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Trailer for 'Huge' with Hayley Hasselhoff

ABC Family's 'Huge' starts June 28, starring Hayley Hasselhoff alongside Niki Blonksy. The show follows the lives of seven teenagers at a weight-loss camp and their counselors, with a few sporadic sing-a-longs courtesy of Blonsky.ElleGirl talks more about the new series for Hayley.

Hayley Hasselhoff has pursued careers as an actress and a plus-size model, but on her new series, Huge, she will combine her passion for performance with her catwalk-curvy physique.The 17-year-old daughter of actor David Hasselhoff will star alongside Hairspray’s Niki Blonksy when Huge premieres June 28th on ABC Family. The show follows the lives of seven teenagers at a weight-loss camp and their counselors, with a few sporadic sing-a-longs courtesy of Blonsky.“My character comes from a dysfunctional family, and she sees herself as the big girl at school who eats lunch in the bathroom,” said Hasselhoff of her character Amber. But when Amber saves up enough money to go to a weight-loss camp, she is the thinnest and prettiest girl of the summer. “The popular girls take her under their wing,” said Hasselhoff of her character, “and the boys like her, but she has to choose to either be true to herself or see where this road takes her.” 

As a former plus-size model, Hasselhoff is no stranger to the struggle of the teenage self-image. “Growing up I was very self conscious,” said the star, who spent four years in the modeling industry. “I remember looking at the other models and thinking, ‘That’s a real woman!’ People come in all different shapes and sizes.”That seems to be a distinct difference between Hayley and her character: “I’ve grown into myself and don’t let negativity get in my way. I think Amber is more nervous about what people think.”While Amber is focused on dropping the pounds, convinced that being thin and beautiful is the only way to achieve happiness, Haley sees the story of Huge as more than a battle with the bulge. “This show will deal with serious issues that every teenager deals with,” said Hasselhoff, “like eating disorders, sexual orientation, panic attacks. But I really think this is a show about self-discovery. I think the viewers will learn something about themselves from watching it.”To all of the young starlets who are tormented by flashing camera bulbs, and high school students just trying to make it through a Monday in their own skin, “You just have to shut it out. It doesn’t matter what people think of you. It only matters what you think of you.”

Look to the Stars: Exclusive Interview with Hayley Hasselhoff

LookToTheStars.org’s Michelle Vink caught up with Hayley Hasselhoff recently to chat about her career and charity work. Here is a small excerpt from the interview.

I have heard you in interviews talk about how loyal you are to your family and how you have had to deal with so much gossip both at school and in the media. How has that negativity affected you?It use to negatively affect me because gossip from the press most times are false accusations where many people who don’t know my family personally seem to feel like they do just because they’ve read about us or seen an interview. Where it gets hard to deal with cause others look at you in a different way when they shouldn’t because they don’t know the complete truth… and our family shouldn’t have to share the complete truth since we like to keep our personal life as private as possible.How has it affected your family?My family and I have learned to not have (bad) press affect us.What can you say to teens that don’t think gossip really affects people?I would tell teens that every piece of gossip – either publicized or just between a group of friends – affects everyone, because even if it’s true or false, it’s someone else talking about another behind their back or even in front of them, which hurts since it was probably something someone either wanted to keep personal or share with certain people, but something the person wanted to share, not have others share it for them.Also gossip seems not always to be true so by having other people talk about someone else without actually going to the person they heard about could make others believe something about someone that could ruin their reputation.You and your family have been through so much in the public eye. How have you managed to stay so strong and positive?I’ve managed to stay strong and positive by not letting negativity affect me and to only make me stronger and to put a bigger guard around my heart. Also to stay very close and loyal to my family and to not let anything affect us. We all have a very open and close relationship, which has helped us through our struggles.Why do you think it is so important to be a positive role model as a celebrity?I think it is important to be a positive role model as a celebrity because although you don’t necessarily want people to be watching your every step, they do. So anything you do gets publicized. Also many people look up to celebrities, and if you’re not setting a good example then who is? You want to show people that being a celebrity is something to be cherished and that every celebrity is really just like you. It should be showing people not to change for others and to really lead their own life, and not to do what others do but to start your own path and be original. I hope by being a positive role model it will inspire others to do the same in their lives.

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