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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First and foremost, congratulations! It's finally here.
Thank you.
How does it feel?
It's surreal. I honestly can't believe that it's happening. It's actually happening. It's so crazy.
Isn't that nuts?
It's nuts.
You look like a flaming hot Cheeto.
A flaming hot Cheeto, that's such a good compliment, thank you!
No, honestly, you look better than a hot Cheeto. You look gorgeous.
Oh my God, thank you. This is Elisabetta Franchi. I'm obsessed with her line. I love it.
How does it feel that it's finally here?
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.
How are you?
I'm doing great, how are you doing?
This looks boujee.
I know, can you guys see what's going on here? We're squatting together.
Okay. Great, how ya doin'?
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.
He's tall! Second guest: I'm too tall for my own good.
Shout out Kelly for coming to your interview. Second guest: Hey, thanks Kelly for stopping by.
Hey. You're great. You're great.
The show centers around murder mysteries. What do you love so much about that?
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.
That's a good point. Why do people love murder mysteries so much?
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?
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.
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.
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?
I make great popcorn.
Ooh, okay. Any special toppings?
Just salt. Second guest: So I'm 30 years old and I sleep with a stuffed animal. It's a comfort thing.
I speak three languages. I speak Portuguese, Spanish, and English.
Can you say "Hey, Young Hollywood." in all of them?
(speaks in foreign language) Third guest: I'm learning to play guitar and I'm learning French, so.
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.
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.
You do? Ninth guest: I don't think it's a secret though, everybody who knows me knows I do that.
You just show up anywhere and start tap dancing? Ninth guest: Yeah.
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?
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.
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.
Hi, mate. Second guest: Hi, mate, hi, lover.
Oh, oh, you guys, did you miss that? Don't miss that. Not a lover. Second guest: No?
No.
Okay. He said not lover!
I feel differently, but anyway, okay.
Another one, can you describe the show in three words?
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.
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.
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
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