Related: Disney Channel Original Movie Leading Ladies: Where Are They Now? There are so many stars that have appeared in Disney Channel Original Movies over the years — but what happened to some of the network’s biggest leading ladies? According to Thorne, things “got pretty bad” when she and Zendaya were working together. Shake It Up aired on the Disney Channel from 2010 to 2013, helping to launch both Thorne and Zendaya’s careers. “That was always really, really fun [and] they were so lovely,” she recalled.