'Pretty Little Liars': Lucy Hale Defends Controversial Aria & Ezra Relationship
Lucy Hale is doubling down on one of Pretty Little Liars‘ most controversial storylines.
The Pretty Little Liars cast spoke to The Hollywood Reporter recently to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the show’s premiere.
While speaking to the publication, the 36-year-old actress who played Aria in the show spoke about Aria and Ezra’s controversial relationship.
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Lucy acknowledged that the storyline between Aria and Ezra (played by Ian Harding) would likely not make it into a show today. Still, she says she stands by their “love story.”
She said in the interview, “It was a different time. Would that storyline exist if it were being made now? I’m not sure, but probably not. At the time I was cast as Aria, I was 19 years old and I wasn’t really thinking about the bigger themes of it all. I was just stoked to be cast in a TV show. Of course, it hits differently at my age now and I think about the bigger message in anything I play. I don’t have regrets, though. I stand behind their love story forever. That forbidden love story drew a lot of people in.”
Similarly, Ian defended the relationship as being one of the less traumatic things to happen throughout the course of the series.
He told the publication, “They both found happiness, and there was little collateral damage or pain inflicted by the relationship. There was plenty of pain and horror everywhere on the show, but oddly enough, their relationship seemed to be a safe haven in the storm.”
If you missed it, Troian Bellisario explained how Ezra and Aria’s relationship was almost very different.