article by Angela Andaloro

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Victoria Justice can still make it shine!

The actress, 33, shared a glimpse at her recent visit to Nick on Sunset, where she and costars Ariana Grande, Leon Thomas III, Matt Bennett, Elizabeth Gillies, Avan Jogia, Daniella Monet and Eric Lange would film Victorious. The Nickelodeon series, which followed gifted students attending a performing arts high school, aired from 2010 to 2013.

"Back where it all began!! Had the opportunity to go back to Nick on Sunset, where we filmed Victorious. This place was truly my home away from home. So many special memories and flashbacks," she captioned the video, which showed her dancing to the show's theme song, "Make It Shine."

"Can’t believe it’s been 16 years 🥹💗," she concluded.

In Oct. 2025, Netflix officially announced a Victorious spinoff, Hollywood Arts, with original series star Daniella Monet reprising her role of Trina Vega. It is unclear if any fellow former Victorious cast members will appear in the new series.

“Coming back as Trina alongside such a dynamic, powerful cast of newcomers is something I feel very lucky and grateful to do," Monet, 36, said in a statement. "Victorious was in a lot of ways life changing for all of us, our cast is forever bonded by that experience, and to think that I have an opportunity to steward anything close to that is a feeling I can’t begin to describe."

She added, "As an actress, producer, and mom, I am so eager to create something we can all be proud to share with the world.”

Additional cast members announced for the series include Alyssa Miles (Hanging out with Alyssa and Xavier), Emmy Liu-Wang (Raven’s Home), Peyton Jackson (Woman in the Yard), Erika Swayze (School Spirits) and Martin Kamm (Unsung Hero). Yvette Nicole Brown will also appear as a guest star.

Victoria has officially released her new single, Santa Darlin'. The single is available for everyone to stream now, and you can also watch the official lyric video below.

Something major is coming fans' way on November 21, and Victoria Justice is teasing it out with an equally major hair transformation. The singer-actress got her 24.3 million Instagram followers excited with a cheeky new video.

In the flick, gone is Justice's signature dark chocolate brunette hair. Instead, she has opted for something a lot sunnier: a full head of golden Barbie blonde. She styled her fresh strands in bouncy coils and pulled them into a chic half-up, half-down 'do, secured with a shiny white ribbon tied into a bow.

The Victorious alum stands before a pale-blue curtain with her back turned to the camera while wearing a baby-blue corset laced up in the back. At the very end of the video, she begins to turn around but never actually shows her face. The date "11.21.25" appears on screen in bold red letters.

She captioned the video, which was overlaid with Justice's silky vocalizing and gentle acoustic guitar, "Soooo what’re you guys doing on Nov. 21st? 🤭✨❄️." Looks like Victorians will just have to wait three days to see.

Although it's likely just a wig, Justice's bleached curls are a dramatic departure from her usual deep brown hair, which she has been rocking since she first landed on the scene as Lola Martinez in Zoey 101.

Justice had the most unforgettable beauty and style moment back at InStyle's inaugural Imagemaker Awards, where she, of course, put her luscious brunette locks on display. Then, she pulled her shiny tresses into a half-up, half-down bun with a single face-framing tendril. The rest of her soft waves cascaded down her back.

With Halloween falling on a Friday this year, it looks like we’re getting two full weekends of Halloween celebration.

Things kicked off last week, with Victoria Justice hosting her “Love Zombie” Halloween & Single Release Party in Los Angeles and embodying her new song by dressing up as the titular undead character. Bette Midler‘s New York Restoration Project Hulaween Gala hit New York City over the weekend, and Midler hit the red carpet dressed as her own Divine Miss M persona next to Andy Cohen as Andy Warhol. Other celebs at Midler’s party: Ben Platt and husband Noah Galvin as Hugh Hefner and a Playboy Playmate, Darren Criss and wife Mia Criss as New York clowns, and Michael Kors and husband Lance LePere as taxi drivers.

But some stars didn’t need a party to get dolled up. Paris Hilton took to Instagram to show off her “Oops… I Did It Again!”-era Britney Spears costume, complete with red latex bodysuit. “Oops, I did it again … Starting off #Halloweek by honoring my Queen @BritneySpears,” Hilton captured the series of photos and videos paying homage to the 2000 music video. Hilton kept the Hallow-fun going by sharing her family’s Toy Story-inspired costumes with People, with the heiress dressed as Bo Peep.

Janelle Monáe is no stranger to Halloween, and this year, she transformed into Beetlejuice (don’t say that name three times!) from the 1988 Tim Burton-directed classic. The elaborate get-up comes amid Monáe’s WondaweenHalloween festival, and she promises Beetlejuice is only “costume #1” for her week of Halloween activities.

