season 6B of PLL as Aria Montgomery’s new boyfriend Liam Greene.  This will be a recurring role.

Liam Green is “a handsome editorial assistant from Boston who is a sweet, doting professional”, according to The Wrap.

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Lucy Hale (Aria) mentioned Aria’s new boyfriend Liam in the Pretty Little Liars November special “5 Years Forward”.  Lucy Hale has also hinted at the love triangle her character will be in when Aria gets torn between Liam and Ezra.

Pretty Little Liars isn’t Robert’s first time on a television show.  He played Orion in two episodes of NCIS: New Orleans.

Robert Aguire’s film credits include Boulevard, which was one of Robin Williams’s last films. Robert was also in Redemption and The Morning After.

Robert Aguire is currently dating Harry Potter star Emma Watson (Hermione Granger).

Season 6B of Pretty Little Liars will bring a lot of new faces.  Actor Huw Collins is joining the PLL cast as Dr. Rollins and Ashley Benson was happy to work with her friend and fellow Days of Our Lives actor Blake Berris.

Are you excited to see all these new faces on PLL?

New PLL Season 6B Poster

The new PLL season 6B poster is here and it’s dirty.  Check out the poster that features Ashley Benson (Hanna), Shay Mitchell (Emily), Troian Bellisario (Spencer), Lucy Hale (Aria), Sasha Pieterse (Alison) and a bunch of dirt spilling out of a car.

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The Pretty Little Liars posters tend to be controversial.  PLL stars Ashley Benson (Hanna) and Troian Bellisario (Spencer) have both criticized how much previous PLL posters were photoshopped.

What does the PLL cast think of the new season 6B poster?  Lucy posted a photo of it with the caption “Grown up and still dirty.”  PLL showrunner Marlene King captioned the poster “Still playing in the dirt.”

The dirt in the poster may be hinting at the mysterious death we will see in season 6B.  Marlene King has talked about a death that will cause the new Big Bad to seek revenge.

What do you think of the new PLL season 6B poster?  Love it or hate it?

New PLL Opening: See All the Liars “Shh”

Here’s a look at all the Liars doing the “Shh” for the new Pretty Little Liars opening sequence.  We’ve already seen a sneak peek video of Shay Mitchell (Emily on PLL) doing the “Shh”, but we can finally see the new “Shh” that Ashley Benson (Hanna), Troian Bellisario (Spencer), Lucy Hale (Aria), and Sasha Pieterse (Alison) filmed for the new opening title sequence.

A video posted by Pretty Little Liars (@prettylittleliars) on Dec 6, 2015 at 12:56am PST

What do you think?  Excited to see all the girls doing the “shh” or does Lucy Hale do it best?

PLL Producers Talk Season 6B

PLL producers Oliver Goldstick and Joseph Dougherty talk about Pretty Little Liars season 6B in this New York Comic Con video.  (See photos of the PLL cast at New York Comic Con).

PLL Cast Talk Favorite Coffee

The PLL cast loves coffee.  They often post behind-the-scenes photos of themselves on set with their favorite coffee drinks.  Ever wonder what kind of coffee they love?  Ashley Benson (Hanna on PLL), Shay Mitchell (Emily on PLL) and Troian Bellisario (Spencer on PLL) share their favorite coffee orders in this ABC Family OTF/“On The Fly” video.  Unfortunately Lucy Hale (Aria), who loves coffee, isn’t featured in this video.

Ashley Benson’s go-to coffee order is a large ice coffee with a third of hazelnut powder and extra ice.

Shay Mitchell loves ordering ice coffee with one packet of brown sugar and a tiny drop of almond milk.

Troian Bellisario orders iced coffee with some almond milk.

What’s your go-to coffee drink?

