Bella Thorne is opening up about her Disney Channel days and the toxic environment that pitted her against her “Shake It Up” co-star, Zendaya. During a candid new interview on the Call Her Daddy podcast, Thorne reflected on the industry's tendency to force young women to fiercely compete for limited space, noting that the manufactured on-set rivalry between the two became incredibly intense. The actress revealed that the tension ultimately reached a boiling point during the filming of a Good Luck Charlie crossover episode, prompting the co-stars—who played best friends CeCe Jones and Rocky Blue—to sneak away to an empty soundstage to privately hash things out. Thorne described the rebellious heart-to-heart as a "beautiful" and "genuine" breakthrough, marking the first time the young actresses were able to openly discuss the external pressures surrounding them and finally understand one another.

 Bella Thorne is opening up about her Disney Channel days and the toxic environment that pitted her against her “Shake It Up” co-star, Zendaya. During a candid new interview on the Call Her Daddy podcast, Thorne reflected on the industry's tendency to force young women to fiercely compete for limited space, noting that the manufactured on-set rivalry between the two became incredibly intense. The actress revealed that the tension ultimately reached a boiling point during the filming of a Good Luck Charlie crossover episode, prompting the co-stars—who played best friends CeCe Jones and Rocky Blue—to sneak away to an empty soundstage to privately hash things out. Thorne described the rebellious heart-to-heart as a "beautiful" and "genuine" breakthrough, marking the first time the young actresses were able to openly discuss the external pressures surrounding them and finally understand one another.