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It’s prom season, and TWK hit @kaylynslevin Kaylyn Slevin’s first annual Sneaker Ball (to collect formal wear for disadvantaged youth) to find out the answer to: 1) Is it better to go with a date to prom, or a friend? and 2) If you had all the money in the world, what would you buy […]

@maddieziegler @GiacomoKG #myfriendsplace TWK interviewer Keira Pena talks to Maddie Ziegler @maddieziegler and Giacomo Gianniotti at the My Friend’s Place Gala 2019, a fundraising celebration to support youth homelessness prevention programs. http://myfriendsplace.org/ Host: Keira Pena http://instagram.com/keirapena Follow Teens Wanna Know: Instagram: http://instagram.com/teenswannaknow Twitter: http://twitter.com/teenswannaknow Facebook: http://facebook.com/teenswannaknow Visit our Café Press store for merch http://cafepress.com/teenswannaknow Business

Issie (Isabelle) Methven just turned 15 a few weeks ago, but you wouldn’t guess it from her long list of prestigious London theater credits including her professional West End theatre debut as Little Cosette in Les Miserables, Summer Hathaway in Original UK Cast of School of Rock, Jane Banks in Mary Poppins, and Brigitte Von

Teen actress Sarah Abbott has made a splash with her lead role performance in the Lifetime movie “Mommy’s Little Princess,” where she plays Lizzy, an adopted girl who discovers she has royal blood and takes on the persona of a princess from hell. Coming up next, she can be seen in the feature film The

***MEET GAVIN THIS SATURDAY AUGUST 3rd, 2019 IN BURBANK, CA!!!*** Gavin Magnus is an American actor, singer and YouTuber who has been called “the next Justin Bieber.” He is well known on social media and for his fun videos co-starring his girlfriend Piper Rockelle, with whom he filmed a video for his first single “Crushin.”

Young stars came out to help raise funds for A Place Called Home @apch2830, a charity which helps kids in South Central L.A. with arts, education and wellness to help them develop healthy, fulfilling and purposeful lives. Watch highlights, interviews, and bowling trivia! https://apch.org/ Featuring: G-Eazy, Jonathan Zeichner, Rachel Crow, Kaylyn Slevin, Ava Cantrell, Bryson

Arista Arhin @aristaarhin is a Toronto native currently starring as Young Michael Burnham in Star Trek Discovery airing now on CBS. She’s also got a brand-new show premiering March 2nd called Bajillionaires. She plays Alicia Windsor, one of a group of friends running a start-up out of their parent’s garage. This 14-year-old started as a

Natasha Bure (@natashabure) is a singer, author, actor, and YouTuber with a growing fan base, currently at 400,000 Instagram followers and 100,000 YouTube subs. She has perfomed on the hit show The View as well as NBC’s The Voice, and starred in Hallmark Channel’s Switched for Christmas. She has also published a teen advice book

Kelly Needleman is a Northern California teen in his junior year of high school with a gift for photography and filmmaking. His pictures have appeared on the websites for National Geographic, CNBC and ABC thanks to a keen eye for composition and his knack for capturing ethereal, almost magical qualities from the landcapes he photographs.

Jackson Dollinger is set to become one of Disney’s newest rising stars with the January 25 premiere of the Original Disney Channel Series, Sydney to the Max. Jackson plays Young Max, the tween version of title character’s Sydney father who is shown in flashbacks set in the 1990s. We got the chance to ask Jackson

Ananya Birla is a rising pop-star from India. She is the first artist to achieve Platinum status in India with english-language songs (“Meant To Be” and “Hold On”) and recently released a third song called “Circles”with Universal and Island Records UK — which also just went Platinum! She has worked with Afrojack and Mood Melodies,

Scarlet Grace (@thescarletgrace on Twitter) just turned 16, but this English teen’s already got an impressive resume as a theatrical actress, having played young Eponine in Les Miserables London and Tessie in the UK TOUR of Annie. Her film work includes small roles in “Paddington 2” and “Milk,” but this Christmas she appears in her

If you haven’t heard about Ethan Paisley, take note. This 18-year-old filmmaker has already had two films selected at Cannes Film Festival, given a TED talk, and won the “Best Young Director” award at the Young Entertainer Awards. These are just a few of his accomplishments, which you can read more about on his website.

