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"Bella & the Bulldogs" Starlet Brec Bassinger on Playing a Girl in a Boy's World

"Bella & the Bulldogs" Starlet Brec Bassinger on Playing a Girl in a Boy's World

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YH gets to know Brec Bassinger, the young star of Nickelodeon's "Bella and the Bulldogs", a little better when she pays a visit to our Studio to give us the scoop on playing a cheerleader-turned-football player! She tells us how she is similar to her character and reveals what other TV show she'd love to guest-star on. Plus she shares her celebrity crush and the one comedy star she wants to work with!

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Young Hollywood

I'm here on the Young Hollywood sofa with the lovely Brex Passenger. How are you?

Brec Bassinger

I'm doing amazing. How are you, Oliver?

Young Hollywood

I'm wonderful, thank you. I'm glad you could stop by this uh this lovely sofa that we have here. It's it's nice, isn't it? Nice little setup.

Brec Bassinger

Very nice, except the cardboard in that pillow.

Young Hollywood

Yes, we just had an incident and we found out that there was uh cardboard in one of those pillows. It's this one. So if you hear and that's a pillow. That's a pillow that you shouldn't sit on. I just learned that. Well, we move on to more important things, more exciting things. Bella and the Bulldogs. I'm so excited. All excitement or a little nervous?

Brec Bassinger

I am. I mean, we've been working on it for so long. I'm a little nervous to see what people think of it but mainly excited for sure.

Young Hollywood

You shouldn't be nervous. I mean, Nickelodeon's only in over a hundred million households. It's not It's not that many. No pressure.

Brec Bassinger

No pressure at all. No pressure. No pressure.

Young Hollywood

Where will you be watching it?

Brec Bassinger

I will be watching it, most likely with my family uh or my mom. My the rest of my family is still in Texas, but my mom and hopefully the rest of the cast. Not that.

Young Hollywood

Yes. And have you seen any of it already?

Brec Bassinger

I've seen bits and pieces here and there but I haven't seen the full pilot, but we're actually seeing it tomorrow for the first time and I'm really excited.

Young Hollywood

Oh. And where are you seeing it tomorrow?

Brec Bassinger

Uh, we're doing a screening of it on the football field that we film on.

Young Hollywood

Look at that.

Brec Bassinger

I know, that's really cool, right?

Young Hollywood

Because for people that don't know, you're in the show. You're Bella, as as the title Bella and the Bulldogs. This is Bella, lead. Um, and you are a you're a cheerleader. And then you suddenly, well, you don't suddenly. You have this right arm, is it? Your right arm?

Brec Bassinger

Yes. My right arm.

Young Hollywood

Your right arm. Well, we all have a right arm, but yours is very special.

Brec Bassinger

Yes. That would be a really bad show. Yeah, they made a show because a girl had a right arm. Whoa, look at that.

Young Hollywood

And you end up being in a football team.

Brec Bassinger

Yes, she has an amazing arm and she gets to become the quarterback.

Young Hollywood

Right. And how's that?

Brec Bassinger

It's cool. At first, she has like, oh, some struggles with the guys not accepting her because she is a girl, but

Young Hollywood

Well, it's a guy. It's a football team, isn't it?

Brec Bassinger

Yeah, like it's a guy's world. So it's a girl being in a guy's world.

Young Hollywood

Um, and you were a cheerleader.

Brec Bassinger

I was a cheerleader.

Young Hollywood

Like, good cheerleader?

Brec Bassinger

I like to think so.

Young Hollywood

In England, we don't have cheerleaders.

Brec Bassinger

No way.

Young Hollywood

Just have really angry parents on the sidelines. It's a tough sport, right?

Brec Bassinger

Yeah, it is. Like, it has a lot of bad rep saying, like, people say it's not a sport, but it was the best shape I've ever been in when I was a competitive cheerleader for sure.

Young Hollywood

Why? And you were track and field as well?

Brec Bassinger

Yeah, I did track and field, basketball, volleyball, but cheerleading was by far the hardest.

Young Hollywood

Um, how are you like Bella in the how how are you similar? Apart from the cheerleading, obviously.

Brec Bassinger

Well, we're both from Texas. Uh so we our lives have both been centered a lot around football. Um, we were both cheerleaders and I would say we're both super into fashion. We like to do different things, and so that's one of our main similarities.

Young Hollywood

Um, you guest starred on the Goldbergs. Recurring on the Haunted Hathaways. And now this is your this is your this is your big one. Right.

