Bella Thorne may have a hit TV show on the Disney Channel, but she wants fans to know that she’s nothing like her predecessors Miley Cyrus and Hilary Duff. The Shake It Up starlet recently stopped Celebuzz to answer fan questions and, when a fellow “Bellarina” wanted to know how she felt about filling in Miley’s shoes, Bella laid it all on the line.
“Everyone compares me to Miley but I don’t really know why,” she said. “I’m 14-year-old girl trying to do my own thing and live my dream. I don’t think I can even compare to anyone like that.”
“They’re such visions that it’s even hard to picture yourself being compared to that,” the actress added.
Bella, Miley, and Hilary do have one thing in common — all three girls have found success in television. Bella’s show, Shake It Up, has been going strong ever since its 2010 debut. So is there a third season in the works?
“Of course! Why wouldn’t there be?” Bella told us. “We love Shake It Up and to think that we’re even going into the third season is mesmerizing.”
Bella Thorne hung out with Popstar magazine last week for a cupcake party, and a recent video interview from Popstar was released with Bella talking about what qualities a good friend or a boyfriend should have. The Shake It Up star looks for friends who are honest and loyal, and she likes her guys to be someone you can “really be yourself around”.
You’ve seen her on ‘Shake It Up,’ and you’ve blasted their single ‘Bubblegum Boy’ non-stop. For Bella Thorne and Pia Mia, the ride has only begun. We got to chat with the duo, (and we must say, they were energetic!) so check out our interview below!
Fanlala: Bella, You credit Texas Instruments as the big break for your career. What did the company have you do?
Bella Thorne: It was a commercial, ten commercials, and I had to do two sets of them. One of them was shot all in Canada. There was an elephant named George on the set, he was really cute. Everyone thinks that he was green screened, but he wasn’t! It was definitely different. It was hard to fill my lines, because it was hard to get George to look at the camera!F: Pia, if you could choose one onscreen project for you and Bella to work on, what would you two want to do?
Pia Mia: A music video would definitely be a lot of fun. Fans have been asking for a video for ‘Bubblegum Boy,’ so we’ve wanted to do something like that.F: Your song ‘Bubblegum Boy’ is a huge hit, both online and on Radio Disney. A question for you both – what is your favorite flavor of bubble gum, or candy in general?
BT: Dubble Bubble is my favorite gum. I love chewing the kind that you can blow really big bubbles with. The normal kind gives me headaches, so I prefer watermelon flavored gum!
PM: Definitely the regular gum flavor, and my favorite candy is Twix! Ooooh! And Milky Ways. They give them to me on set all the time!F: Bella, we know you spend a lot of time on both coasts. Either LA or New York. What would you say are the best parts of both cities?
BT: In New York it’s the honesty of people. If they don’t like you out there, they’ll tell you straight up. I just love New York, walking down the streets is really fun. You can get two-dollar hot dogs, and the fashion out there is exquisite. And LA is just clean – all my friends are here. I’ve got Pia and Zendaya!F: Do the two of you have any Disney memories from when you grew up together?
BT: When I was growing up, my sister’s room was Disney themed. I was looking at pictures when I was younger, and I look like an unhappy baby, but I have had wonderful Disney experiences, and I’m named after Belle from ‘Beauty and the Beast!’
PM: My Disney memory was Cinderella from third grade. I tried out for Cinderella with a bunch of other people in my class and I got the part of Cinderella. It’s that part that got me started in singing!Each week, you can vote for ‘Bubblegum Boy’ to be number one on Radio Disney. They totally get our votes. We wish you the best girls!
A new Disney Channel movie called “Frenemies” debuted Friday night, casting real-life fashion fans and best buds Bella Thorne and Zendaya Coleman as style watchers who want to turn their blog Geekly Chic into a magazine.
Of course, their friendship is put to the test when they have to compete for the editor job. In the end, though, they go together like a pair of great shoes, doing their best work as a team.
Both girls star in the Disney Channel TV series “Shake It Up,” where they play outfit-obsessed best friends who get a gig as background dancers on a local TV dance show.
Thorne is 14. Coleman is 15 and she prefers to go by the one-word Zendaya, like Madonna or Beyoncé.
Zendaya doesn’t really go anywhere without heels on, and one of Thorne’s favorite outfits ever was a Betsey Johnson party dress with combat boots and funky socks.
Zendaya says she’s learned a lot about shoes from her friend. Thorne is much more into music and dance thanks to Zendaya.
In an hourlong fashion field trip to an H&M store in Manhattan, the girls dreamed up new fashion-forward combos, described their signature looks, and listed must-have items for their purses (phones and headphones for both, but Zendaya also needs her lip gloss).
The girls say they wish they could swap clothes more often, but, alas, while they are cut from the same cloth, they are not the same size. Here are some other tidbits from their visit to H&M.
Associated Press: What’s your style?
Zendaya: I like to be dressed up. I’m pretty neutral, not very funky. I like neutral colors, and black and white. I need to wear more color. I could sit in the closet a long time and be very happy and think about what to wear. I have a definite interest. I study ads in fashion magazines, and I’ll cover up the labels and guess if I know the designer. I quiz myself.
Thorne: I don’t do a stylist because I like the unexpected. I will make up a whole outfit, picking the shoes first. … I also really like leather.AP: How would you describe each other’s style?
Thorne: If I were going to buy something for myself, I’d get the hot pink, and I’d get the black for Zendaya. She’s sophisticated.
Zendaya: Bella likes to mix it up. She’ll wear frilly with studs.AP: What would you like to see each other wear more of?
Zendaya: I would like to see her more casual, in jeans and some kick-back Converse.
Thorne: She never wears skirts. (She) should wear more skirts. I’d love to see her in a bubble skirt and a comic T-shirt.AP: Your biggest obsession?
Thorne: I love to shop shoes. I turned a room into my house into a closet — I made it my shoe closet.
Zendaya: I have a closet full of blazers, and I love shoes. I wear the blazers with shorts, and then I’ll try on all of my shoes.
Thanks to Breanna for letting us know about the interview and letting us put it up on the site! (: