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So who is she? - Her real name isn't Shay—gasp!—it's Shannon. She's a huge Jennifer Lopez fan, so her friends started called her Shay Lo, and thus "Shay" Mitchell was born.

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But she was actually born in Mississauga, Ontario - She's Scottish, Irish, and Filipina, and before moving to British Columbia at age 10, she grew up in the Greater Toronto Area.

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Unsurprisingly, she was a model - By her late teens, she'd already modelled for several companies and appeared in a few commercials and episodes of shows, including 'Degrassi.' She was even in a Sean Paul music video!

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The era of 'Pretty Little Liars' - Mitchell got her big break as Emily Fields on the television adaptation of 'Pretty Little Liars.' She initially auditioned for the role of Spencer Hastings.

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Seven seasons of high school drama and murder mysteries - Mitchell played a character growing comfortable with her sexuality on the show. Her Canadian accent is evident in early episodes of the series in the way she says "sorrey" instead of "sorry."

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An important moment (if a moment can last seven years) - The core cast celebrated its final day of filming with matching tattoos on their famous 'Shhhh' index fingers from the title sequence. They each got their respective character's first initial.

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Mitchell wasn't so sure - She told Refinery29 that she didn't want to get the tattoo—not because it was permanent or because she didn't love her friends, but because she didn't want the pain. "I ended up doing it, I just held onto everybody's hands and was sweating profusely. But, I made it."

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Her red carpet looks are enough to keep her in the news - Mitchell has shown a real flare for fashion, from front-row seats at New York Fashion Week to strutting fiercely on red carpets.

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Catch her hosting a pop-up shop - She's had partnerships with tons of companies, including American Eagle and Revolve. It seems to be a mutually beneficial relationship where they use her stardom and she takes home a new wardrobe. Tough job!

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She's not afraid to try new looks - Somehow she goes from sleek middle parts and black body-con dresses to curly 'fros and shiny golden jumpsuits without skipping a beat. 

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YouTube sensation - Mitchell's channel currently has over three million subscribers, and she uses the outlet to share her travels, fashion and beauty tips, and foodie ventures.

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'Shaycation' - One of her most popular video series is called 'Shaycation' and follows Mitchell on all her amazing and picturesque travels around the world.

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Pretty face in pretty places - She told People magazine that it came about organically, since her job requires her to travel a lot anyway.

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Recent controversy over just how pretty her life seems to be - Mitchell frequently documents her vacations on social media, but she's recently been accused of faking some photos during her trip to China.

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A real-life pretty little liar? - Several publications and Instagram commenters called Mitchell out on taking photos from other people without giving them credit, and they even found one of the photos on another Instagram user's account.

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Technically she didn't say she took them - Mitchell changed the captions of her photos to clear up the issue. But she didn't stop there...

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She included a hilarious clapback - The actress posted another photo of herself standing in front of Shanghai's skyline and wrote, "View so nice it almost looks… fake."

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She's having none of it - A recent post is captioned "I was here."

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Travelgram queen - One of the reasons she may have been grilled so hard on her Instagram photos is because her feed has over 19 million followers hanging onto every stunning image she posts.

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She puts in work - Mitchell admitted she spends a lot of time working on her posts, "I curate my feed as I would an art gallery of myself."

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Making travelling into a career - It's becoming more and more common for people to reach celebrity status by gaining a huge following through travel posts, but Mitchell is one of first celebrities to turn to travel photojournalism after already achieving stardom.

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As if anyone needed to convince you to travel more - A recent photo on her Instagram account reads, "'All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us' // Travel hasn't let me down yet…"

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She makes math much more fun - She captioned this photo, "Table for one, food for four," and that's the kind of math everyone can get behind.

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She has strict foodstagram rules - Mitchell told People that she actually gets angry when people post pictures of food but don't eat it. "I don't do a lot of food photos, but if I did, know that I ate it, and it was amazing enough for me to post it."

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But how does she keep in shape? - She works her butt off at the gym, obviously. 

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Along with fellow Canadians, Mitchell is a Free the Children ambassador - She's hosted We Day events and shown consistent support for the Canadian-born charity.

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Of course, her potential relationship is also in the news - Mitchell has been rumoured to be dating Canadian VJ and music reporter Matte Babel since early 2017, after they both attended Drake's birthday party. They were recently spotted at AKID Brand's third annual Egg Hunt on March 17 in Los Angeles.

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She's co-written a book! - In 2015, Mitchell co-authored a young adult novel titled 'Bliss' with Michaela Blaney. She likely checked off everything on your to-do list before she even turned 30.

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Where to catch her next - Mitchell just landed the lead role in ABC's pilot of 'The Heiresses,' adapted from the book of the same name. She'll also star in a show called 'You' alongside 'Gossip Girl' star Penn Badgley and the ever-youthful John Stamos.

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Happy Birthday, Shay! - May you have many more beautiful years!

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