20 Facts About "Pretty Little Liars" You Didn't Know

By Jessi Stickel on June 11, 2015

 

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Since summer of 2010 we’ve all been tagging along every Tuesday night with Spencer, Aria, Hanna, and Emily, getting closer and closer to finding out who the spine-chilling “A” is. Now in season six, possibly the best season yet, we finally know who A is (no spoilers), but we still don’t know everything. However, this is the season where everything is supposedly going to be revealed.

If you don’t watch the show you’re seriously missing out, and need to get to a source with Netflix as soon as possible!

Not one of us “Pretty Little Liar” fans can say we aren’t ecstatic to know the unknown mysteries and finally get some answers this season. PLL fans are pretty much the most patient fans of all time. I mean come on, we’ve literally been waiting to find out who A is for five whole seasons. Now that the cat’s out of the bag, who knows what they will drop on us next.

However, since we have a while until we find out the rest of the show’s secrets, to keep you hanging on, here are 20 facts about “Pretty Little Liars” and the cast that you may not have known.

1. The actual ages of the cast:

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Troian Bellisario (Spencer Hastings): 29

Shay Mitchell (Emily Fields): 28

Ashley Benson (Hanna Marin): 25

Lucy Hale (Aria Montgomery): 25

Sasha Pieterse (Alison DiLaurentis): 19

Janel Parrish (Mona Vanderwaal): 26

Ian Harding (Ezra Fitz): 28

Tyler Blackburn (Caleb Rivers): 28

Keegan Allen (Toby Cavanaugh): 25

 

2. Foreign birthplaces of the cast:

Sasha Pieterse was born in South Africa.

Ian Harding was born in Germany.

Shay Mitchell was born in Canada.

Janel Parrish was born in Hawaii.

 

3. The PLL scenes and sets:

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* The main characters’ houses are actually offices of Warner Brothers Studios inside. The actors shoot the outside scenes there, and the indoor scenes elsewhere.

* Rosewood High School and the Rosewood Courthouse are actually the same building, just different sides.

* The backyard used for Spencer’s house is actually the backyard of Emily’s former love interest Mia’s house.

* “Pretty Little Liars” employees ride in pink “Pretty Little Golf Carts” to get from set to set.

* After they shoot a scene at a difference location, like the outside of the Brew café, the crew has to take every sign and trace of the show down.

* The crew puts a letter “A” in every “Pretty Little Liars” scene.

 

4. Troian is the only essential cast member that is engaged to be married.

 

5. Ian Harding is the biggest prankster on the set. The girls say that Ian loves to annoy them before and after scenes.

 

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6.  Aeropostale has a “Pretty Little Liars” clothing line with outfits that are similar to what the main characters wear on the show.

 

7. Sasha Pieterse was only 12 years old when she landed the role of Alison DiLaurentis.

 

8. Ian Harding was poor before getting the role of Ezra Fitz. The writer of the show, Marlene, said that Ian was wearing an ugly sweater for his audition; however, Ian argued that he was a struggling actor, and couldn’t afford to buy better looking clothes.

 

9. Lucy Hale is actually an upcoming country singer, and just released her first album “Road Between” in 2014.

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10. Ashley Benson said in every scene where someone is crying she laughs, not because she thinks it’s funny, but because she feels uncomfortable.

 

11. Troian’s father is the director of the hit television show “NCIS,” and he also has a star on the Walk of Fame.

 

12. Sasha Pieterse has been going through some health conditions, and came out to the public about it on June 9. She said the reason she has gained weight over this last year or so is because she has a hormone imbalance.

 

13. Aria’s dad in the show, Chad Lowe (brother of actor Rob Lowe), is actually one of the directors for “Pretty Little Liars.”

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14. Ashley and Lucy already knew each other before getting their roles on the show; they met from chatting online a few years before.

 

15. The girls and the writer of the show, Marlene, are very close.

 

16. Tyler Blackburn and Ashley Benson dated in real life. They are not officially together at the moment, but they have been on and off for quite a while. Ashley also has been in a long-term relationship with Justin Bieber’s stylist, Ryan Good.

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17. Lucy Hale’s full name is Karen Lucille Hale.

 

18. Tammin Sursok who plays the role of Jenna Cavanaugh starred in “Hannah Montana” as Jackson’s model girlfriend.

 

19. Ashley and Shay are besties in real life. The two hang out all the time on and off set and even have a duet nickname: “Buttahbenzo.”

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20. Lucy Hale stated that Aria’s wardrobe is too wild for her personal taste.

 

Don’t miss “Pretty Little Liars,” Tuesdays on ABC Family 8/7c.

Myself. Spencer’s backyard. Warner Brother’s studio tour 2014.

 

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