Bridgit Mendler

**Bridgit Claire Mendler** (b. December 18, 1992) is an American actress, singer and songwriter. She is a former member of the American girl group In the Beat; remaining in the group for over eight years between January 2013 and January 2021.

## Early Life

Mendler was born in Washington, D.C. She moved with her family to Mill Valley, California, at the age of eight. It was there where she first expressed interest in acting and began working in plays. When she was eight years old, Mendler began taking part in local roles in both dramatic and musical theatre, and became the youngest performer in the San Francisco Fringe Festival. When she was 11 years old, she hired an agent to help her get acting jobs.

## Personal Life

### Family

Mendler is the daughter of Sandra Ford-Mendler and Charles Mendler, and she has a younger brother named Nicholas. She is also the niece of psychologist Christine Blasey Ford.

### Love Life

* Mendler famously dated her fellow *Good Luck Charlie* co-star Shane Harper between May 2011 and November 2015.
* Mendler had an brief on-and-off relationship with American rapper and actor RAGHI. between June 2016 and March 2017.
* Mendler had a brief relationship with Puerto Rican musician Zabdiel De Jesús between September 2017 and April 2018.
* As of October 2019, Mendler is currently married to her family friend Griffin Cleverly. The beginning of their relationship is unknown, however it is speculated that the two got together during the summer of 2018.

## Departure from In the Beat

On January 8, 2021, In the Beat uploaded a 24x7 music stream on their YouTube channel that lasted around 72.5 hours. On the morning of January 11 (following the final playthrough of the group's album Confetti), a short webisode was played that featured the girls thanking their fans for their anniversary. At the conclusion of the video, Mendler spoke last, and revealed in her speech that she was taking a "permanent hiatus" from the group. She revealed that she was going to stay for the group's eight year anniversary, and officially leave on January 12.

On January 11, In the Beat hosted a paid livestream on the streaming website Enzyme titled "Bridgit's Goodbye Party"; officially announcing her departure.

Mendler officially announced her departure during the early hours of January 12 through an Instagram post. In the Beat's official social media posts officially announced Mendler's departure shortly afterwards with an original #ThankYouBridgit graphic.

## Trivia

* She originally auditioned for the role of Sonny Monroe on the Disney Channel series *Sonny With a Chance*.
* She is of German, English, Scottish, French, and Irish descent.
* Her star sign is Sagittarious
* Her favourite actors are John Krasinski and Natalie Portman.
* Her favourite television series is *The Office* where John Krasinski is the protagonist.
* She loves to cook. In her Twitter profile, she once commented that most of the pages she visits on the Internet is about cooking.
* Her favourite subject at school was math - especially algebra.
* She plays piano, guitar, and violin.
* Her favourite colour is purple.
* She writes with her left hand, but plays the guitar with her right hand. She also wears her watches on her left arm, despite being a lefty.
* Before starring on *WildSide*, she had no clue about the show's existence.