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Sonia: She's only 15, but singer, actress, dancer and model Bella Thorne has already
had a successful career including her current starring role on the hit Disney show, "Shake
It Up". Now, if you've ever seen the show you know music and dancing are a big part
of it. Bella gives up the scoop on why she had to learn fast to land this role. Sonia:
Before "Shake It Up", had you never had a formal dance lession? Bella: No, I never danced
before "Shake It Up". So, it was pretty nerve racking going in there, they were like, "just
freestyle" and so, I watched the tape back and I looked like a hot mess. There was this
one time we were in dance class and everybody had to just jump and raise their fists, and
I was just like, trying to jump, it was just bad. Sonia: So how grueling was it to try
to gear up for this role? Bella: It took 3 dance classes every night for 6 months. Sonia:
You've done a lot in a very short time, do you ever think about that? Bella: You know,
I do think about how far I've come with dance and singing, definitely. For modeling, I've
been modeling since I was like 6 weeks old, not even joking, by accident, just because
I was a good baby that my brother was a model and my mom would have to bring me to shoots
and they'd be like, "can we use her because she's not crying", and I always had this big
smile on my face, so they'd be like, "oh, all the other babies are crying" and I kinda
just kept going. And acting, I started acting when I was 9. Sonia: And look where it's taken
you? Being a good baby, it paid off. Bella: It's crazy. Sonia: Do you hear them all screaming
out there for you? Bella: Yeah Sonia: There are thousands of people waiting out there
for you. Does that sink in? Or do you just kind of forget about all of that? Bella: You
know it kinda gets a little... sometimes I'll be like, "Oh, my face is on that little girl's
shirt, like, what?" And you know sometimes it still shocks me everyday how much love
we have from our fans but when I see them all out there I know they all love "Shake
It Up" which makes me really happy. You know, I.... Oh, it's my song, I'm jamming.
Sonia: Ok, I love the look. Let's talk about your style. What are your favorite things
to wear? Bella: I'm really into like leather jeans right now so when I perform I wear lots
of teal leather jeans and I wear white leather jeans and I'm kind of into leather jeans right
now. Sonia: Yeah, like these. Check these out. Bella: They're just kind of like metallic
and really tight. Sonia: Yeah, I love it. Bella: Thank you. Sonia: And the embellished.
You know, I think your style is a little edgy, right? Bella: Yeah, it is a little edgy. Sometimes
I can be completely different and I'll have a little skirt on and high socks and I'll
be completely different. But, sometimes I just kinda wanna chillax in my boots. Sonia:
Chillllax. And you always have to be done up, so every now and then you just like to
be comfortable. Bella: Usually every day, besides when I'm working I don't wear makeup.
My fans will see that it's always on my instagram like me not wearing makeup. I'm usually not
dressed up it's only when I'm working on the show or I'm going to an event or something
like this and I'll put on a little bit of makeup, but usually not really. Sonia: We
think you can get away with not wearing any makeup. Good luck to you. Thank you so much
for talking with us. Bella: Thank you so much. Thank you. Sonia: We're excited to see what
you have next. Bella: Oh! Thank you. I'm excited to see what I have next. Sonia: Do you know
what you have next? Bella: Sort of. Sonia: But you can't tell us. Bella: No, I can't
tell you. Sonia: That's ok. Bella: But, big season 3 on "Shake It Up". So excited. Sonia:
Stay Tuned. Sonia: Bella and her co-stars have just wrapped up shooting season 3 of
"Shake It Up", but you can still catch new episodes. During her hiatus Bella tells me
she'll likely focus on her music.