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  • Debby Ryan Talks About Her Psycho Friend

    Debby Ryan Talks About Her Psycho Friend

    Disney star Debby Ryan has a story that most people have a hard time accepting.

    “There are people in my life that couldn’t believe this story,” says Ryan. “They were like, ‘I didn’t know it was this bad.’ No one did. It felt like a secret.”

    What was Debby Ryan’s big secret? She was in a relationship — she describes it as a “working relationship” — that got abusive, even bizarre.

    “It was a couple years ago, and things were seemingly amazing. Career-wise, they were great, and in general life they were great. But then I was in a friendship – kind of a working relationship – and it ended up becoming more and more destructive, and getting emotionally and mentally abusive.”

    Her friend got pretty clingy. She calls it “abusive,” and it certainly seemed to feel that way for Debby Ryan. While her friend never hit her, he did get physical in other ways.

    “He chased me out of the room, grabbed me, put me back in the room, and followed me to my car and took my keys. I was like, ‘Okay, fine, get in the car, you can come with me.’ He was like, ‘No, you’re going to drive away and leave me here.’ He ended up grabbing my keys and holding on to my wrists and crawling into the passenger side from my driver’s side [so I couldn’t drive away].”

    Debby Ryan eventually got the guy a hotel room near where she lived just so he would go away at night.

    “That was literally just for sleeping, so [we would see each other] every day, hours a day, month on month on month, and finally I was like, ‘All right, I can’t do this anymore.’ ”

    But then things got really dark. Her friend told her that, if she did not spend time with him, he would kill himself. That’s when Debby Ryan realized things had gone on long enough,

    “I realized I’d done everything that I could do. It’s not my purpose to sacrifice my own happiness and sacrifice my own mental health so that this guy doesn’t overdose. I called someone and had someone go and be with him, and I removed myself from the situation and realized he’s no longer mine to deal with.”

  • Debby Ryan: ‘Jessie’ Star Debuts Purple Hair at Kids Choice Awards

    Debby Ryan of Jessie fame debuted her purple-colored hair at the Kids Choice Awards on Saturday. Known for the red locks she sports for her role in Jessie, Ryan first went back to blonde and then opted to try out this new lavender hue.

    Jessie co-star Peyton List joined Debby Ryan on the orange carpet ahead of the Kids Choice Awards.

    Ryan was stunning on the orange carpet. She wore a Sachin + Babi Noir dress paired with Stuart Weitzman shoes. She accessorized with Cc skye jewels and carried an Edie Parker clutch.

    Debby Ryan thanked her fans the day before the Kids Choice Awards for all the votes for her show.

    Debby Ryan was nominated for Favorite TV Actress at the Kids Choice Awards, but lost out to Laura Marano instead.

    Jessie is coming to a close after four seasons, but that doesn’t mean fans won’t see Debby Ryan elsewhere. She is still performing with her band, ‘The Never Ending,’ and will likely turn up on TV or at the movies in the near future.

    What’s your take on Debby Ryan’s new hair color? Do you think she’ll keep it purple or is this just an experiment for the actress and singer?

  • ‘Jessie’ Lead Will Get Engaged, a First for the Disney Channel

    The title character of the Disney Channel comedy series Jessie will accept a marriage proposal from her boyfriend towards the end of the season this fall, making her the first lead character on the network to become engaged.

    The 22-year-old lead character, Jessie Prescott, played by actress Debby Ryan, will break new ground in Disney television history when she becomes deeply involved with and then engaged to her boyfriend, 25-year-old Brooks, on the series during the final four episodes of the upcoming fall season.

    “Jessie is an adult, and we felt we could tackle this in a way that still feels appropriate for our audience,” said Adam Bonnett, Disney Channel executive vice president of original programming.

     

    Jessie focuses on the title character, a young Texan woman who moves to New York City to pursue her dream of becoming an actress. She is hired to work as a nanny for a wealthy couple, and care for their four children they adopted from Africa, India, and America.

    The Disney Channel focuses on programming geared towards children ages 6 to 11, but Jessie, which is in its third season, also attracts a slightly older “tween” audience, ages 9 to 14. The show is popular, with an average weekly audience of 2.9 million viewers. According to Nielsen company statistics, Jessie ranks in the top five series for children and younger teenagers.

    The romance between Jessie and Brooks is depicted innocently, showing the couple going on picnics in Central Park and movie dates, Bonnett said.

    Ryan, who plays Jessie and turns 21 on May 13, is in her real life not in a rush to get married to her boyfriend of one year, Josh Dun, musician of Twenty One Pilots. Ryan said, however, that it is believable that Jessie would marry, as people in Ryan’s social circle have started to become engaged and marry recently.

    Ryan makes her directorial debut on Jessie this season, and is currently finishing work on an album she plans to release in June.

    Jessie airs on the Disney Channel on Fridays at 8 p.m. EST.

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  • Jessie To Feature Disney’s First Engagement

    Disney’s Jessie will soon be stepping on new ground for a Disney Channel television series.

