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Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists Stars Reveal Their Secrets

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Young Hollywood is at the star-studded premiere of Freeform's highly-anticipated spin-off of their hit series "Pretty Little Liars", "The Perfectionists", where we catch up with the actors including returning fan-fave, Mona Vanderwaal herself, Janel Parrish, as well as Sofia Carson, Garrett Wareing, Kelly Rutherford, Hayley Erin, Chris Mason, Graeme Thomas King, Sydney Park, Evan Bittencourt, Eli Brown, Klea Scott, and creator I. Marlene King! Find out their secrets and hidden talents and how they would describe the new show in 3 words!

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Young Hollywood

First and foremost, congratulations! It's finally here.

Pretty Little Liars

Thank you.

Young Hollywood

How does it feel?

Pretty Little Liars

It's surreal. I honestly can't believe that it's happening. It's actually happening. It's so crazy.

Young Hollywood

Isn't that nuts?

Pretty Little Liars

It's nuts.

Young Hollywood

You look like a flaming hot Cheeto.

Pretty Little Liars

A flaming hot Cheeto, that's such a good compliment, thank you!

Young Hollywood

No, honestly, you look better than a hot Cheeto. You look gorgeous.

Pretty Little Liars

Oh my God, thank you. This is Elisabetta Franchi. I'm obsessed with her line. I love it.

Young Hollywood

How does it feel that it's finally here?

Pretty Little Liars

It feels amazing. It's been about two and a half years since this process started so I couldn't be happier to be here now, sharing it with fans and friends and (whoops) it's crazy. It's crazy you guys.

Young Hollywood

How are you?

Pretty Little Liars

I'm doing great, how are you doing?

Young Hollywood

This looks boujee.

Pretty Little Liars

I know, can you guys see what's going on here? We're squatting together.

Young Hollywood

Okay. Great, how ya doin'?

Pretty Little Liars

He's making fun of how small I am, and I wore wedges for you! Second guest: I'm not, I'm trying to make the camera look better.

Pretty Little Liars

He's tall! Second guest: I'm too tall for my own good.

Pretty Little Liars

Shout out Kelly for coming to your interview. Second guest: Hey, thanks Kelly for stopping by.

Pretty Little Liars

Hey. You're great. You're great.

Young Hollywood

The show centers around murder mysteries. What do you love so much about that?

Pretty Little Liars

Ooh, there's so much. Always with the darkness, the mystery, the suspense, the intrigue. I like to play the detective and I think that's what's really fun about this show is that P-L-L fans really like to kind of play detective. Second guest: The scary fact that it might be real. I'm kidding, I'm totally kidding, guys. I'm totally kidding.

Young Hollywood

That's a good point. Why do people love murder mysteries so much?

Pretty Little Liars

I don't know but I'm one to love a murder mystery as well. That's why I love being part of this show. I think we like trying to solve them. Like, I watch so many murder documentaries and I feel like I'm a detective so I can only imagine how fun it is when you're watching, like, Pretty Little Liars, like, sexy, fun, good time mysteries. Like, knowing that no one actually died. Second guest: There's a human element to it. Like what makes a human do that? You know, what makes a human hide it? And then there's the whole espionage kind of, like, how well can you tell a lie, how well can you hide a lie?

Pretty Little Liars

It's the twists and turns, isn't it? Second guest: Also it scares you. There's that primal need, I think, for humans to be scared.

Pretty Little Liars

Well it's cool to go on that journey with people and I think the cast and we all agree that the audience is gonna love it.

Young Hollywood

The show centers around secrets, of course, so if you could share a secret with us or a hidden talent like right now, what would you do?

Pretty Little Liars

I make great popcorn.

Young Hollywood

Ooh, okay. Any special toppings?

Pretty Little Liars

Just salt. Second guest: So I'm 30 years old and I sleep with a stuffed animal. It's a comfort thing.

Pretty Little Liars

I speak three languages. I speak Portuguese, Spanish, and English.

Young Hollywood

Can you say "Hey, Young Hollywood." in all of them?

Pretty Little Liars

(speaks in foreign language) Third guest: I'm learning to play guitar and I'm learning French, so.

Young Hollywood

Okay, say something to me in French. Third guest: (speaks in foreign language) Fourth guest: I can wiggle my ears. Fifth guest: I'm really good at singing in the shower. As soon as I get out, it doesn't sound that good, but.

