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Dianne Doan 'Never Dreamed' Of Working With Monique Coleman on 'Guidance' & Loved Every Moment of it (Exclusive)

Dianne Doan 'Never Dreamed' Of Working With Monique Coleman on 'Guidance' & Loved Every Moment of it (Exclusive)

The first connection you’ll make when you see Guidance is that Dianne Doan and Monique Coleman both worked alongside director Kenny Ortega.

It’s something that both actresses bonded over on the set of their new go90 show, which is streaming now.

“I never dreamed that I’d get the chance to work with Monique,” Dianne tells us exclusively.

She adds, “It’s funny because I remember meeting her for the first time at the Disney’s Descendants premiere a couple years ago, and on set we spoke about how we both share such a special connection, both having experienced and worked with Kenny Ortega and on a Disney musical franchise.”

“I’m constantly reminded of how small the industry is and you never really know who you’ll be meeting and working alongside next,” Dianne shared.

And it looks like she wasn’t alone in being mesmerized by MoniqueAmyMarie Gaertner and Crawford Collins were too.

“It was really cool working with Monique because I watched her on TV growing up,” Crawford told us.

AmyMarie added, “I remember watching High School Musical when it first premiered so now being able to work alongside Monique was a cool experience!”

New episodes of Guidance will be released daily Monday through Friday, with the first three already out now on go90 XO.

Dianne Doan, Monique Coleman & More Reveal Secrets Behind Their 'Guidance' Characters (Exclusive)

Dianne Doan, Monique Coleman & More Reveal Secrets Behind Their 'Guidance' Characters (Exclusive)

Dianne Doan and Monique Coleman are just two of the stars of Guidance‘s upcoming season!

JJJ can exclusively reveal that Dianne and Monique will star alongside Meg DeAngelis, AmyMarie Gaertner, Megan Suri and Crawford Collins in the third season.

New episodes will be released daily Monday through Friday, with the first three coming out on Monday, August 28th on go90 XO.

The third season will center on what happens after a senior is struck and killed by a car.

Shawnee High’s guidance counselor (Coleman) finds herself facilitating school-wide mourning that transforms into a hostile investigation as school divisions become clear, revealing the hidden animosities, unexpected alliances, and secret affairs that led to Grace’s (Doan) death.

Click inside NOW for our exclusive Q&As with Dianne, Monique, Crawford and AmyMarie!

Nia Sioux & Kenny Ortega Pick Up Major Honors at Industry Dance Awards 2017

Nia Sioux & Kenny Ortega Pick Up Major Honors at Industry Dance Awards 2017

There was a tiny High School Musical reunion last night at the 2017 Industry Dance Awards held at Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles on Wednesday night (August 16).

Monique Coleman stepped out to present director Kenny Ortega (who is also behind the Descendants movies) with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

You can check out his speech below, thanks to Monique capturing it on Instagram!

Dance Moms star Nia Sioux was also honored last night with the Fave Dancer 17 & Under award.

“OMG!!!! I won! I can’t believe it,” Nia shared on Instagram later. “…Thank you all so much for voting me Favorite Dancer 17 & Under. What an honor to even be nominated in a category with so many talented dancers.”

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Katherine McNamara, Monique Coleman and Brooklyn & Bailey All Celebrate Dream Big Princess Campaign

Katherine McNamara, Monique Coleman and Brooklyn & Bailey All Celebrate Dream Big Princess Campaign

Katherine McNamara, Monique Coleman and Brooklyn & Bailey hold up signs around them, celebrating the new Dream Big Princess campaign.

If you’ve watched Disney Channel, you’ve probably seen bits and pieces of the campaign, which celebrates inspiring stories from around the world to encourage kids everywhere to dream big.

To celebrate the campaign even more, Disney worked with 19 female photographers from around the world to create a series of empowering images showcasing real-world girls and women, as part of the initiative and taps into the power of Disney Princess stories to inspire kids.

The photographs shared online will go on to help raise funds for Girl Up.

From now until October 11th, Disney Worldwide Services will donate US $1 for any public post of a photo using #DreamBigPrincess or like of such a post on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, for a minimum donation of US $500,000 and a maximum of US $1 million.

That’s so great!

JJJ spoke to two of the photographers — Cristina Mittermeier and Kate Parker — about their own photographs in the collection.

Cristina relates to Moana, who she describes as “[having] an unwavering determination to protect and celebrate her culture. She follows an innate calling to decide for herself who she wants to be.”

Kate adds, “Dreaming big means dreaming without limits of any kind. Dreaming of a goal and creating the opportunity to invest 100 percent of yourself into that goal to achieve it.”

Her role model? Belle, of course.

“Belle is ambitious. She realizes that knowledge is her way to the larger life she is dreaming of and doesn’t allow anyone’s opinions affect her. She didn’t change to please anyone and I love that.”

Click inside now to see JJJ’s favorites from the Dream Big Princess photography collection…

Debby Ryan & Nia Sioux Team Up for BeautyCon LA Panel

Debby Ryan & Nia Sioux Team Up for BeautyCon LA Panel

Debby Ryan and Nia Sioux step out for 2017 BeautyconLA on Sunday (August 13) in Los Angeles.

The two spoke on a panel alongside models Jordyn Woods and Twan.

“Nobody is a stronger authority than you on who you are,” she shared on the panel.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Debby Ryan

Monique Coleman and Ingrid Nilsen also spoke on panels, while Chloe x Halle were performers at the annual festival.


Check out all the pics of Debby Ryan, Nia Sioux, Monique Coleman and more…

FYI: Debby is wearing a Vince Camuto jacket, pants, and clutch. Nia is wearing an Alexis top and skirt with two Native Gem bracelets.

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Kayla Maisonet & Nathaniel Potvin Hit Up 'Lion King' Sing-a-Long with Issak Presley

Kayla Maisonet & Nathaniel Potvin Hit Up 'Lion King' Sing-a-Long with Issak Presley

Kayla Maisonet keeps it cute, comfy and chic at The Lion King Sing-Along event held at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles over the weekend.

The Stuck in the Middle actress joined her rumored boyfriend Nathaniel Potvin and on-screen brother Issak Presley for the event, celebrating the new Bluray and DVD release of the hit movie, hosted by Walt Disney Studios and Fandango.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Kayla Maisonet

Madison Hu, Nikki Hahn, Monique Coleman, Brandon Severs, Jillian Shea Spaeder, and Raven’s Home stars Jason Maybaum and Issac Ryan Brown were also at the event.

Check out all the pics below!

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'HSM's Taylor, Chad, Ryan & Kelsi Hit 'Descendants 2' Premiere To Support Kenny Ortega

'HSM's Taylor, Chad, Ryan & Kelsi Hit 'Descendants 2' Premiere To Support Kenny Ortega

It was another High School Musical reunion at the Descendants 2 premiere!

Monique Coleman, Lucas Grabeel, Olesya Rulin and the ever hunky Corbin Bleu hit the red carpet in support of their fave director, Kenny Ortega, who helmed the sequel flick.

If you didn’t know, Corbin will also star with Dove Cameron this summer in Mamma Mia! at the Hollywood Bowl.

Lucas brought along his longtime love Emily Morris and sister Autumn, and Corbin stepped out with wife Sasha Clements and sisters Jag and Phoenix.

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