Janel Parrish Turns 32 & PLL Co-star Brendan Robinson Sends Birthday Love

Pretty Little Liars actress Janel Parrish turned 32 today! Her good friend and fellow PLLer Brendan Robinson didn't forget to send a sweet birthday message to her.

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PLL Cast Encourages Voting in the Upcoming Presidential Election

The Pretty Little Liars cast have been taking to Instagram to encourage people to cast their votes for the 2020 presidential election. Lucy Hale, Ashley Benson, Troian Bellisario, Ian Harding and Brendan Robinson all shared photos of themselves taking part in the voting process.

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PLL Hints at A.D.’s Identity From the Beginning

Pretty Little Liars actor Brendan Robinson (Lucas) talked about A.D. identity hints, the exchange between Aria and Lucas in episode 7x16 and the possibility that Lucas is Uber ‘A’.

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Brendan Robinson Interviews Stars at World Premiere of Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’

Pretty Little Liars actor Brendan Robinson (Lucas) joined actress Katie Leclerc (Daphne on Freeform’s Switched at Birth) on the red carpet at the world premiere of Marvel’s Doctor Strange to interview the stars of the movie.

Brendan Robinson and Katie Leclerc chatted with Benedict Cumberbatch, Mads Mikkelsen, Tilda Swinton and Stan Lee, among others.

Marvel’s Doctor Strange hit theaters on Friday, November 4th.

PLL’s Brendan Robinson Talks Funny Moments on Set & Janel Parrish (Video)

Pretty Little Liars actor Brendan Robinson, who plays Lucas on the show, did a Facebook Live interview where he answered questions from fans. He talked about his PLL character Lucas, the castmate he’s closest to and fun moments filming PLL.

Brendan Robinson’s favorite thing about PLL is working with his castmates. It’s a great group of people. The PLL cast is like a big, extended family.

The cast member Brendan Robinson is closest to is Janel Parrish (Mona). They hang out outside PLL (like going to Disneyland together). They also support each other in other endeavors. Janel and Brendan both attend each other’s performances when they are doing plays and musicals.

Brendan also talked about funny moments on set, what he would change about Lucas and the best part of playing Lucas.

Keegan Allen (Toby on PLL) also did Facebook Live and he decided to crash Troian Bellisario’s interview.

Janel Parrish Attends Brendan Robinson’s ‘The Unauthorized O.C. Musical’ Performance

Ever picture Brendan Robinson, who plays Lucas on PLL, as Seth Cohen from The O.C.?  Over the weekend, Brendan starred in The Unauthorized O.C. Musical as Seth Cohen.  (In the TV show The O.C., Seth Cohen was played by Adam Brody).  The Unauthorized O.C. Musical was a one night only performance at Hollywood's Montalban Theatre and tickets were sold out for the show.

The star-studded cast included Tilky Jones (Sean Butler on ABC’s Nashville) as Ryan Atwood, Molly McCook as Marissa Cooper and Greer Grammer (Lissa on MTV’s Awkward) as Summer Roberts.

Janel Parrish, Mona on PLL, was in attendance to support her PLL co-star Brendan Robinson.  Janel posted this adorable backstage photo before the show.  Janel captioned the photo “Mr Seth Cohen! @brendanrobinson about to kill it in #theocmusical”.

Credit: Janel Parrish's Instagram

Janel and Brendan are always supportive of each other’s projects outside of PLL.  Brendan came to watch Janel on Dancing With the Stars and also attended her The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Cruel Intentions performance.

Here’s a teaser for the musical:

Lucy Hale & Brendan Robinson Attend PLL Co-Star Janel Parrish’s 'Cruel Intentions' Performance

Lucy Hale (Aria on PLL) and Brendan Robinson (Lucas on PLL) attended Janel Parrish’s performance in the musical Cruel Intentions.  Janel Parrish played Kathryn.

Lucy Hale was blown away by Janel Parrish's performance.  “This little bunny killed it in the #cruelintentions musical ...seriously is there anything @janelparrish can't do?!” Lucy tweeted.

