Aria Montgomery is one of the main protagonists of Freeform's television series Pretty Little Liars. She is portrayed by Lucy Hale. She is excellent at keeping secrets and a talented singer. Aria is married to Ezra Fitz and has an adopted daughter Katherine, due to Aria's inability to have children.
Biography[]
Aria Montgomery was the artsy and alternative girl in Alison's clique prior to her disappearance, sporting pink streaks in her hair. Alison and Aria discovered Aria's father's affair with a college student, Meredith Sorenson, one afternoon while running away from the nerdy Mona Vanderwaal, and found him kissing Meredith in his car. Ever since, Alison used the affair to keep Aria in line, knowing Aria was asked to keep it a secret. Her constant teasing about the indiscretion led Aria to resent Alison.
Shortly after Ali's disappearance, Aria moved to Iceland for a year, and came back, sans pink highlights, becoming more mature. She meets her future English teacher Ezra Fitz in a bar, hooking up with him, leading to an on-again off-again relationship throughout the series due to A's threats. Due to the loose connection she and Ali shared, she is not a frequent target of A, but is still forced to deal with the misfortunes A brings upon her (ruining her relationships, driving a wedge between her parents). She can be described as a kind and caring friend, always willing to protect them from any threats "A" has. She was kidnapped by "A"' while being escorted to prison in "Welcome to the Dollhouse".
Personality[]
Aria is creative and artistic which can often make her feel like an outcast but she stays true to interests despite feeling detached from society. Aria is often seen photographing, drawing or writing. She is imaginative and eccentric with a style completely unique. She can be described as a kind and creative friend, always willing to protect them from any threats "A" has.
Physical appearance[]
Aria has a pale ivory complexion complimented her with round hazel eyes and plump lips. Her natural dark brown hair is wavy and had pink highlights prior to Alison's disappearance. She has a petite frame and stands approximately at 5'2", the shortest of her friends. As part of her punishment for not following his orders, Charles cut her hair short while keeping her prisoner in the dollhouse and she has kept it that length ever since. She had her hair brown in darkish blonde Ombre. Her fashion motifs has printed dresses, boots, tights, necklaces, etc., and is interested in anything girly.
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- Lucy Hale auditioned for the role of Hanna Marin as well but was given the role of Aria Montgomery instead.
- Aria has an alternative fashion sense and loves music.
- Aria used to have pink highlights prior to Alison's death and moving to Iceland.
- She was the first of the Liars to receive a message from "A".
- Aria is the one who has received the fewest messages from "A".
- Aria has received 17 individual messages from "A", in addition to 21 messages sent to the four girls.
- Aria is the first liar to have a flashback of Alison.
- Out of the five Liars, Aria has the most secrets after Alison.
- Aria is the only liar who has a scene with Sara Shepard.
- The couple formed by Ezra and Aria was the one that had the most breakups, with a total of 7.
- Aria has cheated on every boyfriend she's ever had (except for Riley). When she was dating Noel, she cheated on him with Ezra. When she was dating Ezra, she kissed Jason in Season 2, Wesley in Season 3 and Andrew in Season 5. When she was dating Jake in Season 4, she kissed Ezra, and when she was dating Liam in Season 6 she had sex with Ezra.
- Aria seems to be the closest to Spencer. They are constantly hanging out and comforting each other through A's many triumphs. This friendship may be because of neither of them being completely awestruck by Ali. She is also fairly close to Hanna. The liar who she seems to be the least connected with is Emily. However, she is still there whenever she needs her.
- Aria is the only girl who hasn't had a one-on-one scene with Wren.
- In the episode "The Perfect Storm", we learn that Aria is a talented singer.
- In the episode "Father Knows Best", the other four girls (Spencer, Emily, Hanna, and Mona) agree that Aria is the best liar.
- Aria is the fourth of The Liars who lost her virginity - she had sex for the first time with Ezra Fitz in "If These Dolls Could Talk".
- The first was Alison who lost her virginity even before "Pilot".
- The second was Hanna who lost her virginity to Caleb Rivers in "A Person of Interest".
- The third was Emily who lost her virginity to Maya St. Germain in "A Kiss Before Lying".
- The fifth was Spencer who lost her virginity to Toby Cavanaugh in "The Lady Killer".
- Aria is the third of The Liars who got married - she married Ezra Fitz in "'Til Death Do Us Part".
- The first was also Alison who married "Elliott Rollins" in "We've All Got Baggage".
- The second was also Hanna who married Caleb Rivers in "Choose or Lose".
- The fourth was Emily who married Alison DiLaurentis between "'Til Death Do Us Part" and "Pilot (Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists)".
- The fifth was also Spencer whose secret wedding with Toby Cavanaugh was revealed in "Sex, Lies and Alibis".
- Aria is the second of The Liars who killed someone - she killed Shana Fring defending Alison, Spencer, Hanna and Emily in "EscApe From New York".
- The first was Emily who killed Lyndon James in self-defense in "The Lady Killer". She also killed Noel Kahn in self-defense in "The DArkest Knight".
- The third was Mona who killed Charlotte DiLaurentis in self-defense in "Of Late I Think Of Rosewood" (which was revealed in "Farewell, My Lovely").
- The fourth was Hanna who accidentally killed Archer Dunhill in "The Talented Mr. Rollins".
- Aria is a vegetarian (revealed to Jake in the episode "The Mirror Has Three Faces").
- It was previously alluded to in the episode "Can You Hear Me Now?", when Ella made a chicken dish but asked if she was "okay with veggie burgers", suggesting that when chicken was served in the house she would have a vegetarian alternative.
- In the episode "Fresh Meat" we discover that Aria's email address is aria_montgomery@yourmail005.com.
- She was the second of The Liars to kill someone, having accidentally murdered Shana.
- In a series of texts released by the PLL Instagram account, Aria revealed that she and Ezra adopted a baby girl named Katherine Ella. She is also a published author of her first solo book called, "Park Avenue" which is a hit and being adapted into a movie by Reese Witherspoon.
- She is the liar with the 2nd most screen time, with 2608 minutes (46 hours).