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First & Last with PLL: The Perfectionists' Janel Parrish & Sasha Pieterse

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After all these years, it feels like we already know "Pretty Little Liars" stars Janel Parrish and Sasha Pieterse pretty well, but there are always new and fun things to discover! We're hanging out with the two stars of Freeform's "Pretty Little Liars" spinoff, "The Perfectionists", in the Young Hollywood Studio where we play a game of First & Last with them! Find out their first celebrity crush (and why one of them doesn't want to reveal hers), the first thing they do in the morning, the last time they trusted their gut and it paid off, and more!

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Sasha Pieterse

Hi guys! I am Sasha Pieterse.

Janel Parrish

And I'm Janel Parrish.

Sasha Pieterse

And this is First and Last.

Sasha Pieterse

Why did I move that way?

Janel Parrish

I'm not sure.

Sasha Pieterse

Well, I don't know but I loved it. I loved it.

Janel Parrish

Okay, my first celebrity crush was Leonardo DiCaprio in Titanic.

Sasha Pieterse

I loved the way you said that. I mean, just a little cutie with his dimples!

Janel Parrish

He was a little, he was really cute. Jack Dawson!

Sasha Pieterse

I feel like if I say a celebrity crush, I'm gonna end up working with them, and how awkward is that, so I've never...

Janel Parrish

I would love to work with Leonardo DiCaprio.

Sasha Pieterse

Well, yeah, that's a great thing, right? I've never said my celebrity crushes.

Janel Parrish

First time I felt like I'm an independent woman was when we were shooting the PLL pilot. And I must have been 20, yeah,

Sasha Pieterse

Yeah, I think you were 20

Janel Parrish

-- I must have been about 20 years old and it was my first time going away to work on something where my parents didn't come with me. And I just remember being like...

Sasha Pieterse

It's a great feeling.

Janel Parrish

I am this strong, adult, independent woman. I'm travellin' across the country to go for work and I can get up and walk this city by myself and explore by myself and I felt like

Sasha Pieterse

It's a great feeling

Janel Parrish

I did feel like an independent lady, I did.

Sasha Pieterse

I remember that too. When I turned 18, on my eighteenth birthday, flew to Hawaii to do Hawaii Five-o and I was like yes, yes all by myself on an island. In paradise, these are some deep questions, I like it.

Janel Parrish

They are.

Sasha Pieterse

The first thing that I do in the morning is I call my dog, she lays by my feet but the second she sees I'm awake, I go okay and she comes and lays on my face and I pet her for about ten minutes.

Janel Parrish

I've got two Great Danes and in the morning, usually, it's before my alarm 'cause they're not polite. Levi comes over to my face and sneezes in it and that is how I wake up. Levi! She cannot wait for me to wake up to see her (laughing) and that's her first reaction is to sniff and sneeze in my face.

Sasha Pieterse

Oh no! (laughing)

Janel Parrish

But she's great

Sasha Pieterse

That's amazing

Janel Parrish

I love her.

Sasha Pieterse

The last time I gave dating advice was yesterday. (laughing)

Janel Parrish

That's amazing

Sasha Pieterse

I actually thought about this 'cause I can't relate, explain.

Janel Parrish

I think I feel like the dating climate right now is so difficult. I'm so thankful to be married. (laughing)

Sasha Pieterse

same. Not have to worry about it. It's hard.

Janel Parrish

It is , it is so hard. scary!

Sasha Pieterse

I think I might have given dating advice yesterday too

Janel Parrish

There we go.

Sasha Pieterse

And I think I said if you like him, go for it 'cause you'll regret it if you don't.

Janel Parrish

That's good advice

Sasha Pieterse

Thank you, yours too. We should have like our talk show. (laughing)

Janel Parrish

I'm bad at that in general I'm bad at standing up for myself I need to learn to be better at it.

Sasha Pieterse

No you're not

Janel Parrish

We've talked about this before because I always go to Sasha for advice, actually on life things and it's usually about me

Sasha Pieterse

I go to you too.

Janel Parrish

Learning a little bit better to stand up for myself and knowing that I can do it in a kind way. So I gotta think about the last time I did that, you go.

Sasha Pieterse

The last time I stood up for myself was a couple days ago, I stood up to my grandma, guys. I stood up to my grandma. She's great, I'll reenact it, I said, she'll never watch this, it's okay. I said please look at me and tell me you'll respect me and not take my doges out until we get home. She went, no, (laughing) I cannot promise you that

Janel Parrish

Oh!

Sasha Pieterse

And that was the end of the conversation 'cause what do you say after that?

Janel Parrish

She is sassy grandma.

Sasha Pieterse

She is sassy and I was like okay, well. (laughing) I dunno what's next.

Janel Parrish

The last time I knew in my gut that I was right, I did a beautiful roast for Easter and I was like temperature has to be 165 and he was like 170 or something, and I was like no, it's 165, search it and I was right.

Sasha Pieterse

My husband and I, we are watching the Haunting on Hill House and I looked to him and I say I'm not gonna spoil it for people, but I say a plot point and he goes no, and I go I feel it in my gut

Janel Parrish

in your gut, yeah.

Sasha Pieterse

And ten minutes later, it was so and I was right.

Janel Parrish

I love when we're right over our husbands.

Sasha Pieterse

Thank you guys, oh I choked (coughing) (laughing)

Janel Parrish

All right. I can't take it , you do it, I'm laughing,

Sasha Pieterse

Can we say it together? I'm dead, yes. I'm sweating I can't.

Janel Parrish

Thank you guys so much for watching our First and Last.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Janel Parrish

    Co-host and subject of the interview

  • Sasha Pieterse

    Co-host and subject of the interview

  • Leonardo DiCaprio

    Janel Parrish's first celebrity crush

  • Levi

    Sasha Pieterse's Great Dane

FAQ

Who are the stars of "Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists" featured in the video?+
The stars featured in the video are Janel Parrish and Sasha Pieterse.
What was Janel Parrish's first celebrity crush?+
Janel Parrish's first celebrity crush was Leonardo DiCaprio in Titanic.
When did Sasha Pieterse first feel like an independent woman?+
Sasha Pieterse first felt like an independent woman when she was 20 years old, shooting the "Pretty Little Liars" pilot and traveling for work alone.
What is the first thing Janel Parrish does in the morning?+
The first thing Janel Parrish does in the morning is call her dog, who then lays on her face for about ten minutes.
What is Sasha Pieterse's morning routine with her dogs?+
Sasha Pieterse wakes up to her Great Dane, Levi, sneezing in her face before her alarm goes off.
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