From TV BFFs to IRL BFFs! On Monday, former co-stars Cassie Steele and Miriam McDonald sat down on Instagram Live for Entertainment Weekly to chat all about Degrassi and what it’s like to grow up as child stars!
Spoiler alert: it sounds very s**tty! The duo, who played friends Manny and Emma respectively, opened up about the intense bullying they faced as teenagers playing some of TV’s most infamous characters at the time. Related: Sarah Paulson Claims Matthew Perry REFUSED To Kiss Her ‘Makeout Party’! For Cassie, she recalled the worst moments that occurred were after her character was spotted in school wearing a thong.