Shay Mitchell returning to Manila to promote clothing brand, to join ‘PLL’ co-star Troian Bellisario as well?

It looks like Troian Bellisario is not the only “Pretty Little Liars” star that will be sighted in the metropolis this week.
Filipino-Canadian Shay Mitchell, who was in town last December to promote the show, has made good on her promise to return to the Philippines. As per her latest tweet Tuesday afternoon (Manila time), the dusky actress had just left Los Angeles and was on her way to Manila.
This time, the purpose of her visit is to promote the fashion retail brand American Eagle Outfitters. As posted by her local fan club, Shay Mitchell Philippines, on their Facebook and Twitter pages, the actress will grace a private VIP party on February 28 and will also welcome the general public to the opening of AE’s concept store at Bonifacio High Street in Taguig slated on March 1.
Last February 24, Shay confirmed her return with the tweet, “Getting excited…!!! Philippines, I’m coming back.”
Despite not growing up here, Shay is a big fan of the Philippines. During her last visit, she was quoted as saying, “Filipinos are the happiest people in the world. Even my friends want to be Filipinos, too.”

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Pinoy Fans Touch ‘Pretty Little Liars’ Star’s Heart

MANILA, Philippines – Troian Bellisario, one of the four women leads on “Pretty Little Liars (PLL)”, may have her set of expectations about the Philippines from her two cast mates Lucy Hale and Fil-Canadian actress Shay Mitchell, but she certainly must not have expected to turn emotional during, of all things, a press conference.
Hosted by ETC, Troian sat with select members of the media where she said her co-star told her “awesome things” about the Philippines. “They told me that the fans are amazing, which is really cool. And just that I’m gonna have a blast, and that is totally right up my alley. There’s beautiful beaches, there’s beautiful things to see and people are warm and kind, and that it’s just some place that I couldn’t miss – so I’m here!”
It was, however, at the tail end of the get-together that a handful of her fans, the Bellisarians, were ushered into the room and it was then that things turned rather sweet and emotional.
“This is the day when I can finally say that dreams do come true,” a fan read the letter they brought her onstage. “Because now, the woman that we all admire is inches away from us… Who would have thought that we’re here staring at this gorgeous angel right now,” she continued.
Standing beside her, Troian’s eyes welled up, and she touched the fan’s arm when the latter faltered, nearly in tears as well. “Troian, we would like to thank you for spending time with us. This day is priceless; it’s incomparable. Seeing your smile and your laugh makes our hearts melt. We will always support you and love you all the way.”

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Troian Bellisario will be third ‘Pretty Little Liars’ star to visit Manila

As earlier tweeted by boyfriend and fellow TV star Patrick J. Adams of “Suits” fame, “Pretty Little Liars” actress Troian Bellisario has confirmed that she too is coming to Manila this month.
“Next stop!”, the 2012 Teen Choice awardee for Choice Summer TV Star tweeted Monday morning when a fan asked if there’s a chance she will stop by the Philippines after she and Adams tweeted that they’re on their way to Singapore.
Troian, who plays “smart girl” Spencer Hastings on the hit teen mystery drama that airs on Solar Entertainment Corporation’s ETC cable channel, will be the third “Pretty Little Liars” star to visit the country.
Earlier, Lucy Hale, who plays “artsy girl” Aria Montgomery, was in town February of last year to promote Bench after she became an international endorser of the fashion retail brand.
In October, it was the turn of Shay Mitchell, who plays “jock girl” Emily Fields, to visit the country. Mitchell, who is Filipino-Canadian, was originally in town for a vacation in Palawan but ended up promoting the show.
With the coming arrival of Troian, that would leave Ashley Benson, who plays “it girl” Hanna Marin, as the only lead star of the “Pretty Little Liars” who has yet to set foot on Philippine soil.

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