Here’s one my most recent cover stories, for Seventeen magazine, with actress and singer Bella Thorne.

After sitting down to talk with her in her Los Angeles home, I get what all the celebrity fuss is about with Bella. She’s the real deal—literally. She’s honest, open, snarky, funny and driven as hell. And after a difficult childhood, she’s now 18 and using what she’s learned to forge her own path in Hollywood.

You can grab December 2015/January 2016 issue of Seventeen on stands now to read the full story on Bella. Here’s a taste of how it all begins and some of the things we talked about.

—Amy