More OTF/“On The Fly” Videos:

• Lucy Hale and Shay Mitchell talk about their first jobs
• Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale and Shay Mitchell share their experiences living alone for the first time
• Lucy Hale and Shay Mitchell's first car
• Best Advice from PLL Cast
• Nicknames of PLL Actresses
• Lucy Hale Plays "Let's Go Fishin'" 
• Sasha Pieterse Plays "Let's Go Fishin'"
• Shay Mitchell Throwing Darts

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Troian Bellisario Shares Funny Fan Mail Photos

Troian Bellisario, Spencer on PLL, gets a lot of fan mail.  (Here’s Troian Bellisario’s fan mail address).  Troian shared lots of fan mail photos that she wrote funny captions on.

Troian seems to get a lot of photos with requests for her to sign them.  Unfortunately, fans often send photos of someone else entirely.  (Lucy Hale, Aria on PLL, will be able to relate to that.  Lucy’s fans have mistaken her for actress Selena Gomez).

"Hey Tod I don't know who this is but it's not me!" Troian wrote after a fan requesting an autograph sent her photo of someone else to sign.

Sometimes signing fan mail is the best.

A photo posted by Troian Bellisario (@sleepinthegardn) on Nov 20, 2015 at 4:48pm PST

Another fan made the same mistake, leaving Troian to wonder "Why do people think that this is me?"  "Et tu, Brian?" Troian captioned this photo.

Lucy Hale Talks Ezra & New Love Liam on PLL (6B Spoilers)

The second half of Pretty Little Liars season six will be rough for Ezria fans.  In the November special of PLL “Five Years Forward”, Lucy Hale revealed that her character Aria is in love with Liam.  Lucy has now given even more details about Aria’s love life in season 6B.  Seems like Aria will be torn between her new love Liam and her former love Ezra.

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When we start PLL season 6B, it will seem like Aria has moved on.  Aria is “very happy and in love” with her new boyfriend Liam, Lucy Hale told People.

However, that doesn’t mean Aria’s feelings for Ezra are completely gone.  “That's what happens, you break up with the person you love, you go in different directions, and so I don't really know what their contact was in those five years. I want to say they probably didn't talk at all, because there is a scene in an episode back where she realizes he's back in town and you can tell there's still that butterflies-in-her-stomach feeling,” Lucy said.

And even if Aria and Ezra aren’t dating, they will still have a lot of interaction with each other.  However, their relationship has evolved.  “It's sort of a different kind of a relationship.  You've never seen them have a mature friendship like this, and they start working with each other.”

Are you excited to see Aria with someone new or are you waiting for Aria to get back together with Ezra?

Shay Mitchell’s PLL Room Tour Part 2

Shay Mitchell (Emily on PLL) has shared another video of her PLL dressing room.  (Here’s Shay Mitchell’s first PLL room tour).

In this updated room tour, Shay’s assistant Sammy shows the newly redecorated PLL dressing room.  Watch the video to see Shay’s ButtahBenzo photos, her pink bathroom, and the numerous stuffed rats in Shay’s dressing room.

Shay appears at the end of the video to grab some candy before running out of the room.

Shay’s assistant Sammy seems to be an Emison fan.  In the video, she shows an Emison Coke bottle and says that Emison is endgame.

Shay Mitchell’s Pretty Little UNAUTHORIZED Room Tour Part 2:

Recap of PLL "5 Years Forward" Special (6B Spoilers)

The Pretty Little Liars "5 Years Forward" November special wasn't a regular PLL episode. Instead, it was one hour of interviews, sneak peeks, relationship details and spoilers for season 6B. Lucy Hale, Ashley Benson, Troian Bellisario, Shay Mitchell, Sasha Pieterse, Ian Harding, Tyler Blackburn and Tyler Blackburn all took part in the special. Here are the highlights of the PLL "5 Years Forward" special.

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Liars and Their Significant Others During the 5 Year Time Jump:

Aria:
Aria went to Georgia and majored in photography, but she rediscovered her love for writing. She transferred to Boston and changed majors to writing. Aria eventually started working for a publisher. Despite appearing to move on from the torture inflicted by "A", Aria is still in denial and isn't fully over what happened to her in the past. Aria hides behind her work and her relationships.

Hanna:
Hanna studied fashion at FIT in New York and interned for Zac Posen. In Europe, she met her current boss Claudia Greco, who she now works for as an assistant.

