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Niall Horan may think collaborating with his former One Direction bandmates would be “a bit weird” right now, but he definitely does share the sentiment when it comes to his friend Shawn Mendes.

In a new interview, Niall talks all about his friendship with Shawn, for whom he acts as a mentor of sorts.

“I love Shawnie, he’s the man. He’s great,” Niall told Entertainment City. “He keeps saying to me, ‘I’m so new to this’ and keeps asking me questions and stuff, he’s just a great guy.”

Fortunately, Shawn has Niall to give him advice and keep him calm in this challenging industry.

“He gets really nervous a lot and I try to chill him out a little bit,” Niall continued, “He’s 18 years old, we all forget. Just because he’s 6 foot 5 and looks like Michael Phelps doesn’t mean he’s not 18! I went to watch his gig and I watched him at the O2 in London I was like this guy is 18 years old and he’s selling out arenas on his own all over the world. I was proud of him. He’s a good guy. I love that he still lives at home as well, it’s great.”

It’s so important to have mentors in every career-path, but for celebrities especially, it can make all of the difference.

Watch the full video below.

If you’ve ever read the Pretty Little Liars books, you’ve probably picked up on this — but there was a big thing that was changed for the adaption.

From the very first book, even the first sentence, you’ll get the feeling that Spencer, Aria, Emily and Hanna aren’t just any teenagers. They’re the rich teenagers.

Oliver Goldstick, an executive producer on the series, revealed that they made the switch from the elite to Americana for the show.

“I came right after the pilot,” he shared about the show’s setting in Rosewood, a fictional suburb of Philadelphia. “I was kind of pleased that they took the money element out of it. Not to denigrate the books, but it was about a more elitist group of girls. And the country club stuff, there [were] debutante balls, and I think ABC Family said to [creator I. Marlene King] … ‘We’d like to take away that element.’ ”

And they did. While we still get that kind of rich element from Hanna Marin in the beginning, it’s all but gone now.

The big change came after the creative staff looked at paintings from Edward Hopper.

“We talked about wanting to create this sort of Americana, where it was a place in your imagination,” Oliver added.

“No one has towns like this anymore. Well, they do, but most of those shops are empty, as we know, in those small towns…this was supposed to have a nostalgic element to it as well, that was very Americana, small-town America, U.S.A.”

The Pretty Little Liars two-hour series finale airs Tuesday on Freeform.

Veronica Dunne and Max Ehrich are pretty much the couple everyone wants to be and there’s good reason for that — they’re so good together!

The K.C. Undercover star and her actor/singer boyfriend are celebrating their three year anniversary today and decided to put together a cute cover to celebrate it.

“We sing together daily and felt like we wanted to share one of our favorite songs on this special day — ‘You & I’ by the incredible Ingrid Michaelson,” the couple tells JJJ.

Max adds about how grateful he is to have Veronica in his life, “These past 3 years have been the best of our lives.”

“Through the ups and downs, we have grown and continue to learn together and are there for each other through the good, the bad, and the in between. We are so grateful to have found each other.”

And the key to lasting this long in a world filled with constant breakups? “Patience, compassion and lots of humor,” Veronica says.

Watch their cover below!

Jake Miller released his self-produced album, 2:00AM in LA, just last week (listen here) and a ton of the songs are on the melancholy side, inspired by his emotions after splitting from his girlfriend of eight years.

He opened up about his life post-relationship in a new interview.

“I don’t go out that much anymore,” he told Zach Sang on the Zach Sang Show. “When I first was single I would go out all the time but… the grass is not greener on the other side,” he explained.

Jake considers himself a “girlfriend guy,” and despite his single status, that’s what he is always on the lookout for.

“I want somebody to take out to the movies,” he continued, “I want to go to dinner.”

He also talked about his ex-girlfriend, saying that the two split amicably and are still on good terms.

“We still see each other…I didn’t ever wanna see her with somebody else,” he said. He also hasn’t ruled out getting back together with her at all: “I’m not saying I’ll never get back with her,” he explained, “I have no idea. I kind of hope so. That’s the goal.”

After all, eight years is a long time to be together.

Watch the entire interview below.

Haim look gorgeous while posing together for the new cover of ES magazine.

The talented sisters – Este, Alana, and Danielle – opened up to the glossy about their music and their friendship with Taylor Swift. Check it:

Danielle on their delayed return to the spotlight: “Well, we toured Days Are Gone for three years. Plus we wanted to just hunker down on songwriting and write the best songs possible.”

Este on ever wanting to stick up for Taylor on social media: “We can’t speak for anyone but ourselves.”

Alana on whether they were approached to play at One Love Manchester: “No, but we would have played. We totally would have. It was such a tragedy so, of course. We are taking it very seriously. Playing shows and being in venues, safety is absolutely first and foremost.”

For more on Haim, visit Standard.co.uk.

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We can not contain our excitement over the news that John Green has a new book coming out in October!

The author — who’s also behind “Looking For Alaska”, “Paper Towns” and “The Fault in Our Stars” — revealed that his brand new novel, “Turtles All The Way Down” will hit shelves this fall.

The book centers on 16-year-old Aza Holmes, a young woman looking for clues in the disappearance of a fugitive billionaire, while grappling with mental illness.

The story begins with a fugitive billionaire and a cash reward. It is about lifelong friendship, the intimacy of an unexpected reunion, Star Wars fan fiction, and tuatara. But at its heart is Aza Holmes, a young woman navigating daily existence within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts.

“I’ve been working on ‘Turtles All the Way Down’ for years, and I’m so excited to share it with readers this October,” John shared in a statement.

“This is my first attempt to write directly about the kind of mental illness that has affected my life since childhood, so while the story is fictional, it is also quite personal.”

Ansel Elgort isn’t the kind of guy to walk the streets of New York City with a bodyguard.

In fact, the 23-year-old actor often takes the subway with the rest of the population.

“I do walk the streets of New York all the time. I don’t take cars in New York. I’m in the subway or I’m walking or maybe taking an Uber X,” Ansel told Variety. “I’m not like with a driver guy or with a bodyguard. That sounds like a miserable lifestyle. When I’m walking around, I walk pretty fast, so people can’t catch me. Even if they do notice, it’s a flash. It’s: ‘who’s that?’ And then I’m gone.”

Check out 10 other celebs who also ride the subway too!

Pictured: Ansel takes photos with while leaving a hotel with Baby Driver co-star Lily James on Thursday (June 22) in London, England.

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