The Ladies From Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin Cover Teen Vogue
The ladies from Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin are on the cover of the July/August issue of Teen Vogue. Bailee Madison, Chandler Kinney, Zaria, Maia Reficco, and Malia Pyles are on the cover to promote their new series, which debuted today, July 28, on HBO Max. Highlights from their interview are below.
Madison on Lucy Hale urging her to audition for the spinoff: “We were in a workout class together. She looked at me when we were doing abs and was like, ‘You should do the new PLL‘. I’m pretty sure my words were, ‘That would be a dream, but I’m not getting my hopes up.'”
Zaria on how she was introduced to the Pretty Little Liars series: “I changed schools a lot, and when I was going to a new school, my friend — who ended up not being such a friendly person — gave me that book. We had some racially charged confrontations where she would say some really nasty things. So having this role in this world where someone that I thought was a friend gave me this book, it just all seemed so magnetic.”
Kinney on there not being a lot of acting opportunities for young black girls: “It made me, at a very young age, get really serious about my craft, because I knew already that I had to make every opportunity count. Now that I’ve been doing this for about 10, 11 years, I’ve grown so much as an artist and as a person. I know what I’m attracted to, what stories are important for me to tell.”
Reficco on hiding her true self to land parts: “I hid behind so many different layers and shields, stories that I would tell myself to justify myself being more American, or less this or less that. To now be able to tell a story and go to set with my [yerba] mate — all of these things are just so incredibly moving.”
Pyles on moving to Los Angeles for Pretty Little Liars: “It was a really confidence-building experience, knowing I can go and be diligent and have fun and find friends, and that wherever I am going to be, I’ll land on my two feet.”
You can check out even more from their interview here.