Spencer:
Spencer went to Georgetown. With "A" gone, she finally got to focus on academics and she got involved in politics. After graduating from Georgetown, she started working on Capitol Hill for a lobbyist. However, she's essentially a glorified coffee gopher. When PLL returns, Spencer will be living in the Hastings barn. Spencer will also be helping her mom run for a seat in the Senate.

PLL 5 Years Forward Sneak Peek: Ashley Benson Picked Theme Song “Secret”

“Secret” by The Pierces is the perfect theme song for Pretty Little Liars.  In fact, it’s so perfect that people often assume the song was written for the show.  In this sneak peek for the PLL "5 Years Forward" special, we find out how "Secret" was chosen as the show's theme song.

Actress Ashley Benson (Hanna) was the one who suggested using “Secret” as the theme song for PLL.  Troian Bellisario (Spencer) remembers Ashley Benson playing the song on her cell phone and asking PLL showrunner Marlene King to use it as the theme song.

Thanks to Ashley Benson, Pretty Little Liars has the perfect theme song.  When PLL returns for the second half of season 6, it will have a new opening title sequence to go with the theme song.  Sasha Pieterse (Alison) joins the other actresses in the intro.  Also, all the girls will do the “shhh” that Lucy Hale (Aria) did in previous seasons.  Check out the new opening sequence and get a behind-the-scenes look at the girls filming the new PLL intro.

PLL 5 Years Forward Special Sneak Peek: How PLL Moms Escaped the Basement

The summer finale of PLL “Game Over, Charles” left fans with a lot of unanswered questions.  One question fans had was what happened to the PLL moms.  We saw “A” trap them in the DiLaurentis basement, but we never saw them rescued.  Fans joked that the moms were forgotten and still trapped in the basement.

In this sneak peek of the Pretty Little Liars special “5 Years Forward” the actresses who play the PLL moms give their theories on how the moms escaped the basement after “A” trapped them.

Actress Lesley Fera, Veronica Hastings on PLL, joked that they lived off Mr. DiLaurentis’s scotch for a while.  Her theory is that Mr. DiLaurentis eventually came down to do the laundry and rescued them.

Pretty Little Liars “5 Years Forward” airs tonight, November 24th at 8pm/7c on ABC Family.

PLL 5 Years Forward Sneak Peek: New Big Bad

PLL actresses Lucy Hale, Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson and Shay Mitchell talk about the new Big Bad in this sneak peek of the Pretty Little Liars “Five Years Forward” special episode.

The Liars come back to Rosewood when Alison asks them to help Charlotte, but an event occurs that forces the girls to stay in Rosewood.

The Liars start getting messages again.  They know the new messages aren’t from Charlotte.  Actress Troian Bellisario (Spencer) explains that this time the messages feel different.  It’s not about exposing secrets this time.  It is paranoia, blackmail and life-threatening situations.

Actor Keegan Allen (Toby) agrees.  It’s no longer a manipulation game.  It’s now more dark and twisted.

Moving forward, the Liars aren’t victims.  They are ready to fight back against the new Big Bad in this life-or-death situation.

Watch the PLL special “5 Years Forward” tonight, November 24th at 8pm/7c.

Ashley Benson at American Music Awards 2015 (Photos)

Pretty Little Liars actress Ashley Benson (Hanna) was a presenter at the 2015 American Music Awards on Sunday night.  The award show took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and aired on ABC.

Ashley Benson showed up at the American Music Awards red carpet dressed in a Max Azria Atelier suit.

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Shay Mitchell & Lucy Hale Talk About Their First Cars

PLL actresses Shay Mitchell (Emily) and Lucy Hale (Aria) talk about their first cars in this OTF/“On The Fly” ABC Family video.

Shay Mitchell’s first car was a blue/purple Volkswagen Golf.  Her parents gave it to her when she turned 16.  They even put a huge bow on the car.  Shay used to call the car her “little blueberry”.

Lucy Hale’s first car was a Prius.  She got her license at 18 instead of 16 because she was scared of all the crazy drivers in Los Angeles.  That car was her first major purchase.

