Switched at Birth starlets Vanessa Marano and Katie Leclerc take over Planet Hollywood Times Square on Monday afternoon (August 1) in New York City.

The gal pals were there to promote their hit ABC Family show, which will premiere it’s first season finale on Monday.

Vanessa chatted with JJJ recently about how far she’s come with her own sign language skills. “[Mine is] not as good as Bay’s. Bay’s definitely better and faster than Vanessa (laughs). I’m learning and excited. I’ve never really been around sign language before the show and now I’m around it a lot.”

“Katie and I went to an awards show and we were sitting at separate tables and she signed at me across the room, we had a brief conversation and then I couldn’t continue it anymore. That is my goal—to be able to communicate with Katie from across the room in sign language,” she added.

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