'I'd rather kiss another girl!' Shay Mitchell opens up to Bethenny Frankel about playing a lesbian on Pretty Little Liars

By Bobbie Whiteman

PUBLISHED: 23:00 EST, 14 March 2014 | UPDATED: 09:53 EST, 15 March 2014


She likes to keep her private life exactly that.

But Shay Mitchell has no such reticence when it comes to talking about the love affairs of her lesbian character Emily on Pretty Little Liars.

Talking on Bethenny Frankel's chat show on Friday, she revealed she enjoyed the role: 'It's great, it's amazing.  It's a lot of fun, I have a lot of awesome co-stars I get to work with.'

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'It's fun!' Shay Mitchell opened up about her role as lesbian Emily on ABC Family's Pretty Little Liars on Bethenny Frankel's chat show Bethenny, filmed on Friday

'It's fun!' Shay Mitchell opened up about her role as lesbian Emily on ABC Family's Pretty Little Liars on Bethenny Frankel's chat show Bethenny, filmed on Friday

And the 26-year-old Canadian said she isn't phased when she's asked to do a romantic scene. 

She told the host: 'Everyone's like, how does it feel to kiss another girl?  I'm like, it feels normal, it's fine, yeah.

'Sometimes I’d rather kiss another girl than I would some random guy I don't know. They smell pretty, they have cute lip balm on.

'Emily is quite the player on the show so it's always fun.'

It's all about the personal hygiene: The 26-year-old told Bethenny, 'I'd rather kiss another girl than I would some random guy I don't know.'

It's all about the personal hygiene: The 26-year-old told Bethenny, 'I'd rather kiss another girl than I would some random guy I don't know.'

Pucker up: Shay as Emily plants a smacker on a female cast mate in an episode of Pretty Little Liars. The starlet said she didn't mind kissing girls because 'they smell pretty, they have cute lip balm on'

Pucker up: Shay as Emily plants a smacker on a female cast mate in an episode of Pretty Little Liars. The starlet said she didn't mind kissing girls because 'they smell pretty, they have cute lip balm on'

The ABC Family series follows the lives of four girls played by Shay, Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson and Lucy Hale who are haunted by the mystery disappearance of their friend.

And Shay had no idea when she was cast four years ago that the show, based on Sara Shepard's bestsellers, would become such a huge hit.

She said: 'I knew there was a big fan base with the books and everything, but no. With Twitter, it just is blowing up social media…but it's great because we get to connect to our fans and stuff like that.' 

The brunette, who looked cute in a sleeveless little black dress with a sparkly collar, revealed the girls are good friends off screen.

Good friends off-screen: The Canadian beauty described her three co-stars as a sisterhood

Good friends off-screen: The Canadian beauty described her three co-stars as a sisterhood

'You think that after four years of shooting that the girls would all be like cat fights, and that's what a lot of people want to say but it's like a sisterhood. We are so supportive of one another and it's just really really fun.'

Shay has been dating boyfriend Ryan Silverstein for about six months, although they have been keeping their relationship private.

Ryan is a pal of Canadian rapper Drake and hangs with the star and his OVO crew.

Visit bethenny.com to find out when and where the show airs in your city

Plying her part: Shay as Emily in Pretty Little Liars, which has been on-air for four years

Plying her part: Shay as Emily in Pretty Little Liars, which has been on-air for four years




 

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Omg i cant seem to find the latest series anywhere! ;-(

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Putin called, he wants you to be head of Broadcasting in Russia.

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For the Brits that complain about non Brit celeb news read mobile heading. This is in the "US news" section. clic on 'UK news" so you won't have to read about celebs you've never heard of.

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LOVE THE SHOW and can't wait for next week :)

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So excited for the finale next week!!

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Girl crush, she is gorgeous!

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This Frankel crap is still on TV? Wow.

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Stop putting people we've barely heard of in the "UK" showbiz section!!

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I think abc family needs to take the word "family" out of it's name. Go ahead and be lesbian or gay if you want to but kids shouldn't even be exposed to a lot of the things that abc family is showing right now. If you think that shows with murder, sex scenes, and swearing in them is a good idea for families with kids then you seriously need help. To me a good family channel is clean, innocent and fun for everyone at the same time.

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I agree with the murder, swearing, sex scenes but kids being exposed to gay couples has nothing to do with it. I work with kids aged 7 - 12 and I tell them about my friends who are gay, it's good for them to learn about that sort of thing. I've said if any of them have any questions they can talk to me about it. Sometimes children don't know what's going on in their heads, and seeing something on tv clears it up for them.

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Perhaps you could try monitoring what your children watch? 'Family' does not just mean parents and young children,

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Shay is gorgeous! I think it would definitely be easier to kiss a girl than a random guy- she is right there! This show is still so addictive!

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