More OTF/“On The Fly” Videos:

• Lucy Hale and Shay Mitchell talk about their first jobs
• Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale and Shay Mitchell share their experiences living alone for the first time
• Best Advice from PLL Cast
• Nicknames of PLL Actresses
• Lucy Hale Plays "Let's Go Fishin'" 
• Sasha Pieterse Plays "Let's Go Fishin'"
• Shay Mitchell Throwing Darts

PLL “Five Years Forward” Special Episode Airs Nov 24th

Update: In case you missed the special episode, check out the recap of Pretty Little Liars “5 Years Forward” to read season 6B spoilers.

“Pretty Little Liars: 5 Years Forward” is a PLL special episode that will air Tuesday, November 24.  This year PLL didn’t have a special Halloween episode like it did in previous seasons.  We also won’t get a special Christmas episode like we got in season five of PLL.  PLL’s winter premiere won’t be until January 12, but at least we don’t have to wait long to watch this special episode filled with interviews and sneak peeks. 

Here’s what to expect from the PLL special:

“‘Pretty Little Liars: 5 Years Forward’ offers fans a glimpse at what everyone’s favorite characters have been up to inside and outside of Rosewood over the past five years. The episode will feature never-before-seen scenes, backstage tours of brand new PLL sets, interviews with the cast and crew surrounding the highly anticipated time jump, including the style evolution of the Liars, and more.”

This promo for “Pretty Little Liars: 5 Years Forward” confirms spoilers that Hanna is engaged.  Troian Bellisario also says that Toby and Spencer have fallen apart.

Janel Parrish Makeup Tutorial: Glowing Bronze Skin & Natural Smokey Eye

Celebrity makeup artist Glenn Nutley filmed a makeup tutorial showing how he gives Janel Parrish (Mona on PLL) glowing bronze skin with a natural smokey eye. Janel Parrish's BFF and makeup artist Samantha Altamura is also in the tutorial.

These are the products Glen Nutley used on Janel Parrish to create the bronze skin and natural smokey eye:

Too Faced Powder Foundation
Lorac TANtalizer Bronzer
Japonesque Velvet Touch Blush
Urban Decay Eyeshadow Color “Foxy”
Urban Decay Eyeshadow Color “Chopper”
Urban Decay Eyeshadow Color “Lost”
Lorac Matte Pro Palette Color "Jet Black"
Urban Decay Eyeshadow Color “Midnight Rodeo”
Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara
Urban Decay Naked Lipgloss

Watch the video for step-by-step tutorial on how to recreate Janel Parrish’s look.

More Janel Parrish makeup tutorials:

• Janel Parrish Holiday Makeup Tutorial
• Makeup Tutorial for Janel Parrish’s Teen Choice Awards 2014 Look
• Matte Smokey Eye Makeup Tutorial  

More PLL Makeup:

• Aria's Eye Makeup Tutorial by PLL Makeup Artist Cindy Miguens 
• PLL Set Beauty Secrets from Makeup Artist Cindy Miguens
• Shay Mitchell’s Smoky Eye Makeup Tutorial 

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Trailer for Torrey DeVitto’s New Show ‘Chicago Med’

Torrey DeVitto’s (Spencer’s older sister Melissa Hastings on PLL) new show Chicago Med (spinoff of Chicago Fire) airs this Tuesday on NBC.  Torry plays Dr. Natalie Manning, a pregnant emergency room doctor.  Here are the episode highlights.  The pilot episode is titled “The Green Branch”.

For more on the show, watch this video of the cast (including Torrey) talk about the new series.

Chicago Med premieres Tuesday November 17 9/8c on NBC, so tune in to see Torrey DeVitto in a role completely different from her role as Melissa Hastings on Pretty Little Liars.

Sasha Pieterse Plays “Let's Go Fishin’”

Sasha Pieterse, Alison on PLL, played the game “Let's Go Fishin’” in this OTF/“On The Fly” video.  (Lucy Hale, Aria on PLL, has also played this game in another "On The Fly" video).  Unlike Lucy Hale, Sasha Pieterse has never been fishing before.

