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Lela is one of the main characters in the Teen Beach Movie franchise. She is the female lead in Wet Side Story. She is Butchy's younger sister. She is portrayed by Grace Phipps.

Background[]

Lela is a biker girl and hangs out with the biker clan, The Rodents. Her big brother, Butchy, is the leader.

Personality[]

Lela is a sweet, cute, adorable, sugary, babelicious, and kind 1960's little girl. She generally takes a positive outlook, is almost always friendly, and is rarely seen being moody. She enjoys being a part of the bikers, but also would enjoy surfing and sunshine. She is known to change what she wears to attract boys.

Physical appearance[]

Lela has blue eyes, curly black hair, and light skin. Lela mostly wears pink while most of the other girls in the biker gang wear red, black, and white.

Appearances[]

Teen Beach Movie[]

In Wet Side Story, Lela is a part of the biker group, "The Rodents". When Lela falls into surfer guy Tanner's arms, she instantly falls in love with him. Due to them being apart of rival groups, Bikers and Surfers, they must keep their love a secret.

When Brady, who is a real person, is transported into Wet Side Story, Lela falls into his arms instead, and instead falls in love with Brady rather than Tanner. At the end of Teen Beach Movie, she, along with her brother and a few other bikers and surfers, gets trapped inside the real world.

Teen Beach 2[]

Lela finds the necklace she gave to Mack, and feels like she is supposed to find Mack. She and Tanner get sucked into the real world outside of their movie, where they find Mack and Brady. Mack takes Lela to school where Lela finds all kinds of wonderful new things to enjoy like calculous. When Mack and Brady are ready to return Lela and Tanner to their world, Lela decides she doesn't want to leave and that she wants to live in the modern age and try new things.

Mack eventually convinces Lela that she can go back to her own world and still do amazing things even though she is a girl. Lela returns home and changes the movie in positive ways.

Relationships[]

Tanner[]

In the original plot for Wet Side Story, Lela fell in love with Tanner when he caught her from falling off of the stage.

Brady[]

When Brady accidentally interferes with the plot of the movie, Lela falls in love with him when he catches her from falling off the stage due to Tanner being distracted by catching Mack.

McKenzie[]

McKenzie is one of Lela's friends from when they first met. At first, she thought that McKenzie was stealing her boyfriend Brady, until Mack let Brady take Lela for a walk.

Gallery[]

Promotion[]

Teen Beach Movie[]

Teen Beach 2[]

Miscellaneous[]

Trivia[]

  • She is a feminist.
  • She has always wanted to learn how to Surf.
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Media
Teen Beach Movie (soundtrack) • Teen Beach 2 (soundtrack)
Characters
BradyMcKenzieLelaTannerButchyCheechee • Rascal • Lugnut • Giggles • StrutsBig PoppaAunt AntoinetteLes CambertBig Momma
Songs
OxygenSurf CrazyCruisin' for a Bruisin'Falling for YaMeant to BeLike MeCan't Stop SingingSurf's UpSilver ScreenBest Summer EverTwist Your Frown Upside DownGotta Be MeThat's How We Do