This little bunny killed it in the #cruelintentions musical ...seriously is there anything… https://t.co/doKKbz4ziY

— Lucy Hale (@lucyhale) July 18, 2015

Janel tweeted back “Thanks for coming pretty girl!!!”

Thanks for coming pretty girl!!! https://t.co/Rt02t4O1zn

— Janel Parrish (@JanelParrish) July 18, 2015

Janel posted this photo of Brendan Robinson at the show.

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Brendan also posted a photo.  He captioned it “This girl KILLED IT tonight in #CruelIntentionsMusical! If you get the chance to see it, GO!! ”.

Credit: Brendan Robinson's Instagram

Janel responded with “Love you Brendy! Thanks for NEVER missing a show!!”

Love you Brendy! Thanks for NEVER missing a show!! #Repost @brendanrobinson with repostapp. ・・・ This… https://t.co/EO0oHKfCSj

— Janel Parrish (@JanelParrish) July 18, 2015

Brendan has always shown his support for Janel’s projects.  Brendan Robinson and Brant Daugherty (Noel) both went to see Janel when she was on Dancing With the Stars.

So nice to see the PLL cast supporting each other in their projects outside of Pretty Little Liars.

Brendan Robinson on ‘Bones’

A photo posted by Official Brendan Robinson (@brendanrobinson) on Mar 28, 2015 at 2:34pm PDT

Brendan Robinson (Lucas on PLL) is guest starring on Fox’s Bones. 

Brendan will play Shane Gentry in Bones “The Teacher in the Books” episode 10x12.  Catch Brendon Robinson’s Bones episode Thursday April 2 at 8PM on Fox.

Missed the episode? Watch it on Amazon here.

Photo of the Week: Brendan Robinson Gets “A” Message at Starbucks

Brendan Robinson (Lucas on PLL) got a message from “A” when he stopped by Starbucks.  Brendan posted a photo of the message on his coffee cup that said "It's Friday the 13th, better watch your back!  Kisses -A".

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Brendan captioned the photo “WTF?!?! "A" works @ #Starbucks?!?! #PLL #bigareveal #PrettyLittleLiars”.

Photo of the Week: Brendan Robinson Getting Ready to be Santa

Brendan Robinson (Lucas on PLL) was an awesome Santa on the Pretty Little Liars Christmas episode.  Here’s a behind-the-scenes photo of Brendan in a fatsuit and beard as he gets ready to be Santa.  All he needs is the red suit.

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Marlene captioned the photo “Merry ho ho! Thanks @brendanrobinson for the holiday laughs. You are the best santa ever! #PllChat”.

Lucy Hale Denies a PLL Janel Parrish Feud

Ashley Benson & Janel Parrish, Credit: Joseph Dougherty's Instagram

Rumors have been swirling that there is a feud brewing on the set of Pretty Little Liars between Janel Parrish (Mona on PLL) and the other girls and that the PLL cast didn't support Janel’s DWTS opportunity, but Lucy Hale (Aria on PLL) has been quick to deny those rumors. 

Lucy tweeted “@PLLWetpaint sorry but this is ridiculous. All of the girls are so proud of Janel. We are all very busy but have been extremely supportive”.

@PLLWetpaint sorry but this is ridiculous. All of the girls are so proud of Janel. We are all very busy but have been extremely supportive.
— Lucy Hale (@lucyhale) November 26, 2014

Looking back, there has been a lot of public support for Janel from the PLL cast and crew.  Lucy has tweeted her support for Janel (when it was announced that Janel would be on DWTS and before the finals), Ashley Benson encouraged fans to vote for Janel on DWTS, Shay Mitchell has mentioned that it was sad Mona died but she can watch Janel on DWTS and PLL showrunner Marlene King, Brendan Robinson (Lucas on PLL) and Brant Daugherty (Noel on PLL) all came to DWTS to cheer Janel on from the audience.

Lucy Hale was also quick to shoot down rumors of another PLL feud previously, stating of her PLL cast mates “I love those three girls with my whole heart.  If you’re going to spread rumors, at least say one of us is pregnant.  Don’t say that we hate one another”.

It’s good to hear Lucy Hale deny the feud rumors, since the PLL family has been rooting for Janel Parrish on Dancing With the Stars throughout the whole season.

