Q&A With Zendaya + Clip from Prankstars
Shake It Up‘s Zendaya is guest-pranking on tonight’s new PrankStars. In the episode, she pulls an unsuspecting fan in to help at her family’s pirate-themed restaurant. Z took a few minutes to answer some of our (and your!) questions about the show and more! Check out our Q&A with Zendaya and an exclusive clip from her prank below!
BOP&TB:What was your favorite thing about the prank your pulled on the show?
Zendaya:: I would say the whole thing, because we hit these funny, funny moments where it was so hard not to laugh and I was trying to stay in character. There were all these crazy things going on, and it was just a really fun experience overall.
BOP&TB: Have you ever been the victim of a great prank?
Zendaya: One time my dad and I were on our way home from school, and my mom called us cause she was already at home. She called us and said “ah, I chopped off my finger!” or she said something crazy like that. We were like “what!” We rushed home and when we got there she was like, “haha got you suckers!” I was freaked out and thought “oh no my mom chopped off her finger!” But it turns out that was not true!
BOP&TB: Are you a prankster in real life?
Zendaya: I am not really a big prankster in real life. I’m the kind of person that plays small pranks on friends, and stuff like that, but I’ve never really done a big prank with ear pieces and a real person that I don’t know. So it was pretty scary going in to it because I didn’t want to mess it up and I wanted to pull off the prank, but it ended up being so much fun.
BOP&TB: Who’s the biggest prankster on the Shake It Up set?
Zendaya: I would say Bella. Bella is definitely a big prankster. Bella and I, we took a spray bottle that you would put household cleaning stuff in, and it actually only ever had water in it, so we put blue Gatorade it there and she went around the set spraying it in her mouth and pretending like it was Windex and scaring everybody. She was telling everybody that is was good for her voice. I just told her what to do and she went out there and did it. It was super funny cause everyone for a second was like, “Oh my gosh, Bella you’re crazy?!”
BOP&TB: Speaking of Shake It Up, what’s the best thing about coming back for season 2?
Zendaya: Definitely just being back with the Shake It Up cast because they’re like a family to me, so just to be back with them and kind of at our home base. The Shake It Up set is kind of our home away from home where we spend a lot of our time.
FAN QUESTIONS
BOP&TB Reader: If you could be any animal, what would you be? (and why)
Zendaya: I would probably be a lion or a cheetah or tiger. Something super fast, super strong. But, I would probably be a vegetarian lion, I don’t know if they have those, but that’s what I would be.
BOP&TB Reader: How do you deal with the paparazzi?
Zendaya: Well, I don’t really get a lot of paparazzi and when I do, I just smile and keep it moving I guess.
BOP&TB Reader: What do you look for in guys?
Zendaya: I would say I look for someone who is able to respect me and have respect for themselves. And also I’d say someone who can make me smile, someone who can make me laugh. Also, someone who can pass my dad, someone who can get the stamp of approval!
BOP&TB Reader: Who is your favorite actor?
Zendaya:Definitely Johnny Depp. He is so cool and he knows how to transform into these characters, he doesn’t actually act, he literally transforms his whole demeanor for a character.
BOP&TB Reader: What’s it like to work on a TV show?
Zendaya:It is amazing, because I get to do what I love every day. I get to sing, I get to dance, I get to act. Plus, I get to be with a whole bunch of people I really love, so it’s all ups.
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