Halloween is just a week away, but the parties began on October 21. Victoria Justice hosted one of the first big celebrity bashes at Bar Jubilee in Los Angeles, while Bette Midler followed days later with the New York Restoration Project’s 2025 Hulaween Gala on October 24.

Since then, celebs have been showing off their costumes on red carpets and in Instagram photo shoots. Chloe Bailey dressed up as Beyoncé from Austin Powers in Goldmember, while Paris Hilton and her family debuted a group Toy Story costume in People, with Hilton wearing an especially impressive recreation of Little Bo Peep’s dress.

Victoria Justice is gearing up for spooky season with a new song — 15 years in the making.

“It’s so insane. Never in a million years would I have expected that a song that I wrote when I was 17 would continue to have life in 2025,” the Suits LA alum exclusively told Us Weekly of her newly released single “Love Zombie,” which unexpectedly went viral on TikTok more than a decade after the singer and actress wrote the tune when she was just 17.

“That certainly was not on my bingo card at all, but I’m just so happy that people love the song and responded so well to it,” she continued. “It makes me happy to know that songs that I wrote are getting new life today, having their time to shine out in the world, and aren’t just being shelved.”

Justice re-recorded “Love Zombie,” which she described as “dark, sexy and fun,” with fresh production and a few subtle lyrical updates. The accompanying lyric music video shows Justice leaning into the track’s spooky elements, with zombie makeup and fierce black and red styles.

“I feel like it’s the perfect song to get you ready for this whole month [of October],” Justice said. “The version that got released [originally] was a demo. It wasn’t a fully produced version of the song. I wanted to upgrade it even more, and lyrically, make certain things better. I think we really achieved that. I think it can go beyond the spooky season because it’s a fun, sexy, tongue-in-cheek kind of song.”

“Love Zombie” is a reimagining of an older song, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t new music in the works. Justice told Us that she has written a “mini arsenal” of new songs and is exploring several different “moods” within the pop genre.

“I have a bunch of new stuff that I’ve written that I’m really excited about [and] I want people to hear,” Justice shared. “I want to [show] that current version of myself. I’m 100% going to keep putting music out there. I really want to stay more consistent with releasing, because my goal would be to, eventually, release an EP or an album. I really want to keep my audience engaged in that way, and for them to know that they have more music to look forward to.”

Justice is also getting ready for her latest film, Send a Scare, which she finished filming this summer. The horror-thriller centers on an interactive startup that allows users to send scares to their family and friends — a concept that gets taken over by a real-life killer during a company demonstration.

“I read the script and I love the fact that it takes place in the venture capital world,” Justice said. “I thought that was unique. You don’t often see films taking place in that setting. I really love my character of Callie because she’s so under appreciated and overworked, and is just trying to make ends meet. She’s immensely relatable and I’m excited for people to see it.”

The musician has released a steamy new bop that'll be taking over the gay bars this October.

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Victoria Justice is still slaying the game.

The star is embracing spooky season in her new music and on the big screen with a slew of exciting new projects.

Fans will recall an early demo of her scrapped track "Love Zombie" went viral on TikTok last year. Thanks to the intense support online from her passionate fans, Justice is now dropping her own version of the song.

In fact, the singer wrote the original lyrics when she was only 17 years old. The newly released track captures a playful and sexy vibe that will likely be blasting in gay clubs all around the world.

"It's really exciting to release this independently! I really have to thank the fans for this one. They truly made it happen! We're doing this for the girls and the gays. If the gays don't want to get up on the dance floor and go crazy to this song, we failed," Justice tells PRIDE.

By dropping the song on the first weekend of October, Justice is embracing the spine-chilling nature of Halloween with the upbeat anthem.

"That's what music and entertainment is for. It's to have that escape from the real world and to step into a different character. I really hope that 'Love Zombie' can bring that to people!'

Justice wasn't the only artist to publish a highly anticipated new musical project on October 3. Taylor Swift released her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, on Mean Girls Day. Ironically, this is now the third time that both artists have dropped new songs or albums on the same day.

"I swear to everyone, to every Taylor Swift fan, this is not intentional! I guess great minds think alike. It's not a competition! I love Taylor. I'm such a huge fan. Let's see what happens on the next release date! Maybe it'll be her and I again."

Justice has released plenty of bops independently for many years now. By not relying on a record label for promotion, the star is grateful that her supporters continue to share her new music.

"Even though I might not be on the most massive scale, just to be able to be creative and live this life, I'm so immensely grateful to anyone who's watched anything I've done or listened to any of my music. I appreciate you and your support so much! I love you guys."

"Love Zombie" is streaming everywhere now. To see the the full interview with Victoria Justice, check out the video below.