Pretty Little Liars’ Shay Mitchell proved to us she’s not so little anymore, as she posed on the cover of Galore magazine’s Bombshell issue.
Baring more than just her skin, Shay opened up about her character Emily Fields’ role on PLL, her lifestyle blog, her modeling career, and her summer essentials. Keep reading for excerpts from Shay’s interview below.
On the Pretty Little Liars phenomenon and her original expectations:
“I’m not one to count my chickens before they hatch, but the books already had a huge fan base. Playing the character Emily Fields, who happens to be a lesbian, was both exciting and something that I feel is important. There seems to be a conversation around her character, a positive one, and I am happy to be that voice.”
On her lifestyle blog, shaymitchblog.tumblr.com:
“It started as a passion project with my friend and roommate Michaela Blaney – I had a little more to say and share with whoever wanted to read than what twitter would allow. It’s my friend and I making dinner and sharing the recipe with people – or my outfit of the day and where to buy it. I wouldn’t say I am a domestic goddess but I’m trying – sometimes you have to burn a batch of cookies to learn what to do differently next time. We are currently re-designing the whole look and relaunching it – we are really looking forward to that.”
On her favorite experience while modeling in Asia:
“Going to Thailand was a culture shock at first, especially because I wasn’t visiting, it was my temporary home. When you are on vacation you visit the main tourist attractions and go to the popular restaurants and can sometimes miss out on what the locals do – but living there I really got to experience what that was like and see a different side of Thailand than if I had just vacationed there.”
On bikinis vs. one pieces:
“It depends on the place – I feel like a one piece is generally sexier especially some of the low-back cuts…more to the imagination. Compared to a bikini where it’s like ‘boom…I’m essentially wearing a bra and underwear’.”
On what’s next:
“Well you’re going to have to wait and see what Emily is up to – they keep that script in the vault so I barely even know. As for me, more blogging, a little travel and constant mind and body evolution. I have some things up my sleeve but don’t want to jinx them.”
Head on over to Galore to read Shay’s full interview and see more sexy shots from her spread.
PHOTO CREDIT & SOURCE: Galore
