IML: Tell us about “Shake It Up.” It sounds great!

Bella: It’s about two girls who are best friends, CeCe and Rocky. I’m CeCe and Zendaya is Rocky. It’s about their friendship and them trying to become lead backup dancers on this show called “Shake It Up Chicago”. And they’re just testing their friendship in the meanwhile. Plus handling school and boys and life in general.

IML: How are you similar to CeCe, and how are you different?

Bella: I would say I’m very, very similar to CeCe because she’s really athletic and she always has an “up” side, she’s never a “down” side kind of person. She’s always like, “Let’s do it! Let’s do it again!” She’s very tough. Let’s just say you can’t tell her what she needs to do; she’ll just do it. She’s very set on what she wants to do and needs to do, and she’s going to work for it. And that’s exactly how I’m like her. How I’m not like her…well, she’s a little boy crazy. I’m not. I’m not allowed to date!

IML: What kind of friendship do CeCe and Rocky have?

Bella: They’ve been friends for a long time and they always have each other’s back. But their friendship gets tested by the experience of being on the show.

IML: Do you and Zendaya get along in real life?

Bella: Yes, very much so! We actually did a commercial together a long time ago, and when I saw her at the screen test, I was like, “She looks so familiar!” and then we figured out that we’d worked together. Now we hang out a lot.

Kidzworld: What’s your ultimate goal in the future?
Bella: I want to go to college at USC and have time to do charity work. Of course, I plan on acting and dancing anytime that I can.

Kidzworld: How do you balance work with school and just being a regular kid?
Bella: You have to have a schedule, hahahaha! I work and do school and on the weekends, I get to hang out with all my friends and do fun, regular things like bowling, movies, shopping and frozen yogurt trips.

Kidzworld: What advice would you give to kids who love modeling/acting, too, and want to do it professionally?
Bella: Get a good agent! Also, no matter how many NOs you get if you keep trying, you will get a YES! Do what you love and do it just for yourself and everything else will come along …