If you haven’t heard of Bella Thorne yet this side of the Atlantic, chances are, that’s soon about to change, as the teen star from American continues her dramatic rise to fame with her turn in the hit, high-school comedy The DUFF.

Thorne – who has 6m followers on Twitter – is something of a big star in the States, and in her latest endeavour she plays the vindictive Madison – the antagonist of the film, who attempts to make life a living hell for Bianca, played by Mae Whitman. Thorne admits it was the latter role that she initially auditioned for, while telling us what it was about this project that appealed to her so greatly. Thorne also tells us about her future projects, as she takes a deviation into the world of horror…

The Duff is released on April 6th, and you can read our review here.