Pretty little liars Actress Shay Mitchell is the latest cover star for Yahoo! Style’s weekly fashion feature. We’ve already had the How to Date feature from her co-star Ashley Benson and in this shoot Shay Mitchell poses for Nyra Lang wearing casual style including denim, sweaters and button-up teas.
I don’t feel like a gay icon…I don’t feel like an icon at all
Appearing on ABC Family’s “Pretty Little Liars”, Shay plays Emily Fields, a lesbian teenager. When asked about playing a gay character, she says, “I don’t feel like a gay icon…I don’t feel like an icon at all. Every single interview was always, ‘What’s it like to play a gay character?’ It would be nice if I was never asked that again. Why isn’t anyone asking the other girls what it’s like to kiss a boy?”
But Shay understands the importance of having a gay character on the show, and talks about how teenagers will open up to her on social media. “I know kids are watching it with their families. If someone can say, ‘Oh Mom, I relate to her,’ then the conversation can begin.”
Read the full interview here: yahoo.com/style/shay-mitchell-talks-pretty-little-c1421105501058/photo-vince-photo-1421104992625.html