Young Hollywood

I was gonna say, can you pretend you're in the shower right now? Fifth guest: No. Sixth guest: I'm a, like, really, really, really, really good dart player. Seventh guest: I only have one kidney. It's a talent 'cause, I mean, I'm still alive. Eighth guest: Ooh, I've got a rubber face, I can make a kitty face, a joker face, I can make all kinda faces. Ninth guest: I tap dance, is that.

Young Hollywood

You do? Ninth guest: I don't think it's a secret though, everybody who knows me knows I do that.

Young Hollywood

You just show up anywhere and start tap dancing? Ninth guest: Yeah.

Young Hollywood

So I did get some fan questions off of Twitter. So, the Perfectionists is much darker than the original P-L-L, did you guys ever film scenes where you were actually scared? 'Cause you guys are in the forests right?

Pretty Little Liars

Oh, there was a scene, I don't wanna give too much away, but a lot of this, you know, we shot in Portland where it's actually pretty cold and we would shoot late at night and there was one scene that was myself and Eli's characters and we were in a storm drain. It was an actual storm drain. In the middle of a storm at three in the morning in a small dress, it was like cold, rain, and we were also scared for our lives and there was no acting in those moments. It was genuine fear, which is great. Second guest: We filmed a couple times in the dark forests of Oregon, freezing cold, hearing rustling in the trees, being like, "Oh my God, what is that?" Third guest: We were in a building and we were being told by someone who worked at that building that it was haunted and right as the person told us, out of the blue, this cup and saucer fell off of a table.

Young Hollywood

What did you do? Did you get chills and you were just like, "Oh no." Third guest: We screamed. We all let out a scream.

Pretty Little Liars

Hi, mate. Second guest: Hi, mate, hi, lover.

Pretty Little Liars

Oh, oh, you guys, did you miss that? Don't miss that. Not a lover. Second guest: No?

Pretty Little Liars

No.

Young Hollywood

Okay. He said not lover!

Pretty Little Liars

I feel differently, but anyway, okay.

Young Hollywood

Another one, can you describe the show in three words?

Pretty Little Liars

Dark, passionate, and epic. Second guest: Sexy, fun, mysterious. Third guest: Oh my god, what's my three words, oh my god. Sexy, scary, fun. Fourth guest: Enticing, beautiful, ominous.

Pretty Little Liars

Ooh, I like ominous. Fifth guest: Debonair, it's sexy, and it's messed up. I know that's like, let's do a double barrel in there. Sixth guest: Mysterious, sexy, fun. Seventh guest: Lies, love, and liaisons.

Young Hollywood

Good liaisons, shocked myself with that one. I was like, I didn't expect you to say that. I love it.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Janel Parrish

    Actress playing Mona Vanderwaal

  • Sofia Carson

    Actress at the premiere

  • Garrett Wareing

    Actor at the premiere

  • Kelly Rutherford

    Actress at the premiere

  • Hayley Erin

    Actress at the premiere

  • Chris Mason

    Actor at the premiere

  • Graeme Thomas King

    Actor at the premiere

  • Sydney Park

    Actress at the premiere

  • Evan Bittencourt

    Actor at the premiere

  • Eli Brown

    Actor at the premiere, mentioned in a scary scene

  • Klea Scott

    Actress at the premiere

  • I. Marlene King

    Creator of the show

FAQ

What is 'Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists' about?+
The show is a spin-off of 'Pretty Little Liars' and centers around murder mysteries, darkness, suspense, and intrigue, encouraging fans to play detective.
Which cast members are interviewed at the premiere?+
The video features interviews with Janel Parrish, Sofia Carson, Garrett Wareing, Kelly Rutherford, Hayley Erin, Chris Mason, Graeme Thomas King, Sydney Park, Evan Bittencourt, Eli Brown, Klea Scott, and creator I. Marlene King.
What are some of the hidden talents revealed by the cast?+
Hidden talents shared include making great popcorn, sleeping with a stuffed animal, speaking multiple languages, playing guitar, tap dancing, and having a 'rubber face'.
Were there any genuinely scary moments during filming?+
Yes, cast members recall filming in a real storm drain in the cold, dark forests of Oregon, and an incident where a cup fell off a table in a reportedly haunted building.
How do the stars describe 'The Perfectionists' in three words?+
Stars describe the show using words like 'dark, passionate, epic,' 'sexy, fun, mysterious,' 'enticing, beautiful, ominous,' and 'lies, love, and liaisons.'
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