Lea Thompson (Switched at Birth), Derek Theler (Baby Daddy) and Melissa Peterman (Baby Daddy) are also in the video.  The game was a lot harder than any of them thought it would be.

More OTF/“On The Fly” Videos:

• Lucy Hale and Shay Mitchell talk about their first jobs
• Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale and Shay Mitchell share their experiences living alone for the first time
• Best Advice from PLL Cast
• Nicknames of PLL Actresses
• Lucy Hale Playing "Let's Go Fishin'"
• Shay Mitchell Throwing Darts

ButtahBenzo (Ashley Benson & Shay Mitchell) in Milan for MTV EMA’s

ButtahBenzo (PLL actresses Shay Mitchell and Ashley Benson) videotaped their experience traveling to Milan for the MTV EMA’s.  Check out the video to see Ashley and Shay head to Milan for the first time. 

They wore facial masks on the plane and Ashley had her teddy bear with her on the flight. Ashley brings her bear everywhere. Shay loves pizza, so of course she had on pizza socks. (Shay Mitchell also has a cool pepperoni pizza sleeping mask). For more details on all the stuff Shay had with her on the plane, check out what Shay packs in her travel bag.

The girls learned some Italian from their driver in Milan.  They enjoyed some champagne in their hotel room, shopped at vintage stores and met PLL fans in Milan.

Ashley and Shay almost missed their flight back home because they were having some pizza at the airport.

Hope Ashley Benson and Shay Mitchell post more ButtahBenzo videos!

Lucy Hale & Shay Mitchell Talk First Jobs

Ever wonder what non-acting jobs the PLL cast had before they were cast in Pretty Little Liars?  Actresses Shay Mitchell and Lucy Hale talk about the first jobs they ever had.

Shay Mitchell (Emily on PLL) worked in a clothing store when she was fourteen.

Lucy Hale (Aria on PLL) has been acting ever since she was fifteen.  Lucy said that she never had a “real job”.  She always secretly wanted to work at a coffee shop, though.  (Lucy Hale’s first acting job was a small role in an episode of Nickelodeon’s Drake & Josh).

More OTF/“On The Fly” Videos:

• Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale and Shay Mitchell share their experiences living alone for the first time
• Best Advice from PLL Cast
• Nicknames of PLL Actresses
• Lucy Hale Playing "Let's Go Fishin'"
• Shay Mitchell Throwing Darts

PLL Season 6B Promo: Toby Punches Caleb?

Here's a new promo video for season 6B of PLL.  Most of the video shows what we have already seen in the previously released promo for the second half of PLL season 6, but there is one pretty huge moment in this promo that we haven’t seen before.

In this new season 6B promo, Toby punches someone.  We don’t see a face, but does it look like Toby punched Caleb?

Why do you think Toby would punch Caleb?  Do you think it has anything to do with Spencer?  Or do you think Toby punched someone else?

Best Advice PLL Cast Ever Received

PLL stars Ashley Benson, Shay Mitchell, Troian Bellisario and Sasha Pieterese shared the best advice they’ve ever received in this ABC Family OTF/“On The Fly” video.

Here are their answers to the question “The best advice I’ve gotten is …?”

Ashley Benson: “The best advice I’ve gotten is to never give up.”

Shay Mitchell: “The best advice I’ve gotten is to live your life as authentic as you can.”

Troian Bellisario: “Be present.  Everything is temporary.”

Sasha Pieterse: “Know where you come from, know who you are and that needs to shine through no matter where you get to in life.”

What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?

More OTF/“On The Fly” Videos:

• Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale and Shay Mitchell share their experiences living alone for the first time
• Nicknames of PLL Actresses
• Lucy Hale Playing "Let's Go Fishin'"
• Shay Mitchell Throwing Darts

People’s Choice Awards 2016 PLL Nominees: Lucy Hale, Ashley Benson & Shay Mitchell

The People’s Choice Awards 2016 nominees were announced at the Paley Center for Media in Los Angeles and PLL stars Lucy Hale, Ashley Benson and Shay Mitchell were among the nominees.   

