Lucy Hale Reveals Why She Chose 'Life Sentence' After 'Pretty Little Liars'

Lucy Hale‘s new show Life Sentence is very different than her last, Pretty Little Liars.

The 28-year-old actress spoke recently about why she chose the new role and about how she relates to her character.

“After eight years, I knew I needed something so tonally different. I needed to step out of the box,” Lucy told Us Weekly. “And I just loved Stella. We need more empowering female leads like her. She was given this second chance and she’s super optimistic. Where we’re at in the world right now, we need more positivity.”

“She has a huge heart, but she’s also kind of a mess. I can definitely relate to trying to carve out what my purpose is,” she continued. “Am I on the right path? What do I love to do? There’s also a lot of family dysfunction. Nothing is more relatable! Then there’s the love story, which I think is the whole foundation of the show. These are two people who met, got married quickly thinking they only had a little bit of time together and now they realize they don’t know each other at all.”