If superstars are born and not made, Sasha Pieterse, the South African-American actress, model, and singer-songwriter would likely top the list. She has been in the arena since she was 6 years old and is known for her role as Alison DiLaurentis, the queen bee of Rosewood High in Pretty Little Liars. Pieterse also appeared on the 25th season of Dancing with the Stars in 2017.
A while back, she was bullied for her weight gain but has lost a ton since then. Read all about it here.
Sasha Pieterse – Biography,
Sasha Pieterse was born in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa on February 17, 1996. Five years after her birth, her family moved to the United States and settled in Las Vegas where she was later raised before their eventual move to entertainment center of the country, Los Angeles.
Both of her parents are acrobatic dancers who performed internationally and as such she took her first steps into the entertainment industry. She loved going on stage with her parents as a child and by the age of 4 she had already signed a modeling and acting contract and started appearing in commercials. Thus, she had no regular school experience but was homeschooled and graduated at the age of 14.
In 2002, Sasha made her television debut as Buffy in the sitcom Family Affair. She started making waves immediately and scored a role with Grace in 2004 on Stargate SG-1 and in two episodes of the short-lived TNT series Wanted (2005) as Millie Rose. She portrayed a terminal cancer patient, Andie in the Fox medical drama House (2005). Although she appeared in only one episode, Autopsy, her performance earned her a Daytime Emmy Award nomination. Shortly after, she got her first film role as Marissa, the Ice Princess in the 2005 adventure film The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3D.
Sasha Pieterse starred in the 2007 films Good Luck Chuck, and The Air I Breathe alongside Kevin Bacon, Forest Whitaker, and in the lead role in the Hallmark original film Claire. She also appeared on shows such as CSI: Miami (2007), Without a Trace (2009), Heroes (2009-2010) and Heroes: Slow Burn (2009) before landing the lead role of the enigmatic Alison Dilaurentis. through all 7 seasons of ABC’s teen mystery thriller Pretty Little Liars (PLL,2010-2017). She is set to reprise her role in the upcoming series titled Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists on Freeform in 2019.
While filming PLL, she was cast as Amy Loubalu in the Disney Channel Original Movie Geek Charming (2011), an episode of Medium (2011) as Marie DuBois, Hawaii Five to 0 as student terrorist Dawn Hatfield in 2014, and as Destiny in the web series Chantez! (2016). In films, Pieterse made an appearance in X-Men: First Class (2011), starred as Fawcett Brooks in the teen comedy GBF (2013), Japonica Fenway in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Inherent Vice (2014), and as Aria in the 2015 independent film Burning Bodhi
After 7 seasons of PLL, Sasha continues to pursue her passion for film and television with her most recent works, including films Coin Heist (2017) and The Honor List (2008). She also appeared in the 25th season of Dancing with the Stars where she was paired with professional dancer Gleb Savchenko and the pair finished in 10th place.
Sasha is a talented singer. She sings the rock and country genre and released four singles in 2013 including This country is bad ass (April 12), RPM (June 13), I can’t fix you (July 12), and No (December 10) with l plan to release an album soon. As a model, Pieterse appeared on the covers of the December 2014 issue of BELLO Young Hollywood magazine and the 2015 issue of TeenProm magazine.
His impressive performances have been recognized on many platforms and also earned him several awards as well as nominations. She won the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Television Series in 2003 and two Teen Choice Awards (2014, 2016).
Family
Sasha Pieterse is the only child born to her dancer parents; Sean and Zizi Pieterse.
On December 22, 2015, she got engaged to her childhood friend and boyfriend of 6 years, Hudson Sheaffer. The duo tied the nuptial knots on May 27, 2018 at Castle Leslie in Glaslough, Ireland. They have two dogs; Lady and Levi.
Before Sheaffer, she dated Cayden Boyd. Her fourth single No, which is about standing firm in her beliefs and saying no when a cheating, lying ex-boyfriend asks for a second chance, could be an allusion to her ex. But guess right.
Her weight gain, weight loss
Although weight gain can be attributed to a number of factors such as lifestyle and diet, a number of people focus on body mass due to situations that are a bit within their control such as disorders. hormones depending on the state of health. Sasha Pieterse belongs to the latter group.
Although she prefers a healthy diet, she exercises about 4 or 5 times a week where she mainly does cardio, spin classes and yoga, Sasha couldn’t help but wonder what fueled her grip. weight. The answer was not long in coming. She revealed in DWTS that she had been diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), which contributed to her weight gain. She gained 70 pounds over two years, but gracefully lost 37 pounds while performing in the reality dance competition.
Sasha Pieterse continues to lead a healthy lifestyle and adopt health-promoting practices.
Facts about Sasha Pieterse
The PLL actress is 5′ 6″ (1.68m) tall.
She is also an Instagram star with over 9 million followers.
His net worth is estimated at $2 million.
She wasn’t the only South African on PLL, Tammin Sursok who portrays Jenna is also from the country.
She loves horse riding and started doing it when she was 9 years old.
Sasha is pro-arts and loves what she offers as well as dives into them. She loves interior and exterior designs, photography, modeling and travelling. She developed the travel bug as a child because she had to travel with her parents.
Additionally, she launched her jewelry line, Rigid Creations, in 2010 and her food and decor-focused lifestyle blog, Tasteful Sasha in 2015.
Her PLL co-star Ashley Benson portrays teenage Jean Gray, a character inspired by her physique in the 2008 comic, X-Men Origins. Also, she turned down the offer to play Jean, a role eventually played by Sophie Turner, in X-Men: Apocalypse (2016).
She is credited as the executive producer of her music video RPM.
South African-born comedienne Charlize Theron takes the place of her favorite actress while Matthew McConaughey fills the role of actor.