Lucy Hale Will Host 'New Year's Rockin' Eve' Countdown in New Orleans

PLL actress Lucy Hale (Aria) will ring in the new year as the host of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest's first-ever live Central Time Zone countdown from New Orleans. Jason Derulo and Panic! at the Disco will also be performing to ring in 2017 in New Orleans. Meanwhile, host Ryan Seacrest will countdown to midnight from New York. Actress Jenny McCarthy will also be at Times Square. And Fergie will host the Billboard Hollywood Party in Los Angeles.

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Lucy Hale is really excited to host from New Orleans. "I've only been to New Orleans once so I get to explore the city and host this iconic show, so I'm really looking forward to it," she told ET.

Holiday Plans for Ashley Benson & Keegan Allen

PLL stars Ashley Benson and Keegan Allen were asked “What’s your twenty?” during the holidays in this Freeform video. Ashley and Keegan were happy to share where they plan to spend the holidays this year.

Ashley Benson decided to spend her Christmas in New York this year. (Ashley Benson shared her favorite Christmas traditions, which include Christmas mornings at her grandmother’s house.)

Keegan Allen had travel plans for the holidays. He traveled to Europe. He wanted to experience Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and any other holiday related events.

Lindsey Shaw’s Film “Yellow Day” Available on VOD December 27th

Actress Lindsey Shaw, Paige McCullers on PLL, stars in the faith-based family film Yellow Day. Yellow Day was actually released in theaters last Christmas, but it will be available on VOD platforms on Tuesday, December 27, 2016.

Here’s the trailer for Yellow Day, which also stars Drew Seeley (Another Cinderella Story, High School Musical) and Ashley Boettcher (Lost in Oz, Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street):

Shay Mitchell’s Winter Lookbook 2016-2017

Need some winter fashion inspiration? PLL star Shay Mitchell (Emily) filmed a winter lookbook video. She showed six different winter looks created by mixing and matching clothes and accessories from her closet. She modeled weekday outfits, weekend outfits and night out outfits.

PLL Cast Sends Ashley Benson Happy Birthday Wishes on her 27th Birthday

Ashley Benson, Hanna on PLL, turned 27 yesterday and it looked like she had fun on her birthday. She rocked pink hair and lacy black cat ears while she hung out with her friends. The PLL cast took to social media to send Ashley Benson happy birthday messages.

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How Ashley Benson Celebrates Christmas

Ashley Benson, Hanna on PLL, loves the holiday season. She particularly loves Christmas morning. Ashley shared her favorite Christmas traditions, which involve food, Christmas movies and hot toddies. She’s not a good cook, but she does bake cookies and cakes.

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Lucy Hale’s Christmas Elvis Dog Ornament

Lucy Hale, Aria on PLL, is getting into the Christmas spirit and showing off her artistic skills. She created a cute Christmas ornament that she decorated by painting her adorable maltipoo dog Elvis. She wrote Elvis’s name in glittery red paint underneath her portrait of Elvis on a clear bauble.

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PLL Cast Attends Troian Bellisario’s Wedding

Troian Bellisario, Spencer on PLL, got married to Suits actor Patrick Adams over the weekend. They’ve been engaged since February 2014, but they dated for three years before that. Troian Bellisario and Patrick J Adams officially tied the knot in Santa Barbara on Saturday December 10, 2016 with a beautiful rustic wedding. Most of Troian’s PLL costars attended the wedding and posted photos of the happy couple using the hashtag #fortday2016. Lucy Hale, Ashley Benson, Sasha Pieterse, Lulu Brud Zsebe, Keegan Allen, Ian Harding and Tyler Blackburn were all invited to Troian's wedding. Shay Mitchell couldn’t make it, though she did attend Troian Bellisario’s bachelorette party in Italy.

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Troian Bellisario’s PLL Directorial Debut Episode 7x15 (Photos)

Troian Bellisario, Spencer on PLL, is now officially a Pretty Little Liars director. Troian Bellisario directed PLL episode 7x15 “In the Eye Abides the Heart”. (Check out photos of Troian Bellisario shadowing PLL director Roger Kumble last year).

The PLL cast was incredibly supportive of Troian Bellisario’s new role. They took to social media to show how proud they were of Troian’s directorial debut.

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Lucy Hale's Maltese Dog Elvis Enjoys a Starbucks Puppuccino

Pretty Little Liars actress Lucy Hale treated her adorable Maltese dog Elvis to a delicious Starbucks Puppuccino.

Lucy Hale shared a video of Elvis enjoying his Puppuccino. She captioned the adorable video "It's a puppacino (whipped cream) kinda morning. Thanks Starbucks 🍦🍨".

A post shared by Elvis (@elvisthekinghale) on Sep 7, 2016 at 8:49am PDT

Elvis looks so cute with the whipped cream on his nose!

What is a puppuccino? A puppuccino is when Starbucks takes an espresso sized cup and fills it with whipped cream. Perfect size for your dog!

You won't see the puppuccino listed on the menu, but you can order it. It's a "secret menu" item.

A mini cup of whipped cream sounds good! When you make a Starbucks run, do you order a puppuccino for your dog?

Janel Parrish Will Star in ‘A Walk To Remember’ Musical

Janel Parrish, Mona on PLL, has landed the starring role in A Walk To Remember: The Unauthorized Musical. Janel Parrish will play Jamie Sullivan, who was played by Mandy Moore in the movie.  Actor Matt Shively (Jimmy on ABC's The Real O’Neals) has also been cast in the play as Landon Carter’s frenemy Dean.

She's hanging up her black hoodie in exchange for something a bit more conservative. @JanelParrish is Jamie Sullivan in #WalkMusical! pic.twitter.com/vCfLE8j7Zh

— A Walk to Remember (@AWTRMusical) October 26, 2016

Shay Mitchell’s Smashbox Collab: 7 Cover Shot Eyeshadow Palettes

Shay Mitchell, Emily on PLL, teamed up with Smashbox to create seven travel-size eyeshadow palettes. Smashbox worked with Shay, the star of Smashbox's Cover Shots campaign, to create a unique personality for each eye palette. “Think: seven palettes and seven shades of Shay. Channel her style or mix shadows to get your own individual look”.

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Keegan Allen & Troian Bellisario Write PLL Goodbye Letters to Each Other

Keegan Allen (Toby) and Troian Bellisario (Spencer) have grown close during the years that they filmed all those Spoby scenes on Pretty Little Liars. (Check out this video of how Keegan Allen and Troian Bellisario start their kissing scenes.) As filming for the last season of PLL drew to a close, Keegan Allen decided to write a sweet letter to Troian Bellisario expressing his love for her. Troian responded with a sweet goodbye letter of her own.

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