Brendan Robinson Talks “A”, Lucas, and Lucy Hale’s Music

Brendan Robinson, who plays Lucas on PLL, attended the T.J. Martell Foundation's 6th Annual Family Day.  Lucy Hale was also there to sing, so Brendan was excited to watch Lucy perform live and see a whole different side to her.

Brendan discussed his PLL character Lucas, who he describes as misunderstood.  Lucas has been stuck in the middle of things and he’s trying to get out safely.  Lucas doesn’t want to incur the wrath of “A”.

Brendan doesn’t completely believe that Troian Bellisario and Ashley Benson know who “A” is, since he thinks only the writers know who “A” actually is.

When asked who he thinks “A” should be, Brendan brings up the interesting theory that “A” is Aria’s whole family working as a team.  Brendan also thinks “A” could be Spencer, taking over the “A” game from Mona in the season 2 finale “unmAsked” 2x25. 

Do you think “A” is Aria’s family?  Or do you think Spencer is actually “A”?

Janel Parrish Dances to ‘Pretty Little Liars’ Theme Song on DWTS

The PLL cast was in the audience last night as Janel Parrish danced the Viennese waltz to the Pretty Little Liars theme song “Secrets”.

Brant Daugherty (Noel on PLL), Brendan Robinson (Lucas on PLL), and Marlene King (PLL showrunner) all were in the audience to cheer Janel on.

Brant Daugherty & Marlene King, Credit: Marlene King's Instagram

Brendan Robinson & Brant Daugherty, Credit: Brendan Robinson's Instagram

The judges want Janel to improve her movements.  Judges Julianne, Carrie Anne and Bruno gave her a score of 8, but Len gave her a 7.  With a total score of 31, that put Janel and Val in fourth out of the seven teams.

There was also a Halloween-themed team dance last night.  Janel and Val were on Team Itsy Bitsy, along with Lea Thompson (Kathryn Kennish on ABC Family’s Switched at Birth), Artem Chigvintsev, Bethany Mota, Derek Hough, Michael Waltrip and Emma Slater.

Team Itsy Bitsy danced to Iggy Azalea’s song “Black Widow”.

What did you think of Janel Parrish’s Pretty Little Liars dance?

Janel Parrish Joins “Dancing With the Stars”

It’s official, Janel Parrish will be dancing in season 19 of ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars”.  Janel’s dancing partner will be pro dancer Val Chmerkovskiy.

The “Pretty Little Liars” family has been supportive of Janel’s dancing news.

Lucy Hale (Aria on PLL) tweeted “Get it baby girl!  So happy for you !!!!”.

Get it baby girl! So happy for you !!!! 💃💃💃 janelparrish #dwts http://t.co/0ugHc6ynUC
— Lucy Hale (@lucyhale) September 4, 2014

Brant Daugherty (Noel on PLL) tweeted “You know what to do @ABCFpll fans!  We need to get @JanelParrish that mirror ball trophy this year #DWTS”.  (Brant was on "Dancing With the Stars" in season 17).

You know what to do @ABCFpll fans! We need to get @JanelParrish that mirror ball trophy this year #DWTS
— Brant Daugherty (@brantdaugherty) September 4, 2014

Brendan Robinson (Lucas on PLL) tweeted “Can’t wait to see janelparrish kill it this season on #DWTS!!!  GO TEAM #JANELSKIY!!!”

Can't wait to see janelparrish kill it this season on #DWTS!!! GO TEAM #JANELSKIY!!! http://t.co/VBr1NIYXlD
— Brendan Robinson (@brendanrobinson) September 4, 2014

And Marlene King (PLL creator) tweeted “In it to win it janelparrish!  Congrats baby.  PLL fam cant wait to watch u on #DWTS xxxooo”.

In it to win it janelparrish! Congats baby. PLL fam cant wait to watch u on #DWTS xxxooo http://t.co/wmigTk9CxA
— I. Marlene King (@imarleneking) September 4, 2014

With Mona Vanderwaal dead on PLL, at least we can get our Janel fix by watching her dance moves on “Dancing With the Stars”.  The first episode will air on September 15.  Good luck Janel!

