Troian Bellisario plays Spencer on ABC Family’s hit new show Pretty Little Liars that airs Tuesdays on ABC Family and she told me about her character and an amazing moment in her life.
Tonight is the third episode of PLL and everyone is texting about how much they love this show and how they wish they could be like Troian’s character. Spencer, as she told me is very smart, wants to be the captain of all of the sports teams, be the star of all of the school plays, but the one thing she doesn’t know is how to do is have fun. So how much is she like the role she plays, she says she was a lot like her when she was younger up until it was time for her to graduate high school. Troian got into several Ivy Leagues, but she turned them down because she realized she wanted to follow what she wanted to do ever since she was 4 years old and that was to act. So she stayed in California and pursued acting at school.
Troian’s last name might sound familiar to you because her dad is Donald P. Bellisario created some of the biggest dramas ever on TV like Magnum, P.I., Airwolf, Quantum Leap, JAG, and NCIS. So I had to ask her what he thought of her following her mother’s footsteps and becoming an actress. She told me at first he was reluctant, not because of her desire but because this is a tough industry. But then as she told me that would all change for her when she was in college, “There was there really amazing moment for me, I think it was my junior year at USC, when I was in the theater conservatory, that he came up to me after a play, after seeing me in a play and he looked at me and said, ‘Yeah, you can do this and you will!” And it was this massive moment in my life. I obviously broke down in to tears cause, you know, it is kind of like a guy getting his father’s blessing to go marry some girl. Like OMG thank you!” That is a really massive moment and I am so glad that she shared it. Anytime you can get your parents’ approval it is great and there is nothing better than getting it for something you want to do. She then told me what he thought about her getting the role on the ABC Family drama, but you have to watch the interview to see what he said.
Now when it comes to Spencer’s parents on the show, so far we haven’t met them but we have met her sister on the show. Even though Torrey Devitto and her have a sibling rivalry on the show, when the camera stops rolling they actually really like each other. In fact she added that they enjoy playing bitchy towards each other on when the cameras start rolling.
Besides acting she likes to play guitar, so I had to find out if we would be seeing her play one on the show. She said that she doesn’t think that it is Spencer’s thing, but she could see Aria (Lucy Hale) being the one to rock out on a guitar. So what instrument does she see herself playing, she sees Spencer playing the one she played as a kid…the cello.
One of the things she enjoys about playing Spencer is the ways she has to do everything. That is what she used to be like, and she is learning it is not as easy to do it since she has gotten older. For example they asked her if she played tennis and she told them that she did. Then when she read the script she was like “can I have a coach?”.
Pretty Little Liars is based on the popular book series and I wanted to know how much the show keeps to the books. She told me that show is true to them, and the relationships are the same as they were in the book series. So will the busy Spencer make time for a relationship? As we saw in last week’s episode she does and it is the one of many for the multi-tasking Spencer…
Just like Spencer there is nothing that Troian can’t do and I can’t wait to see what else she does on and off of the screen because you know it will be good and she will do a great job doing it. So watch her every Tuesday night on ABC Family’s Pretty Little Liars to find out what else A will reveal about Spencer and what and who she will she will be doing!