Pretty Little Liars was nominated in the category “Favorite Cable TV Drama”.  PLL is up against Bates Motel, The Fosters, Rizzoli & Isles and Suits.  (Coincidentally, Troian Bellisario has guest starred a couple times on Suits.  Troian’s fiancé, Patrick Adams, stars on the show).  Vote for PLL in the People's Choice Awards Favorite Cable TV Drama category.

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PLL actresses Lucy Hale (Aria), Ashley Benson (Hanna) and Shay Mitchell (Emily) are all nominated for a People’s Choice Award.  Unfortunately, they are all in the category of “Favorite Cable TV Actress”, so only one of them can win the award.  Actresses Hilary Duff and Sasha Alexander are also nominees in this category.  Make sure to cast your vote for Lucy Hale, Ashley Benson or Shay Mitchell in the People's Choice Awards Favorite Cable TV Actress category.

Lucy Hale’s Beauty Horror Story: Nail Polish Instead of Lip Gloss

Lucy Hale shared a painful beauty horror story with Cosmopolitan and it involves nail polish being applied somewhere other than her nails.  Yikes!

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PLL Cast’s Halloween Costumes 2015: Vampires, Banana and More

The PLL cast had some awesome Halloween costumes this year.  Check out these photos of Ashley Benson, Tyler Blackburn, Lucy Hale, Shay Mitchell, Janel Parrish, Keegan Allen and Nia Peeples dressed up for Halloween.

Ashley Benson (Hanna on PLL) and Tyler Blackburn (Caleb on PLL) celebrated Halloween together.  They both went as vampires.  Ashley captioned this photo “Fangs”.

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PLL 6B Spoilers: New Villain More Deadly Than Last “A”

The new Big Bad will be more dangerous than the previous “A”s when PLL returns for the second half of season 6.  The new “A” raises the stakes and isn’t playing games with the Liars.  For this new “A”, it’s all about revenge and getting answers.

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PLL stars Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale and Sasha Pieterse explained to MTV how this new villain is different than Mona and Charlotte (CeCe).  “The situations are more life or death, so it’s not just all dolls and games.  There’s none of that stuff. It’s definitely not fun and games — he’s not trying to play with them. He threatens them,” Ashley Benson said.

Lucy Hale agreed.  “It’s definitely life or death, and it’s smarter and edgier and deadlier.  The stakes are definitely a lot higher. It’s not ’I’m going to expose your secrets.’ It’s 'I’m going to kill you if you don’t give me what I want,'” Lucy said.

PLL 6B Spoilers: Hanna is Engaged, But No Children Yet

Ashley Benson, Hanna on PLL, is excited about Hanna’s new life and new relationship.  When we return for season 6B of Pretty Little Liars, Hanna will be engaged.  Unfortunately for Haleb fans, she isn’t engaged to Caleb.  However, Ashley is ready to explore Hanna's new storyline.

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Ashley Benson told TVLine “I’m excited for her to have this new chapter in her life”.  Ashley is ready for the change of pace that these new developments will bring to the show.

Ashley was a little disappointed that Hanna isn’t a mother after the five year time jump.  In the video of the first four minutes of episode 6x11 “Of Late I Think of Rosewood”, it looked like Hanna had a kid.  It turned out Hanna was only watching the toddler until the kid’s mother returned.  “I was so excited when I first read that scene.  When I read on and realized it wasn’t hers, I was like, ‘No!'” Ashley said.

Lucy Hale Shows Off “Let’s Go Fishin’” Skills

Lucy Hale, Aria on PLL, shows off her fishing skills in this OTF/“On The Fly” video.  Lucy played the Let’s Go Fishin’ game and tried to catch as many toy fish as she could with a tiny fishing pole.

Lucy used to go fishing with her dad, so this Let's Go Fishin' game was pretty easy for her.

Aisha Dee (Chasing Life), Noah Reid (Kevin From Work), Matt Murray (Kevin From Work) and Sherri Saum (The Fosters) also appear in the video to test their fishing skills.