    The lead character Jessie, played by Debby Ryan, will soon become engaged on the show, during a four-episode arc that will mark the finale of season three.

    Jessie is about a 22-year-old woman that moved from Texas to New York to pursue an acting career. However, upon arriving in New York, she lands a job as a nanny for a family with adopted children from India, Africa and America.

    Adam Bonnett, Disney Channel’s executive vice president of original programming, revealed that Jessie will be the first lead character to become engaged on the children’s network. “Jessie is an adult, and we felt we could tackle this in a way that still feels appropriate for our audience,” Bonnett said.

    During this season, Jessie falls in love with her boyfriend Brooks, played by Pierson Fode. Bonnett explained that they kept the relationship very innocent, and showed them bonding over picnics and walks in the park. “The way we deal with this romance is very pure Disney fairy tale,” Bonnett said.

    The Beautiful @DebbyRyan Is Getting Married On #Jessie. Can't Wait To Watch The Episode !! #JessiesGettingMarried

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    Bonnett also explained that, although the children will not be getting engaged anytime soon, they can still relate to the story line. “Our audience isn’t dealing with somebody proposing to them, but they are dealing with choices they have to make in their life, and thinking things through, following their heart and wanting to make the right choice,” he said.

    Jessie averages a weekly audience of 2.9 million viewers. The targeted age is between 6-11, but the show also draws attention from the “tween” group of 9-14.

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  • ‘Jessie’ Lead Marrying in Disney Channel First

    The Disney Channel openly admits that its target demographic is six to eleven year old children, despite the propensity of many adults tuning in to the channel as well. Because of this target demographic, however, there are certain concepts Disney Channel shows have not been able to explore. Surprisingly, one of those issues has been marriage. This year, things will change, however, as the Disney Channel plans to air its first wedding of a lead character in one of its shows.

    Jessie centers around the life and adventures of 22-year-old Jessie Prescott, played by Debby Ryan, who has moved from a strict, military family in Texas to the great state of New York in order to pursue a career in acting. While there, she manages to land a job as a nanny to four kids for a filthy-rich family. The comedy does a good job at introducing children to diversity as the four children are adopted from India, Africa and America.

    In a four-episode arc this fall, however, Jessie’s priorities will be rearranged as she focuses on her up and coming wedding to 25-year-old Brooks, played by Pierson Fode. Disney Channel executives assure its audience, though, that the relationship and wedding will be handled in a chaste manner: “The way we deal with this romance is very pure Disney fairy tale,” stated Adam Bonnett, Disney Channel executive vice president of original programming.

    When asked if marriage is an appropriate subject for the show to be progressing toward, Bonnett was confident that Disney was making the right decision.

    “Jessie is an adult, and we felt we could tackle this in a way that still feels appropriate for our audience… Our audience isn’t dealing with somebody proposing to them, but they are dealing with choices they have to make in their life, and thinking things through, following their heart and wanting to make the right choice,” Bonnett defended.

    When asked of her own opinion on Jessie’s marriage, Debby Ryan made sure to reiterate what the importance of the occasion is really all about: “It’s not about the dress, it’s not about the wedding. It’s about the marriage. That’s something we lose sight of when we’re so young and all we want to do is dress up and play fairy tale.”

    While the Disney Channel executives and actress Debby Ryan may believe that the wedding of the lead character is the right move to make for the show, their actions seem to display a sense of hypocrisy. With the Disney Channel’s admitted demographic being children ages six to eleven and Ryan herself believing that children often lose sight of the main message of life events when they are young, it seems odd that Disney is making a marriage the focal points of one of its main shows.

    Bonnett has suggested that the wedding will come with a surprise ending, though, perhaps hinting toward a mature decision to delay the marriage at the end? Tune in this fall to find out.

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  • Lucas Cruikshank Of ‘Fred’ Fame Comes Out

    Lucas Cruikshank Of ‘Fred’ Fame Comes Out

    If you want to tell the whole world that you are gay then there are fewer avenues that would work more quickly than YouTube. That is especially true if you have one of the many channels that draws millions of watchers on a regular basis. That is the case with Nickelodeon and YouTube star Lucas Cruikshank, who put rumors of his homosexuality to rest.

    In a video featuring his close friend Jennifer Veal of Disney Channel’s “Jessie”, the creator of the Nick show “Fred” revealed to those not in the know that he is, in fact, gay. The video was structured as a Q & A session between the two and their fans, and instead of filtering out the stream of “Are you gay?”s asked them Cruikshank took the opportunity to reveal his true self to the world.

    The video has a light mood and the two friends nearly drown in a waterfall of giggles as Cruikshank explains that he has been out for quite some time to those close to him. Veal even adds to the adorableness of the situation by asking if Cruikshank would date her if he were straight.

    Cruikshank even addressed the potential awkwardness of coming out on YouTube for the world to see: “My friends and family have known for, like, three years, I just haven’t felt the need to announce it on the Internet.”

    Most young homosexuals have a rough time deciding when to come out, and some never find the right opportunity. It is refreshing and heartwarming to see someone so young and talented be able to do it in front of the world and have it come out like this.