"If At First You Don't Succeed, Lie..."
— 01/31/11

We know there’s always something dramatic happening with our “Pretty Little Liars“—it’s part of the reason why we love them so. Obviously, all of our attention is focused on the show’s biggest mystery, namely the unveiling of A’s identity, which if we find out the answer at the end of this season (which we’re supposed to) leaves a lot of room for new dramatic plot twists and turns next season.

MTV News was lucky enough to catch up with stars Lucy Hale and Keegan Allen at the People’s Choice Awards last night (Lucy brought Keegan as her date! How cute is that?!?), where we tried to gain some insight from the two as to what might unfold next and what kind of mystery will replace the identity of A.

“I can tell you that the girls go through insane trials and tribulations,” Keegan teased. “The most interesting thing to me is Aria and Ezra’s relationship. Obviously [Lucy] will tell you more about it when she gets here. Toby and Spencer go through this insane whirlwind of emotions. A is doing some stuff. I don’t want to say anything, but it’s going to be pretty out of control.”

So what might replace the A identity drama next season?

“Obviously there is going to be something that keeps it going,” Keegan said. “There are so many secrets that revolve around that story line, so there is always somewhere to go, always things to find out and secrets to unveil.”

“I’m sure they’ll come up with something,” Lucy added. “I’m sure there will be some kind of twist. I’m really curious myself because I honestly have no idea where they’re going with it. We’ll see.”

Will we still be seeing rockiness in Aria and Ezra’s romance?

“Oh, yes, Ezra and Aria, they released the information to her parents. They’re obviously not very happy. It’s sort of like they’ve taken a few steps backwards, so they’re starting from square one almost,” she explained. “They’re a strong couple though, so I’m rooting for them.”

What do you think of this drama? Will Aria and Ezra get back together? Tell us in the comments or on Twitter!

by Lauren Kearney

“Pretty Little Liars” provides viewers with a mixture of thrills and suspense—a perfect recipe for Halloween fun. So when we visited the set of the ABC Family series, we asked the cast what movies they usually tune in to for a scare or just to get into the Halloween spirit.

Lucy Hale, who plays Aria Montgomery on the series, enjoys the classics. “I like ‘Psycho’ or ‘The Shining,’ but that’s more of a thriller. But I like the older scary movies,” she said.

For Tyler Blackburn, better known to viewers as Caleb Rivers, in order for a movie to catch his attention it needs to either mess with your head or star a sexy actress! “I love psychological thrillers, I mean, ‘The Sixth Sense’ is such a classic,” he enthused. “You know, honestly, there’s a movie ‘What Lies Beneath,’ which at the time I saw it, I was freaked out by that. I thought that was great. Plus Michelle Pfeiffer is a such babe.”

But Shay Mitchell, who plays Emily Fields, isn’t looking for a scary as much as a Halloween-esque experience. “I don’t know about favorite scary movie, but I will say my favorite Halloween-ish movie: ‘Hocus Pocus.’ And we were all talking about that when we were shooting that [Halloween] episode, and we were just like, ‘This kind of reminds us of “Hocus Pocus.”’ But that’s my Halloween movie. Every Halloween I watch it.”

So if you’re looking to score a great horror movie this Halloween, take it from the people who know about thrillers!

Want even more recommendations? Check out our celebrity guest blog, My Favorite Scary Movie!

What’s your favorite scary movie?

by Henna Kathiya

When I think “Pretty Little Liars,” the term “guilty pleasure” definitely comes to mind. So when MTV News recently visited the set of the ABC Family series, we had to ask the stars which guilty pleasures (i.e. sweet Halloween treats) they crave.

While star Troian Bellisario likes to sink her teeth into caramel apples and pumpkin-flavored things, cutie Ian Harding said he likes to opt for something a bit on the softer side.

“Those marshmallow pumpkins I think always top everything. I love them because they’re like the perfect size cause candy corn is such a tease,” he says.

If candy corn is a tease, then that happens to be right up Shay Mitchell’s alley.

“Candy corn. Love it. I only eat it on Halloween. And there was a lot of it on the Halloween episode so I was like, yeah!”

The other two stars we talked to, Tyler Blackburn and Lucy Hale, took opposing views on the great chocolate vs. sour candy debate.

Tyler loves anything chocolate, evident from his long list of Reese’s, Snickers and Twix. Lucy, on the other hand, claims that she was never a “chocolate girl.” “I like the sour stuff like Sour Patch Kids and Nerds and Swedish Fish,” she says.

Hopefully these sugar habits won’t get in the way of the cast’s pretty little smiles.

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‘Pretty Little Liars’ Stars Reveal Their Very First Halloween Costumes

What’s your favorite Halloween candy? Reveal your go-to tasty treat in the comments and on Twitter!

