Plenty of fans automatically connect Shay Mitchell to her role in Pretty Little Liars. The actress has done so much more beyond PLL, though.
Here are several interesting facts about Shay that diehard fans should be aware of.
Shay enjoys playing lesbian characters
In Pretty Little Liars, Shay played Emily Fields. Emily was a character who was grappling with her sexual identity before eventually coming out of the closet as lesbian.
In Netflix’s You, she played Peach who was also queer. In a YouTube video, Shay opened up about playing lesbian characters saying, “I like the fact that I played Emily and I liked the fact that I played peach. I’m honestly more intrigued by women than I am by men.“
She has a booming YouTube channel
On the topic of Shay’s YouTube video, she has a YouTube channel with more than 4.09 subscribers.
There are 230 videos uploaded as of now highlighting Shay’s experience at New York Fashion Week, her fitness routine, makeup tutorials, and so much more.
She’s also highly followed on other social media platforms like Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, and Twitter.
She isn’t interested in getting married
Shay has been with her longtime partner, Matte Babel, since 2017. They now share two kids together.
Getting married simply isn’t something she’s interested in, though.
According to E! News, she said, “I just was never that girl that like, who had a Pinterest board of her wedding.
“And my parents have been married for like 38, maybe even 40 years, and they’ve had an amazing relationship, but it just wasn’t something that I wanted.”
She has a net worth of $6 million
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Shay is sitting on a net worth of $6 million from her career as an actress and model.
Beyond Pretty Little Liars, she also starred in Degrassi: The Next Generation and Glee. Her career started off with modeling alone before she ventured into acting.
She co-founded a travel accessories brand called BÉIS
There’s more than meets the eye when it comes to Shay and her entrepreneurial spirit and aspirations.
She co-founded a brand called BÉIS that sells travel accessories that are both functional and stylish for everyone in the world who has wanderlust.
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