Is Victoria Justice pulling a Marky Mark here?!
The 21-year-old singer-actress went full '90s for Seventeen's February 2015 issue, even flaunting her toned tummy à la the underwear model turned actor we now know as Mark Wahlberg. She also showed off her fit physique (abs, too!) on the mag's cover, looking bright and cheery like the Victorious character she played from 2010 to 2013.
But she's not about to be typecast! "Victorious was musical singing, happy times, and colorful, and this show is the polar opposite, which is 100 percent why I was drawn to it," she says, referring to MTV's Eye Candy. She describes the show as "a very sexy thriller-drama," and even admits to Seventeen, "I do have a little bit of a dark side."
"I'm not this, like, queen of darkness, but it's exciting to be in a darker world—dark characters don't scare me," she says.
In real life, though, Victoria has a pretty healthy perspective on things—including her long-distance relationship with boyfriend Pierson Fodé! "It's important to find ways to stay connected—even just playing Words With Friends and Skyping when you can," she says. "When you're young, not every relationship is going to work out. You're going to go through breakups, and you're probably going to have your heart broken."
"It's important to remember that just because someone breaks up with you, it doesn't mean there's anything wrong with you," she says. "All relationships are a learning curve."
And ultimately, she says, "it all comes down to chemistry—it's either there or it's not."
True! Check out Victoria's full interview in Seventeen's February 2015 issue, on stands Jan. 6. Her new show, Eye Candy, premieres Jan. 12 on MTV.