Thanks to last week’s deliciously creepy “Pretty Little Liars” Halloween special, we were treated to plenty of eye candy in the form of our favorite Rosewood residents done up in crazy costumes. (We’ll belt, “…Baby One More Time” any day to hefty Hanna as Britney Spears!) But, when we stopped by the set of the ABC Family hit earlier this summer, we wanted to know what the actors and actresses behind the characters wore for their very first Halloween costume.

In a fun coincidence, both Shay Mitchell and Tyler Blackburn recalled dressing as clowns (albeit straddling very different positions on the cute-to-creepy spectrum), but the most swoonworthy story, unsurprisingly, went to Ian Harding.

“Both of my parents worked really hard when I was a kid, so I didn’t really care about costumes,” he explained. “I cared about walking around the neighborhood with my parents. I’m pretty sure they were like, uh, you’re a ghost! And threw a sheet over me and cut little holes in it, probably while I was still in it.”

While his specter memories are a bit hazy, Ian clearly recalled the year he dressed as a pizza-loving, crime-fighting reptile. “I know I was a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle,” he continued. “I think I was Donatello. Whichever one was the purple one. That’s what we decided on. My dad was like, ‘He’s the most literate one, so you should be him.’”

We would definitely pay good money to see Mr. Fitz dressed as a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle! And just in case you were hoping a photo had somehow leaked on the internet, we already Googled it (to no avail). Nevertheless, Cowabunga, dude!

Click play on the video above to hear first costume memories from Lucy Hale, Troian Bellisario and more!

What was your first Halloween costume? Tell us in the comments and on Twitter!

Lucy Hale is a secret singer. Well, it’s not that much of a secret. She did appear on the “American Idol” teen spin-off, “American Juniors,” sang a bit on “Pretty Little Liars” and sings a whole lot in “A Cinderella Story: Once Upon A Song.”

When MTV News caught up recently with the actress, she revealed some of her former pop star back story. “Well, the whole reason I got brought out to L.A. [was] I grew up my whole life singing; that’s what I wanted to do,” she said. “Acting wasn’t even in the picture. I wanted to get a record deal. I was 15 at the time. The year before I had done ‘American Juniors,’ so we formed this group and we were signed to Jive Records. It was a great experience. I learned a lot about the music industry, and obviously that didn’t work out. It was a little discouraging. I was still striving for it.”

When that didn’t pan out for the multi-talented lady, she gave acting a try. Spoiler alert: That’s worked out a bit better for her. “Acting sort of took off, and I fell in love with it, and then this movie came along… I was really excited cause I knew it was a musical,” she said, raving about working with the music production team, Rock Mafia. “I had never been in the studio and recorded songs that could be on the radio right now. It was a good experience.”

So now that she’s given it a try, might we see some more music from Lucy? “I’m hoping the soundtrack does really well,” she said. “There’s a couple things kind of in the works. I definitely would love to make an album, but I want to make sure it’s exactly what I want to do.”

Have you bought “A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song” yet? Do you hope Lucy makes an album?

In true “Pretty Little Liars” fashion, we’re hours away from the series’ summer finale, and we feel simultaneously closer and further away from uncovering the true identity of demented texter A. Will we know who she/he is by the time the credits roll on tonight’s episode? We fear not, but when we spoke to star Lucy Hale on the “PLL” set recently, she did give us a few hints as to what we should expect in tonight’s action-packed episode.

Being that we chatted before last week’s reveal that the girls told Dr. Sullivan about their A problem, Lucy was a bit guarded with her answer. “The girls have made, you know, a decision as a group to finally, for the first time, to talk about A to someone. Who I cannot name,” she said coyly. “But, they tell this person, and then A finds out and gets revenge.” Yep, all things we know. But here’s where it gets good:

“They’re used to being punished as a group, and this time they’re each given a task by A to complete, that are not the easiest of tasks and will hurt them or someone they care about. So Aria has to make a decision that has to do with a certain love interest, and so that’s what she’s dealing with. There’s a crazy ending. There’s mud. Girls in dresses in mud. It’s sort of a cool play on the poster for season two.”

Indeed it is. But back to the love-interest thing. Does this mean Aria will finally tell her parents about her relationship with Ezra? Here’s hoping because I’m getting a bit tired of all the secrecy as far as that storyline is concerned.

What are your theories for tonight’s episode of “Pretty Little Liars”? What would you like to see happen? Tell us in the comments and on Twitter!

And the fairy tale continues…

Once upon a time, Katie (Lucy Hale) was a talented singer dreaming of hitting it big…if only her cruel stepmother (Missi Pyle) and stepsister (Megan Park) didn’t stand in her way. And Prince Charming? Well, that’d be Luke (“Harry Potter”‘s Freddie Stroma) who falls in love with evil sis when he mistakes Katie’s amazing vocals for hers. Will Katie live happily ever after? You’ll have to watch “A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song” when it comes to DVD and download on September 6 to find out!