Lucas Still in Love with Hanna?

Remember how cute Lucas and Hanna were in season one of "Pretty Little Liars"?  Ever wonder if Lucas is still crushing on Hanna?  Brendan Robinson, who plays Lucas on PLL, gave up details on a deleted scene from “Thrown From the Ride” (PLL episode 4x04) that gives hope to Hanna/Lucas and Paily shippers.   
 
Lucas has a revenge streak, Brendan Robinson told Young Adult Mag.  It’s been years, but he hasn’t let the Alison thing go.  In a deleted scene from 4x04, Paige approaches Lucas to discuss Mona's Army.  “She says ‘We have to stop this, you’re still in love with Hanna and I’m still in love with Emily.’  I kind of look at her and tell her, ‘We can’t stop this even if we wanted to, it’s already too late.” 

Brendan took that scene as a clue that Lucas thinks Mona’s Army is for the good of Hanna and the other liars because he doesn’t feel like they should trust Ali.  Lucas, Mona and Paige feel that Ali’s claim to have changed is a bunch of BS.   That storyline will continue and play a big role in the summer finale, when we will learn more about what is going on between Ali and Mona’s Army. 

Brendan hopes that we will see more of Hanna and Lucas’s friendship, which seemed to bring out the softer side of Hanna in season one of “Pretty Little Liars”. 

Anyone else hoping for some more Hanna and Lucas interaction this season?

Janel Parrish and Brendan Robinson are BFFs on PLL Set



Photo Credit: Brendan Robinson's Instagram

Janel Parrish (Mona on PLL) played People Magazine’s Chatter game, where she answered 5 questions and gave 1 shameless plug in 60 seconds.

• Janel’s BFF on the PLL set is Brendan Robinson (Lucas on PLL).

• Her favorite red carpet was when she attended the Young Hollywood Awards and wore a cool black dress with orange shoes.

• The first time Janel was on stage, she felt euphoria.  She knew that was where she wanted to be.

• The song you’ll hear Janel singing on the PLL set is “Lost” by Frank Ocean.  She’s obsessed with him.

• What does Janel post on her personal Facebook page?  Photos of dogs.

• What did she shamelessly plug?  “Pretty Little Liars”, of course.  Janel told everyone to watch PLL on Tuesdays at 8 PM.

Love that real life BFFs Janel Parrish and Brendan Robinson are getting lots of scenes together in Mona's Army on “Pretty Little Liars”. 

PLL Star Janel Parrish Crushes on Ryan Gosling

Janel Parrish, Mona on Pretty Little Liars, played a round of People’s Choice Against the Clock.  She talked about her celebrity crush and gave some details about the PLL cast.  (You can also read Keegan Allen’s answers in “Against the Clock”).

Janel’s favorite PLL character besides her own is “A”. 

The PLL co-star she sees most often off-set is Brendan Robinson (Lucas on Pretty Little Liars).

Janel is a Haleb fan.  Her favorite PLL couple is Hanna and Caleb.

Something she has in common with her character Mona Vanderwaal is that she wasn’t popular in high school.

She would love to guest-star on ABC’s show Revenge.

Her celebrity crush is Ryan Gosling and she would love to have him guest-star on the show.

Janel unwinds on set by watching funny Youtube videos.

She thinks the funniest PLL cast member is Lucy Hale.

One thing Janel would steal from Mona’s closet?  Shoes.  Mona has great shoes.

And the craziest “A” theory Janel has heard so far?  That “A” is one of the parents.

Would love to see Janel Parrish on Revenge sometime.  She’d be great on that show.  And what do you think of the theory that a parent is "A"?

Cute Video of PLL Cast Playing With “A”’s Black Glove

Lucy Hale (Aria), Ashley Benson (Ashley), Tyler Blackburn (Caleb), Tammin Sursok (Jenna), Brendan Robinson (Lucas), Janel Parrish (Mona) and PLL show creator Marlene King all have fun wearing “A”’s black glove.  Laura Leighton (Hanna's mom Ashley Marin) doesn’t think that the glove looks like her style.  Lucy Hale has a bit of trouble putting the glove on.

