Bella Thorne and Zendaya’s friendship didn’t come easy and came well after they started working together on Shake It Up!
In a new interview, Bella opened up about the two young Disney stars being pitted against each other and what it took for them to become friends.
“We had to deal with that so much on Shake It Up,†Bella told Us Weekly. “It’s like we said [in] a couple interviews when we were younger, how we explained how in the first season we weren’t friends and it took us those other two seasons of becoming so close. [It was hard] not having someone pitted against you [before] and then all of a sudden, now everyone is pitting you against each other. That fed into our heads. It made us not [be] friends in that first season.â€
Bella revealed that their relationship improved after a “beautiful talk in the middle of a sound stage†on the set ofGood Luck Charlie.
She explained, “We were really able to put our cards out on the table and understanding each other.â€
“Zendaya’s amazing. I f—king love her,†Bella added. “She’s always been amazing and she’s always going to be amazing. I’m just happy that people see that. She’s getting the recognition she deserves. That just makes me so happy. I feel like when people put us against each other, it’s just like, … ‘Why are you doing this? Is it just because we’re women?’â€
It was just revealed that the hit HBO series will likely be resuming production in April for season two.
According to a new casting notice, the show is looking to cast a brand new lead role with a character named Jamieson, who is described as a 17-year-old black male. Characteristics include an outsider, might have a drug problem, might not, mischievous, funny, unafraid and sensitive.
In the notice, it also reveals that those submitting themselves for the role, must be ready to start production on April 5th in Los Angeles.
This would put production back on over a year after it was shut down due to the pandemic.
The cast sat down for the first table read of the season on March 11th, then three days later, it was revealed they had to shut down. Production resumed on the show briefly later in the year, with only a few characters for two special episodes that revolved around Zendaya‘s Rue and Hunter Schafer‘s Jules.
The 24-year-old actress will be awarded the SeeHer Award, which will be presented by her Malcolm & Marie co-star John David Washington.
The SeeHer Award recognizes a woman who embodies the values set forth by the SeeHer movement, to push boundaries, defy stereotypes and acknowledge the importance of authentic portrayals of women across the entertainment landscape.
SeeHer is the leading global movement for accurate portrayals of women and girls in media. Led by the Association of National Advertisers (ANA), SeeHer is a collective of leading marketers, media organizations and industry influencers committed to creating advertising and media content that portrays women and girls as they truly are.
“We are so proud to be a part of the Critics Choice Awards, and celebrating our fifth SeeHer Award,†Nadine Karp McHugh, President, SeeHer, said in a statement. “We are delighted to be presenting the award to Zendaya, who is such a strong representation of what it means to be a woman in 2021. One of the busiest rising stars in Hollywood – with a generation of Disney Channel fans, Marvel devotees and Euphoria evangelists – she is a role model and leading voice of her generation. From being the youngest actress to win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series to using her platform to advocate for Black women in Hollywood, she is showing the next generation that you are never too young to use your voice to make a difference. Inspiring girls everywhere to see themselves in their full potential, Zendaya represents everything SeeHer is.â€
We’re looking back at the premiere of Justin Bieber‘s Never Say Never movie, which hit theaters ten years ago TODAY (February 11) in 2011.
The concert documentary, directed by Jon M Chu, showed footage from Justin‘s sold out Madison Square Garden concert, and also featured special guests Miley Cyrus, Sean Kingston and Jaden Smith, as well as backstage and behind-the-scenes access of the days before, leading up to the big concert.
“10 years #NeverSayNever,” Justin simply wrote on Twitter to commemorate the anniversary, along with the movie poster.
“10 years ago today. Wow. @justinbieber it is still @jonmchu’s best work LOL. Love all involved. 10 years later love you guys,” Justin‘s longtime manager Scooter Braun shared on Instagram.
While the Los Angeles premiere of the film, held on February 8, 2011, had a ton of celebrities in attendance, the New York premiere the week before on February 2nd, was attended by Justin‘s now wife Hailey Bieber and her dad Stephen Baldwin.
In a new interview on A Late Show, the 24-year-old actress revealed that they would have dance parties on set.
“I mean everyone is so lovely. I mean, Timothee has become one of my closest friends, and he’s lovely and so talented,” Zendaya gushed to host Stephen Colbert. “I think my favorite part was we would have these dance parties in my room, where I would leave the door open, Timothee would come in with his little speaker, and then everybody would start coming in. Then we would just start dancing.”
She also admitted that Javier Bardem has some good dance moves.
“Listen, he peaked in and he was groovin’. I was like, okay Javier. He had the moves. I was very impressed,” she said.
The duo have become one of our favorite new pair of friends, and back in October, Zendaya opened up about how fun we was to be around.
They even shared super sweet messages for each other’s birthdays this past year!