In the meantime, we’ve snagged an EXCLUSIVE clip from the opening scene of the song-and-dance flick. And talk about sweet dreams! Katie conjures up an extravagant music video set, in which she belts out the catchy “Run This Town,” the first single off the upcoming “A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song” soundtrack.

Click play on the video above to see a teaser, then check out the film’s official Facebook page for the entire opening scene.

Are you a big Lucy Hale fan? Will you be checking out “A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song” when it hits DVD and download on September 6? Tell us in the comments and on Twitter!

“Pretty Little Liars” star Ashley Benson flaunted her figure in a strapless short white dress on the blue carpet of the 22nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards held at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles, California on Sunday (April 10)- more pictures below.

The 21 year-old actress recently revealed she went out on her first date at the age of 17 and it was a disaster because she had never had sushi before… Ashley didn’t know how to use the chopsticks and she got seaweed caught in her teeth.

Ashley said, “I was eating sushi and it had seaweed in it, and I got seaweed caught in my teeth. I’m trying to act like nothing is wrong. He was just staring at me. It was not cute. I totally embarrassed myself. … The date kind of went well after that, because he became my boyfriend and it was a very cool relationship.” (watch video below)

Ashley Benson At 2011 GLAAD Media Awards Pictures

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Pretty Little Liars has a brand new episode on Monday January 31st. “If At First You Don’t Succeed, Lie, Lie Again” sees the super fabulous Lindsay Shaw start to shake things up at Rosewood High.

The official summary of the episode:

The Liars try to retain some normalcy in their lives, but even everyday activities are filled with drama. Emily (Shay Mitchell) is forced to deal with a teammate (guest star Lindsay Shaw) who is threatened by her return to swimming, while Aria (Lucy Hale) and Ezra (Ian Harding) make plans for their first date in public. Meanwhile, Hanna (Ashley Benson) is still being manipulated by “A”, and Spencer (Troian Bellisario) turns to Ali’s brother, Jason, for help.

Check out the clip below.

Now that we’re fairly certain A is not Noel (how creepy is he going to get, by the way? I wish they’d just let him be normal and look pretty. Alas.), it’s time to go back to the proverbial drawing board to re-evaulate old candidates and think of a few new ones.

When we caught up with three of the four “Pretty Little Liars,” Lucy Hale, Shay Mitchell and Ashley Benson, we asked them an interesting question: If one of the four turned out to be A, which one would it most likely be?

“Spencer,” Ashley said without hesitation. “I think it’s Spencer.”

Shay scrunched her nose and shook her head, seeming to disagree with that bold statement, while Lucy countered it completely.

“I don’t know,” Lucy said. “What’s cool about watching the show is that you see each of these four girls and you’re like, ‘They’re a little suspicious.’ If you really pay attention, these girls each have a very dark past,” she explained.

“There are so many things we haven’t gotten into or unfolded yet,” she hinted. “Which is cool because I think in the second season we’re really going to get into the past of each of these girls’ lives and the past friendship while Alison was alive, so you get a deeper inside look, which is really cool.”

True, it will be cool to see a bit more of these suspicious ladies’ backstories, particularly their different friendships with Alison. What would be better is if we knew when A was going to be unveiled.

What do you think of Ashley placing blame on Spencer? Who do you think A is? Tell us in the comments and on Twitter!

Lucy Hale is sporty and ready to take on anything wearing Vans Girls clothing. The Pretty Little Liars star gets fashionable in the photo shoot for the clothing brand.

During the shoot, the 21 year-old spoke about her style. Lucy said “I never know how to describe it. For me, it’s all about being fashionable but still being really comfortable.”

Check out all the photos and the behind the scenes video below.

[images: Cambio]

For all of the “Pretty Little Liars” fans out there, the continuous, unsolved mystery and big question of the show is, “Who the heck is ‘A’?!?” As of now, Noel Kahn (Brant Daugherty) is the prime suspect. But then there’s that suspicious Ian fellow who just married Spencer’s sister. And we can never truly rule out Ali, can we? Naturally we’re not likely to get an official answer until A is unveiled on the show, but you can’t blame us for asking cast members Lucy Hale, Shay Mitchell and Ashley Benson when we see them.

Case in point: MTV News sat down with the three lovely ladies during their TCA appearance in Pasadena earlier this week. Here’s what they had to say about whether we’ll find out about A this season:

“What’s cool about the second part of the season is that we get a lot closer,” Lucy said. “And for awhile we, meaning the cast and the audience, we think we know who it is and we think we have it figured out, but of course the show is about twists and turns and cliffhangers so things change a little bit,” she explained. (So it’s not Noel?!)

“We definitely get a bit closer,” she continued. “But it is the driving force of the show, so who knows?”

Ashley added that she hopes that the cast and the audience find out A’s identity before the end of the series, but again, they know just as much as we do. Or at least that’s they’re story…and they’re sticking to it.

When do you think we’ll find out about A? Should it be in the next season or the end of the series? Tell us in the comments and on Twitter!