Shake It Up News

First Look of Tyra Banks as a Geek on 'Shake It Up'

March 24, 2012 11:03:40

Supermodel Tyra Banks shows off her acting chop again on television, making a cameo as librarian on "Shake It Up". The usually-glamor model is unrecognizable in geeky outfit, oversize glasses and untrained make-up.

Banks plays Ms. Burke in the episode titled "Parent Trap It Up". Rocky and CeCe find a ring in CeCe's dad's coat and are convinced he's about to re-propose to CeCe's mom. With the help of school librarian, Miss Burke, they come up with a plan to create the perfect proposal moment. Meanwhile, Ty and Deuce go on a double date.

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Disney Channel Pulls 'Shake It Up' Episodes After Demi Lovato's Protests

December 24, 2011 11:12:44

Demi Lovato blasted her former employer, Disney Channel, for including a joke about eating disorders on "Shake It Up". The actress who starred in the channel's "Sonny with a Chance" did not like the way they make light of the issue as a character on the show said, "I could just eat you up well, if I ate."

"I find it really funny how a company can lose one of their actress' from the pressures of an EATING DISORDER and yet still make joke about that very disease. #nice," Lovato tweeted on Friday, December 23. She added, "And is it just me or are the actress' [on Disney Channel] getting THINNER AND THINNER.... I miss the days of RAVEN, and LIZZIE MCGUIRE," referring to former Disney stars Raven Simone and Hilary Duff respectively.

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