CHILDHOOD fans of American Disney sitcom Shake It Up have been taken aback after discovering what one of the main stars is up to now.
The show is well known for catapulting leading ladies Bella Thorne and Zendaya to fame.
But one of the side characters has now taken her place on the world stage, getting involved in politics in a shock move.
Caroline Sunshine played anti-hero Tinka Hessenheffer in the kids’ series.
Tinka and her brother Gunther both competed against main characters Cece (Bella Thorne) and Rocky (Zendaya) for the title of best dancer on Shake It Up, Chicago!
Now no longer a child star, Caroline seems to have become something of an anti-hero in real life too.
The 28-year-old has now taken up a post as deputy director of communications for Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign.
According to reports by CNN, Caroline started off as an intern in the White House where she began working closely with the Republican Party.
She then ascended the ranks and became Trump’s press assistant in 2018, before eventually securing the position as his deputy director of communications.
Fans of her former show on Disney channel have expressed their shock at finding out her current job.
Taking to social media with the realisation, one person wrote: “In a truly wtf moment I just learned that the actress who played the evil Eastern European exchange student in the Disney channel show Shake It Up, opposite Zendaya, is now Trump’s deputy comms director.”
Another baffled viewer responded: “That was not the turn of events I was expecting??? How did she even get from here to there?”
A third joked: “Wow, guess you could say that she… shook it up.”
Caroline has recently shared her opinion on Donald Trump’s opposition in the race for presidency.
During an interview on Fox News, she said: “I do not think the American people are worried about four more years of Joe Biden. I think they are worried about four more months of Joe Biden.”