Other OTF/“On The Fly” Videos:

• Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale and Shay Mitchell share their experiences living alone for the first time
• Nicknames of PLL Actresses
• Shay Mitchell Throwing Darts

Lucy Hale and Ashley Benson’s Nicknames

In this OTF (“On The Fly”) video, PLL stars Lucy Hale (Aria) and Ashley Benson (Hanna) share their nicknames.

Lucy Hale has a few nicknames.  People call her Cindy Lou Who, Goose and
Luce.  Previously, Lucy Hale shared that her real first name is Karen, not Lucy.

Ashley Benson’s nickname is Benzo.  (Buttabenzo is the nickname for Shay Mitchell and Ashley Benson).

Listen to Lucy Hale and Rascal Flatts Sing Country Version of “Let It Go”

It’s finally here.  Lucy Hale and Rascal Flatts recorded a country version of the song “Let It Go” from Disney’s popular movie Frozen and we can finally listen to their version of the song.  Lucy Hale and Rascal Flatts recorded this duet for the “We Love Disney” album.

Lucy also talked about working with Rascal Flatts, who happen to be her favorite band.  They are the reason Lucy fell in love with country music.  She still can’t believe she got to perform a duet with them.

PLL Season 6B Spoilers: 5 Years Forward Promo Video

ABC Family has released a new promo video of PLL season 6B showing what we can expect to see when Pretty Little Liars returns for episode 6x11 in January.  The video contains tons of spoilers about the Liars and what they are going through after the five year time jump.

In the video, we see Charlotte DiLaurentis (CeCe Drake) ask Alison if she thinks the Liars are still upset with her.

Alison wants the Liars to tell the court that they aren’t afraid of Charlotte (CeCe), but the Lairs aren’t too happy with Alison asking them to lie about their feelings.  Spencer says she thought lying for Alison again wouldn’t matter, but it did. 

It looks like Hanna has an engagement ring on.  And Haleb is over, at least for now.  We see Hanna kissing a new guy.

Shay Mitchell's Pumpkin Spice Raisin and Walnut Muffins

Shay Mitchell, Emily on PLL, shared how to make her Pumpkin Spice Raisin and Walnut muffins when she was a guest on the Rachael Ray Show.  The recipe is from her novel Bliss.  (Shay also talked to Rachael about working with Jennifer Aniston on the upcoming romantic comedy Mother’s Day).

Troian Bellisario on Spencer’s Bangs

The season 6B five-year time jump on Pretty Little Liars is bringing a lot of changes.  The Liars have new jobs, new relationships and new looks.  Spencer's new hairstyle shocked some PLL fans.  She now has bangs.

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PLL fans were split over Spencer’s new look.  Fans passionately hated or loved the bangs.  PLL actress Troian Bellisario wondered why people were so emotional over her character’s new look.

“I love that a hairstyle can be so divisive-It's either "luv it!" Or "I hate you b/c u made a change to ur appearance" can hair just be hair?” Troian tweeted.

Another PLL Photo Shoot (BTS Photos and Videos)

It wasn’t too long ago that the cast of PLL did a photo shoot, but they had to do another top secret PLL photo shoot soon after.  They weren’t allowed to say much about the shoot, but they posted some cool behind-the-scenes photos and videos.

Lucy Hale (Aria) took a selfie with celebrity and fashion photographer Yu Tsai .  She captioned the photo “Always a joy to see this one@yutsai88”.

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Shay Mitchell Throws Darts in OTF Video

Shay Mitchell (Emily on Pretty Little Liars) takes part in a dart challenge in ABC Family’s OTF (“On The Fly”) video.

Before the challenge, Shay said that she really good at darts.  And she did do pretty good in the challenge.  She came in second place.  Kyle Harris (Stitchers) got the highest score beating Shay out for first place.  Jonathan Sadowski (Young & Hungry) came in third place.  Lea Thompson (Switched at Birth) finished in fourth place, followed by Allison Scagliotti (Stitchers).

