When you’re one half of a Platinum-selling band (with your little sister, no less), the hilarious sidekick in the box office’s hottest new comedy (‘Easy A’), and star of a TV series that requires you to learn complex cheerleading routines every single week, there’s not very much down time.

Yet for ‘Hellcats’ star Aly Michalka, it’s all worth it. “It’s pretty crazy, but I’m hanging in there,” the star said of her hectic schedule. Michalka plays rebellious pre-law student-turned-college cheerleader Marti on The CW’s new Wednesday night drama, and spoke with TV Squad earlier this week about her character’s relationship woes, being compared to ‘Bring It On,’ and juggling her music, movie and TV careers. Read on for more.

Is your schedule really crazy with having to learn all those cheerleading routines?

Oh yeah. For sure. I mean, we all are working our butts off but having fun at the same time. That’s what it’s all about. We want to be a part of the show, we want to stay committed, and it’s been a really fantastic experience for myself and I think everybody else.

Did you have any cheerleading or gymnastics experience before you signed on for ‘Hellcats’?

Not at all, which is kind of insane. I had a background in dance, in hip hop, so that was something I was very comfortable with when it came to Marti’s character since she is the one that kind of brings that style to the squad. But it was totally new to me with the cheerleading so that was really awesome to be able to tap into.

Has it been hard for you to learn?

I’ve been able to pick it up pretty easily. I studied a lot of videos and stayed in tune with my stunt double and talked to her a lot about things, so we were able to really connect pretty quickly when it came to those things.

There have been a lot of comparisons to ‘Bring It On.’

I would say that our show definitely delves into the cheerleading world more than ‘Bring It On’ ever did, I think. It’s really a show that taps into that in a very realistic way. It’s obviously a fun show and it’s funny, but at the same time it’s looking at the serious injuries that happen, the commitment that you need for the squad, the dangerous stunts, and just how intense the sport really is.

Were you looking to join a TV series?

I decided this year that I wanted to get into the TV world. I hadn’t really planned on coming back to TV necessarily, but I was so impressed with the script and I was excited to start working again and I just said “You know what, if I’m a part of a killer script that I’m passionate about, why leave out TV?” So I ended up going out for ‘Hellcats’ and immediately just connecting to the script and the storyline and everything about it, and I’m so happy that I did.

Read the full article at TVSqad.com

Comments (0) »

No comments yet.

RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URI

Leave a comment

Comments are moderated. It means you have to wait for admin approval to view your comment publicly if it's the first time you leave a comment on this site. When you enter your e-mail address (that will not showed publicly) the system will remember you and all comments you'll leave after the first one will be automatically approved.

If you want to use an avatar when you leave a comment, just sing up at Gravatar.com