Jules LeBlanc & Jayden Bartels Play "How Well Do You Know Your Co-Star?"

published 30 October 2020

Jules LeBlanc and Jayden Bartels don't just play best friends on TV, they really are inseparable besties in real life. Don't believe us? Just watch Marie Claire's latest installment of "How Well Do You Know Your Co-Star," where LeBlanc and Bartels, who play Lex and Presley, respectively, in Nickelodeon's newest show Side Hustle, prove how close they are.

"Being on set together is a dream come true," Bartels says about working with her co-star on the comedy about two BFFs who have to find creative ways to earn cash to pay back a neighbor. "It's a lot of work—we love our job, but it's a lot of work—and we need each other. We're just perfect for each other in every sense. The show is so much easier when we're together."

"I don't think I could do it with anyone else," LeBlanc adds.

During the game, the teen stars reveal their first celebrity crushes, relationship deal-breakers, and even where they plan to move together one day (which is, apparently, also news to their parents).

Watch LeBlanc and Bartels absolutely own our trivia challenge, and then catch Side Hustle Saturdays on Nickelodeon.

Neha Prakash is Marie Claire's Entertainment Director, where she edits, writes, and ideates culture and current event features with a focus on elevating diverse voices and stories in film and television. She steers and books the brand's print and digital covers as well as oversees the talent and production on MC's video franchises like "How Well Do You Know Your Co-Star?" and flagship events, including the Power Play summit. Since joining the team in early 2020, she's produced entertainment packages about buzzy television shows and films, helped oversee culture SEO content, commissioned op-eds from notable writers, and penned widely-shared celebrity profiles and interviews. She also assists with social coverage around major red carpet events, having conducted celebrity interviews at the Met Gala, Oscars, and Golden Globes. Prior to Marie Claire, she held editor roles at Brides, Glamour, Mashable, and Condé Nast, where she launched the Social News Desk. Her pop culture, breaking news, and fashion coverage has appeared on Vanity Fair, GQ, Allure, Teen Vogue, and Architectural Digest. She earned a masters degree from the Columbia School of Journalism in 2012 and a Bachelor of Arts degree from The Pennsylvania State University in 2010. She lives in Manhattan with her husband and dog, Ghost; she loves matcha lattes, Bollywood movies, and has many hot takes about TV reboots. Follow her on Instagram @nehapk.