Any theories that one of them is actually “A”?

Happy Birthday Lucy Hale!

Happy B-day Lucy Hale!  Lucy Hale, the perfect Aria for PLL, turns 25 today.

Lucy spent her birthday performing some of her songs from her album “Road Between” at Macys for Ragged Mag. 

Some PLL castmates have sent birthday wishes her way on Twitter.

Ashley Benson, Hanna on PLL, tweeted “Happy birthday @lucyhale!!!!  Can’t believe we’ve known each other since 16.  Almost 10 years”.

Happy birthday @lucyhale!!!! Can't believe we've known each other since 16. Almost 10 years. ❤️❤️
— Ashley Benson (@AshBenzo) June 14, 2014

Tyler Blackburn, Caleb on PLL, tweeted “Happy birthday luuu uuu uuu uuu uuu uuucy! @lucyhale"

Happy birthday luuu uuu uuu uuu uuu uuucy!🎶🎉 @lucyhale
— Tyler Blackburn (@tylerjblackburn) June 15, 2014

Brendan Robinson, Lucas on PLL, tweeted “Happy Birthday to the one and only miss @lucyhale!!!!  Hope it’s a great one Luce :)

Happy Birthday to the one and only miss @lucyhale!!!! Hope it's a great one Luce :)
— Brendan Robinson (@brendanrobinson) June 14, 2014

Hope your birthday is absolutely “A”-mazing, Lucy Hale!

PLL Renewed for Sixth AND Seventh Season

Great news, PLL fans!  We were anxiously waiting to hear news that Pretty Little Liars is renewed for its sixth season, but we got more than expected. 

ABC Family is renewing Pretty Little Liars for season six AND season seventh. 

Marlene King, creator of the show PLL, has confirmed the renewal on Twitter.  She tweeted “Yes it rea is PLL Day!  ABC Family Renews ‘Pretty Little Liars’ for Sixth and Seventh Seasons”.

Yes it real is PLL DAY! ABC Family Renews 'Pretty Little Liars' for Sixth and Seventh Seasons http://t.co/kma8f5ghpU via @THR
— I. Marlene King (@imarleneking) June 10, 2014

Janel Parrish, Mona on PLL, also tweeted about the big news: “Yes we did!  We just got picked up for 2 more seasons of #PrettyLittleLiars!  Season 6 and 7, here we come!”.

Yes we did! We just got picked up for 2 more seasons of #PrettyLittleLiars! Season 6 and 7, here we come!
— Janel Parrish (@JMeilanixo) June 10, 2014

Tammin Sursok, Jenna on PLL, tweeted her appreciation for Pretty Little Liars fans.  She tweeted “#PLL renewed for 2 more seasons.  Thank you to you.  The fans breathed life into this wonderful show.  We love you, we love you”.

#PLL renewed for 2 more seasons. Thank you to you. The fans breathed life into this wonderful show. We love you, we love you.
— Tammin Sursok (@tamminsursok1) June 10, 2014

And the renewal news was a shock to some of the cast, as well.  Cody Christian, Aria’s little brother Mike Montgomery, tweeted “Just heard the news regarding Pretty Little Liars.  Honestly, I’m in shock.  We’re unstoppable”.

Just heard the news regarding Pretty Little Liars. Honestly, I'm in shock. We're unstoppable.
— Cody Christian (@ReallyCody) June 10, 2014

 

Drew Van Acker, Ali’s older brother Jason DiLaurentis, tweeted “Great news on the #PLL front … 2 more seasons!!!”

Great news on the #PLL front...2 more seasons!!!
— Drew Van Acker (@_Drew_Van_Acker) June 10, 2014

And Brendan Robinson, Lucas on PLL, tweeted “It’s official!!  We’ve been picked up for Season 6 & 7!!”  Best #PLLDay ever!!”

It's official!! We've been picked up for Season 6 & 7!! Best #PLLDay ever!! #PrettyLittleLiars
— Brendan Robinson (@brendanrobinson) June 10, 2014

Definitely two more seasons of Pretty Little Liars?  This is cause for celebration. 

Anyone hoping for a season eight of Pretty Little Liars?