 

In the last OTF video, Lucy Hale, Ashley Benson and Shay Mitchell talked about their experiences living alone for the first time.

Ashley Benson Apologizes for Cecil the Lion Instagram Photo

Ashley Benson faced backlash from people when she posted a photo of herself modeling a lion costume.  Some people were upset with the caption of the photo, which referred to Cecil the lion.  (Cecil was a Southwest African lion that was killed in July).

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The caption originally read “Help! Can’t decide on my Halloween costume this year! What do you guys think of this Cecil the Lion costume?@yandy #thanksyandy#halloweencostume”.

After angry comments started flooding in, the words “Cecil the Lion” were changed to just “lion” on her Instagram photo. 

Ashley quickly responded to the backlash by posting this apology to Instagram:

CeCe & Officer Maple Deleted Scene from PLL “Game Over, Charles” 6x10

Officer Barry Maple helps CeCe (Charlotte DiLaurentis) escape police custody in this deleted scene from the summer finale “Game Over, Charles” 6x10.

With CeCe in the back of his police car, Officer Barry Maple tells CeCe to hit him in the head and take the car.

CeCe thinks it was her mom, Jessica DiLaurentis, who bribed Officer Maple to help her.

Troian Bellisario Shadowed PLL Director

Does actress Troian Bellisario (Spencer on PLL) have a future in directing?  Troian recently shadowed PLL director Roger Kumble while he directed Pretty Little Liars episode 6x19 “Did You Miss Me?”.  Troian was thrilled at the opportunity to learn from the PLL director.  “How lucky am I that I get to shadow my good friend and amazing director @rogerkumble on an episode written by @badge714” Troian wrote.

Troian seemed relieved that she wasn't the one in high heels on the PLL set.  She posted this selfie and captioned it “Shadowing means no make up. Comfortable clothes and telling@shaym what to do in heels.”

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Lucy Hale Takes PLL Co-Star Sasha Pieterse to Barneys New York

The PLL cast went to New York last weekend for New York Comic Con.  While they were there, Lucy Hale (Aria) and Sasha Pieterse (Alison) spent some time hanging out together. 

Lucy Hale posted this photo of Sasha shopping at Barneys.  Lucy captioned the photo “Taking Sasha's Barneys New York virginity. I'm not sorry.@sashapieterse27”.

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Shay Mitchell Starstruck by 'Mother's Day' Co-Star Jennifer Aniston

Shay Mitchell was on the Rachael Ray Show and she talked about her role in the upcoming romantic comedy Mother’s Day.  In Mother’s Day, Shay plays the stepmother to the kids of Jennifer Aniston’s character.

Mother’s Day is Shay’s first role in a big movie.  Shay couldn’t believe she had scenes with Jennifer Aniston, who she described as amazing. 

Shay is also a big fan of the director Garry Marshall.  Garry also directed Pretty Woman, which Shay has watched a million times.

After Shay finished filming Mother’s Day, she posted a photo of herself with Jennifer Aniston on the set and thanked the cast and crew.

Mother’s Day will open in theaters in April 2016.

PLL Cast at New York Comic Con (Photos)

PLL stars Lucy Hale (Aria), Ashley Benson (Hanna), Troian Bellisario (Spencer), Shay Mitchell (Emily) and Sasha Pieterse (Alison) all attended New York Comic Con over the weekend.  The actresses all looked stunning as they signed autographs and talked about the upcoming season of Pretty Little Liars.

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Lorenzo Still Around in PLL Season 6B

Alison DiLaurentis will be married to Dr. Rollins when PLL returns for the second half of season 6, but that doesn’t mean Alison’s last boyfriend Officer Lorenzo Calderon has left Rosewood.

Actor Travis Winfrey, who plays Lorenzo on PLL, has confirmed that he will be in season 6B.  He posted this photo with the caption “Yeah I'll be in 6b And I still love you.”

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Travis’s “I still love you” comment is directed towards PLL fans who aren’t happy with Lorenzo’s presence on the show.  A lot of hate has been sent Travis’s way on social media from PLL fans who didn’t like his character.