Brec Bassinger

This is my baby. Uh, it was cool like already getting to be part of Nickelodeon from Haunted Hathaways and to get to transfer into this was like an easier step up. So it's a lot.

Young Hollywood

If you could guest star or make an appearance on any show, any show in the world, what would it be?

Brec Bassinger

Oh, probably American Horror Stories.

Young Hollywood

Oh. Ryan Murphy, just the whole cast. Do you watch that?

Brec Bassinger

I do. It's so scary.

Young Hollywood

No, it's not. It's so crazy.

Brec Bassinger

No, it's really scary. That clown. Have you up to the clown?

Young Hollywood

Yes, I'm up to the clown. That clown's horrible. That's just going to put people off of liking clowns. It's It's ruining children. I didn't Do people like clowns? I didn't know people liked clowns.

Brec Bassinger

I don't know. Clearly Ryan Murphy doesn't.

Young Hollywood

You don't like Clowns are happy. Not not What do you have in Texas? What do you have in Texas show up at birthday parties?

Brec Bassinger

Football players. I'm kidding. No, we don't.

Young Hollywood

Um, we're going to play a game.

Brec Bassinger

Okay. I love games.

Young Hollywood

Okay, that's good then cuz it could be awkward if you said you didn't. It's because Bella and the Bulldogs have Bs. Uh huh. So we're going to do a B game, like words with B. Like Brex. You you caught on so quick. Favorite breed, like as in favorite breed of dog.

Brec Bassinger

A Golden Doodle. A Golden Retriever and a Poodle, a Golden Doodle.

Young Hollywood

We move on. Favorite favorite brand. We I know you like fashion, so this should be good for you. Favorite brand.

Brec Bassinger

I'll just say a store cuz that's more general. Urban Outfitters.

Young Hollywood

That's a good one. You can get everything there. Really?

Brec Bassinger

You can. Like little gifts, toys, clothes. Everything.

Young Hollywood

This might be tough. Favorite boy. Like your celeb crush, if you had one.

Brec Bassinger

Probably Zac Efron. Oh. I saw his picture on this pillow and I was like, hello there.

Young Hollywood

Yes. He's on the pillow. Last, but not least. Favorite bite. Like your food, favorite food. Favorite bite to eat.

Brec Bassinger

Yeah. We had to we had to, you know, try and make this work. I'm like a typical teenager. Pizza.

Young Hollywood

Okay. Yeah. Pizza's good. If you could work with anyone, who would it be? Cuz on these shows now, especially when you guest star and you get to work with amazing people. Who would you like to work with because you're so new in your career? Five-year goal. Five-year goal.

Brec Bassinger

Uh, Jonah Hill. I think his comedic timing is amazing, and it would be like awesome to get to work with him.

Young Hollywood

Right. Right. And you are very funny. As well. Like watching the show, is you you're your comedic timing is good. Did you Were you always funny?

Brec Bassinger

I like to think so.

Young Hollywood

But even that, what you did there, that's funny.

Brec Bassinger

Well, thank you. You do good expressions. Maybe that's it. Yes, I've always been funny.

Young Hollywood

And now you're sassy.

Brec Bassinger

Yeah, sassy and funny. I'm the full package.

Young Hollywood

You're You're Sunny. Sunny and Sassy. No. What was it? Sunny and Sassy. Funny and Sassy. Sassy. I'm funny. No, or or Sassy and Funny, Sunny. I was Sunny. Okay, you're so proud of you. Let's wrap this up on a high. Bella and the Bulldogs. Watch it. Nickelodeon. All a hundred million of you.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Brec Bassinger

    Star of Bella and the Bulldogs and interviewee

  • Oliver

    Interviewer

  • Ryan Murphy

    Creator of American Horror Stories

  • Zac Efron

    Celebrity crush of Brec Bassinger

  • Jonah Hill

    Comedian Brec Bassinger wants to work with

FAQ

What show does Brec Bassinger star in?+
Brec Bassinger stars in Nickelodeon's "Bella and the Bulldogs," where she plays a cheerleader who becomes a football player.
What other TV show would Brec Bassinger like to guest star on?+
Brec Bassinger expressed a desire to guest star on "American Horror Story" because she finds it scary and crazy.
Who is Brec Bassinger's celebrity crush?+
Brec Bassinger's celebrity crush is Zac Efron.
Who does Brec Bassinger want to work with in the future?+
Brec Bassinger dreams of working with Jonah Hill, admiring his comedic timing.
What similarities does Brec Bassinger share with her character Bella?+
Brec Bassinger and Bella are both from Texas, were cheerleaders, and are interested in fashion.
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