Popular YouTube beauty guru Christina Marie, better known as @Beautychickee, has just launched her skincare line with her “Clar-i-ty” facial cleanser. To celebrate, the 19-year-old threw an exclusive party at the posh Mondrian Hotel in L.A. for a few of her friends and fellow influencers. TWK’s Keira Pena got the exclusive scoop, interviewing Christina and

Ava Michelle Cota (@avamichelle2002 on Twitter) seems to be on a mission. At just 16 years old, the “Dance Moms” veteran is absolutely killing it on the creative front as not only is she a professional model and dancer, but she also has a forthcoming EP as well as a sporty/chic collaboration clothing line, “AVA

Detroit has two rising teen stars you need to check out. Rappers Brooklyn Queen @brooklynqueen03 (“Keke Taught Me How to Do It”) and her best friend Que9 @que9bmb (“Sophomore EP”) are currently performing together on the FACTS Tour and stopped by TWK to ask some questions they’ve always wanted to know about each other —

Paxton Booth (@Paxton_Booth on Twitter) stars alongside @RubyRoseTurner @LotusDakota and @OliviaSanabia on Disney Channel’s new show Coop and Cami Ask The World. The show is about two siblings who have a popular streaming channel that crowdsources opinions from millions of followers to help them make most of their day-to-day decisions. Paxton plays Ollie Wrather, the

Teen singer Mimi Saballa, is headlining the 10th annual High School Nation Tour (@HSNTours #highschoolnation on Twitter) along with rapper @TheRealSilento (“Watch me”) hitting various cities throughout the month of November. For those who don’t know, the High School Nation Tour is a traveling music & arts festival that travels to high school campuses across

Carrie Berk is a bestselling teen author, influencer, and @NoBully_org Ambassador (#nobully) who has already published 21+ books by age 15. Her first book series, The Cupcake Club, was published with her mom’s help in second grade! One of her personal passions is to help stop bullying in America. To that end, her latest book

Funny memes make our day. These mini works of art, in a million categories from #PSAT memes to Pepe to moths and made by taking bits and pieces of our culture (mostly screenshots of copyrighted stuff) and slapping the perfect caption on them, capture how we feel about life at any given moment better than

J Money Kix (@official_JMoneyKix) gets to know Bianca and Chiara D’Ambrosio, best known as the D’Ambrosio twins (@dambrosiotwins), and then puts them through TWO twin challenges — the Twin Telepathy Challenge and How Well Do You Know Me Challenge. Do you think the girls are psychic or not? 13 Year Old Twins Bianca and Chiara

I Am Frankie, Nickelodeon’s show about a teenage girl who is not what she appears to be, recently kicked off its second season. Joining the cast is Zachary S. Williams, best known for his recurring role in Oprah Winfrey’s Greenleaf series. Zachary stars as Zane Markosian, a student at Sepulveda High who loves theater. The

Australia’s #1 Youtuber Wengie teamed up with Yoobi and other famous youtubers and social media stars Brynn Rumfallo from Dance Moms and America’s Got Talent, singer-songwriter Skylar Stecker, Youtubers Cassie Diamond and Alexa Mae, Youtubers the GEM Sisters, and Khloe from Khloe Kares to hand out over 400 boxes of school supplies to kids in

Three Guests is a pop band comprised of two friends from Erie, PA, Noah DeVore and Jordan Rys. The duo first made waves with their debut single, “Marilyn,” which has over a quarter-million hits on Youtube. A four-track EP called 3G was followed up with their latest output, a recently released full album, Sunset Lane,

EDM has taken the world by storm, and what used to be an underground movement which started with techno and house music parties (raves) in the 1980s has exploded onto the mainstream scene. Artists such as David Guetta, Steve Aoki, Martin Garrix, Marshmello and others have incorporated the heavy beats and electronic sounds of the

