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Pretty Little Liars' Shay Mitchell Shares Rare Motherhood Update

Pretty Little Liars alum Shay Mitchell, who shares kids Atlas and Rome with partner Matte Babel, exclusively told E! News how she's navigating mom guilt while attending the 2025 Baby2Baby Gala.

By Corinne Heller Nov 10, 2025 9:16 PM
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When it comes to fashion, Shay Mitchell's kids won't be telling her any pretty little lies.

In fact, the Pretty Little Liars alum—mom to Atlas, 6, and Rome, 3, with partner Matte Babel—recently revealed how her daughters are keeping her humble.

"Even today, Atlas was like, 'Are you wearing that? Is that the lipstick color?'" Shay exclusively told E! News' Erin Lim Rhodes at the 2025 Baby2Baby Gala, presented by Paul Mitchell, at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, Calif. (comma) on Nov. 8. "I'm like, 'I love you so much.'"

The Béis founder—who turned heads in a cream blazer, matching maxi skirt and mauve lipstick at the event—continued, "Being 6 right now, it's really spicy. It's really fun and spicy and that's how I describe it. But it's awesome."

Although, like many, Shay is still navigating mom guilt.

"There's no such thing as balance," she noted. "There really isn't. I feel like the pendulum swings. Sometimes you feel guilty for not being at home because you're at work, and sometimes when you're at home, you feel guilty for not being at work. But you have to embrace that."

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Shay then shared a piece of advice that has helped her. "This is our first time living life too, and we have to remember that," she said. "Even though we're moms, this is still our first time living life, so you have to do things that still fill up your bucket."

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One of the Velma star's biggest supporters in her motherhood journey is fellow Pretty Little Liars alum Troian Bellisario.

"I definitely hit Troian up a lot at the beginning because I was just like, ‘Whoa, how do you handle two?' Like, ‘This is crazy,'" Shay told E! News in May 2024 about her former costar, who shares daughters Aurora, 7, and Elliot, 4, with Patrick J. Adams and is current pregnant with their third baby. "Troian is always somebody I'll go to for sure."

It's no secret that Shay and Troian are just two of Hollywood's many celeb parents. Keep reading to see more stars with their mini-me kids.

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The Full House alum appears with her look-alike eldest daughter (left) and daughter Beatrix during a trip to Jamaica in 2023.

Yolanda Hadid & Gigi Hadid

Like mother like daughter. After becoming a household name on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, the former supermodel Yolanda Hadid's daughter Gigi Hadid broke into the fashion industry as a teen and has been rocking runways ever since.

Clint Eastwood & Scott Eastwood

Clint Eastwood's fifth child, son Scott Eastwood, has followed in his movie star footsteps by starring in films like Suicide Squad, Snowden, The Fate of the Furious and Pacific Rim.

Jon Bon Jovi & Jake Bongiovi

The Bon Jovi singer and his third child is his mini-me. Pictured: The two appear on either sides of with the musician's wife, Dorothea Bongiovi, and their youngest son Romeo Bongiovi at the Jefferson Awards Foundation' 2017 DC National Ceremony at the Capital Hilton in Washington, DC. in 2017.

Katie Holmes & Suri Cruise

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James Marsden & Jack Marsden

Woah, the Marsden men's resemblance was uncanny at the 2017 SAG Awards.

Sienna Miller & Marlowe Sturridge

The Alfie star’s daughter, whom she shares with ex Tom Sturridge, joined her mom for a rare public outing in London in April 2025.

Kim Zolciak & Brielle Bierman

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Cristiano Ronaldo & Cristiano Ronaldo Jr.

The soccer star has the cutest plus-one ever at the London premiere of Ronaldo.

Christie Brinkley & Sailor Brinkley-Cook

Sailor is taking after her mom in the modeling industry.

Kate Moss & Lila Moss

And Kate's daughter is also following in her mom's famous footsteps.

Reese Witherspoon & Ava Phillippe

Here posing for an Instagram snap before the Hot Pursuit premiere in Los Angeles, mom and her daughter have never looked more alike!

Lisa Bonet & Zoë Kravitz

Like mother, like daughter. The two attend the Vanity Fair Oscars party in 2015.

Rumer Willis & Demi Moore

With their matching jumpsuits, sleek hair and glasses, the two look more like twins than mother and daughter! "That moment when you realize you actually are becoming your mother #twinning #imnotmad," Willis joked on Instagram.

Madonna & Lourdes Leon

Pictured here in 2010, the pop icon's daughter is a fashionista just like her mama!

David Beckham & Brooklyn Beckham

You'll get a kick out of how much the soccer star and his son look alike.

Kelly Ripa & Lola Consuelos

The spunky morning show host celebrated her daughter's 14th birthday with this adorable pic. Look at that resemblance!

Uma Thurman & Maya Hawke

Once upon a time in Hollywood...the Kill Bill actress twinned with her daughter on the red carpet.

Jay Z & Blue Ivy Carter

Little Blue stole the show at the 2017 Grammys, and she's totally #twinning with her pops!

Alison Sweeney & Megan Sanov

The Days of Our Lives star and her daughter get in the holiday spirit at Disney On Ice Presents Frozen at the Staples Center. 

Lily-Rose Depp & Vanessa Paradis

The mother-daughter pair looked like virtual twinsies (especially with those matching bobs) at the Chanel fall-winter Haute Couture show in Paris.

Julianne Moore & Liv Freundlich

The Oscar-winner and her daughter both rock the red hair.

Robin Wright & Dylan Penn

The nearly identical stunning stars even dress the same!

Lori Loughlin & Olivia Giannulli

The Fuller House star and her daughter are practically twins at the Summer TCA Press Tour. 

Daniel Day-Lewis & Gabriel-Kane Day-Lewis

The Last of the Mohicans and Lincoln star's young adult son, whose mother is French actress Isabelle Adjani, made his big runway debut at 2015 Paris Fashion Week, walking into the Chanel show with Julianne Moore.

Gillian Anderson & Piper Maru Klotz

The two stunned on the red carpet at the Olivier Awards in London.

Kaia Gerber & Cindy Crawford

If you didn't know better, you might've guessed they were sisters!

Tom Hanks & Colin Hanks

This apple certainly doesn't fall far from the tree!

Mamie, Grace and Louisa Gummer & Meryl Streep

Mammia Mia! You can certainly see the family resemblance.

John Legend & Luna Legend

The EGOT winner posted this baby photo of himself, looking exactly like baby Luna on Oct. 6, 2017

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