Actress & singer Gigi Cesare sits down for an interview with J Money Kix (Jaydyn Price) and a hilarious round of the Whisper Challenge! Follow Gigi: https://www.instagram.com/gigicesare/ https://twitter.com/GigiVCesare https://www.facebook.com/gigivcesare/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4NPXGuaRdFFWi90eFgfD-A https://www.iheart.com/artist/gigi-cesare-31938930/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5272041/ Follow J Money Kix: https://www.instagram.com/official_jmoneykix/?hl=en Tweets by jmoneykix https://www.facebook.com/jmoneykix/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9362748/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Chances are you have heard of the ‘Chicken Girls’ web series on Brat Network. Its full of young social media influencers and deals with the usual dramas of high school life. So of course its got a massive following among teens! One of its stars Kelsey Leon, a 15-year-old actress, dancer and model that is

Brat Network’s newest series “A Girl Named Jo” launched this week, and we got the chance to do a Q&A with one of its stars, Bella Shepard. She plays Alice — who isn’t exactly BFF material. The series is a teen mystery set in 1963, starring Annie LeBlanc and Addison Riecke as two characters who

Fans of Nickelodeon’s new hit series, Knight Squad know Lexi DiBenedetto as Prudence, the knight-in-training who’s heart is as big as her strength — being as she is part giant. What you might not kow is that she is a proud member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. We asked Lexi a few questions

We spoke with vivacious and inspiring gymnast, author, and now clothing designer Laurie Hernandez about winning Olympic Gold, finishing first on Dancing With the Stars, body positivity, and more! Interview sponsored by: http://dailies.com Follow Teens Wanna Know: Instagram: http://instagram.com/teenswannaknow Twitter: http://twitter.com/teenswannaknow Facebook: http://facebook.com/teenswannaknow Visit our Café Press store for merch http://cafepress.com/teenswannaknow Business inquiries & bookings:

Live performances! Fun red carpet interviews! Miss Teen International 2017 Carly Peeters debuted her new single and video for “Stuck on a Feeling” at Cherry Soda Studios in Los Angeles, and reporter Keira Pena covered the action. Interviews: Carly Peeters, Pynk Le’monade, Bryce Xavier, Elizabeth J. Cron, Grayson Thorne Kilpatrick, Asia Aragon, Serena Laurel, Jacob

Have you watched Star Falls yet? It’s the new Nickelodeon show starring Siena Agudong who plays a teen that convinces a Hollywood star to move himself and his family into her rural house in order to set him up with her mom. Hilarity ensues as cultures clash. One of its other leads is Jadiel Dowlin,

If you have attended any Young Hollywood red carpet or charity events in the past few years, you no doubt have come across the very energetic, bubbly personality of Ava Cantrell. This teen actress, who turns 17 next month, has been in the biz since 2008, appearing on such hits as The Haunted Hathaways and

If you have been to a Young Hollywood event in the past couple of years, you no doubt have heard of Pynk Le’Monade and probably watched them perform on stage. Composed of five talented teenage girls, this group has already recorded several well-received cover videos, has 1.8 Musical.ly followers, and is on the verge of

Jenna Ortega’s star is rising, with no sign of slowing down. The 15-year-old beauty stars in Disney Channel’s popular series “Stuck in the Middle” which is on its third season. She also plays ‘Young Jane’ in the Golden Globe winning series, “Jane the Virgin,” and has a new film coming out called “Saving Flora,” where

Daan Creyghton is a Dutch actor who stars as “Sal” in the hit Nickelodeon show, “Hunter Street”. His character is big-hearted nerd whose computer know-how helps the family unravel the mystery of where their foster parents are. “Hunter Street” is one of the top five shows year-to-date with K6-11 across all TV, and just returned

Comedic actress Ashley Gerasimovich stars as Delilah Parker, the sassy and sarcastic young teenage daughter to Nate and Robin Parker (Jason Jones & Natalie Zea) on TBS’ The Detour. The show, which just launched its third season, is about a family who’s road trip vacation takes some crazy turns. At only 13 years of age,

Those of you who listened to Radio Disney in the late 2000s will no doubt remember 2009’s “Love Struck,” by R&B boy band V Factory. It was played on heavy rotation, and featured the vocals of lead singer Asher Monroe. Well, its been a few years since Asher left the band (he departed in 2010),

Maddie Ziegler of Dance Moms and Sia “Chandelier” fame embodies Girl Power…She is confident in her own skin, and accomplishes everything she sets out to accomplish. Find out what motivates her and some things she hasn’t talked about anywhere else in this interview with Teens Wanna Know. (The resort she mentions is http://kalahariresorts.com)

Alison Fernandez is living the dream of any young actress: regular bookings on notable TV shows and landing a role on a big blockbuster film. The 11-year-old is known for playing young Jane on Jane the Virgin and her recurring role on Law & Order: SVU. She also appeared opposite Hugh Jackman in the X-Men

We are in a strange political climate these days. Conventional news media attack nearly every move President Trump makes and seem to want to make him look as bad as possible. Many people who otherwise demand “tolerance” have been preaching nothing but intolerance for anyone who doesn’t share their worldview, going as far as physically

If you have either walked a red carpet in Los Angeles in the past few years, or reported from one, chances are you have run into Natalie Kalamdaryan. We certainly have on several occasions, so were surprised to discover she has shifted gears from interviewing the likes of Ariana Grande, Zac Efron and Caitlyn (Bruce)

What can top having more than 500,000 Instagram followers, a burgeoning acting career, plus talent as a singer and dancer? How about winning a prize at Nickelodeon’s Kid Choice Awards in front of millions of viewers? Ashleigh Ross is rising social media star from Australia who recently won the #Famous award at this year’s Nickelodeon

Photo: Amy Pogue Have you caught the buzz surrounding The Disney Channel’s brand new show, Andi Mack? [Spoiler ahead from 1st episode] The show, which stars newcomer Peyton Elizabeth Lee, is about a 13-year-old whose “older sister” Bex returns home with the hope of getting her life together. However, in a crazy plot twist, the

You might have seen Elizabeth Stanton on her travel show Elizabeth Stanton’s Great Big World where she has traveled from Vietnam to Nicaragua to Russia to explore other cultures, along with a few celebrity friends in tow. Or, you might have seen her co-hosting the Hollywood Christmas Parade with her pal, Teen Beach Movie and

Everyone is bummed out that Disney cancelled Girl Meets World after only three seasons. But they may soon have another show to look forward to: Andi Mack. The show, created by Lizzie McGuire creator Terri Minksy, deals with a 13-year-old girl who has to adjust when her older sister unexpectedly returns home. Asher Angel, who

11-year-old George Dalton is likely best known as camp radio announcer “Arty” on Netflix’s “Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of Camp,” but lately has become a bit of a viral star with the release of his kid-friendly version of Fetty Wap’s “Trap Queen.” The success has been bittersweet as, while he has attracted plenty

Trinitee Stokes is a young talent on the rise with very little to hold her back. As an actress, singer, author, and fashion designer she has proven time and time again that she can do it all. She currently stars alongside Disney favorite Zendaya Coleman on “K.C. Undercover,” a live-action comedy that follows K.C. Cooper

Hi Stephanie, nice to e-meet you! First of all, can you tell us about the upcoming ABC Family show Shadowhunters, and your role in it? Shadowhunters is an ABC Family fantasy show based on the popular book series ‘The Mortal Instruments’ by Cassandra Clare. The show follows the main character, Clary Fray, an 18 year

Disney-Pixar’s INSIDE OUT was just released on November 3rd on DVD, Blu-ray 3D™, Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and On Demand. We got the chance to speak with a couple of the stars of the film, Kaitlyn Dias who plays “Riley” and Phyllis Smith who plays the iconic “Sadness.” Their interviews are below (scroll down to listen),

eSports caster & pro gamer Rumay HAFU Wang talks to Michael Pena about her rise as a gamer, how she got her parents to accept her unusual career, sexism and racism in the gaming industry, and new games she recommends (besides her standby Hearthstone) in this exclusive interview you will only see on Teens Wanna