PS: Do you have any advice to anyone who's experienced bullying or who has received mean comments online?
LAP: We always say that one, to just try to ignore it, because it literally is just jealous people and if people don't have anything good to say than . . .
JT: If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it all!
LAP: It is easier said than done, because we've all been there, where we've literally hunted for it, and it helped us when we stopped looking for it and we focused on the positives; and it's really just surrounding yourself with amazing, positive friends and family — I think that's always going to help.
"Kindness needs to be a part of everyday life. It's easier to be kind than it is to be negative."
PS: How do you guys practice kindness to yourselves and to one another?
JT: I think we're really good with each other, that's why we're still together all these years later. Our friendship comes first. We always compliment each other, we bring each other up, we encourage each other to do the best that we can. I just think we're really positive to each other and that's been the key to our friendship and success over the years.
PS: And that can definitely apply to all of your fans as a good piece of advice as well, to make sure you're practising kindness outside of social media.
PE: Yeah, of course, kindness needs to be a part of everyday life. It's easier to be kind than it is to be negative. Being negative takes way more energy than being nice.
PS: Simple is a brand known for being kind to your skin. I understand you like the face wipes on tour. Do you have any other favourite products?
JT: I use the moisturiser every day, and I love using the undereye masks. I use them nearly every other day, like if I'm going out for the night or if I have a long day of work, I just pop those masks in the morning and rub the serum in, it really wakes me up. They're my favourite.
PS: Speaking of being on tour, you have one coming up. Have you already started preparing?
JT: Yeah! We've had meetings for it, we've sorted out the set list, and the vibe of the tour and exactly how we want to do it, and we started rehearsals back in June. I can't wait, it's our favourite part of what we do.
PS: What about touring makes it your favourite thing?
JT: I think it's just that's what we started doing this for. We love performing, we love singing, dancing, we get to see all the fans every night, you get to travel. It's so much fun. It really ticks every box.
PS: Is there anything else you'd like to tell your fans about the #ChooseKindness campaign?
JT: Just that we hope everyone gets on board and joins in with the campaign. We've already seen a lot of positive stuff on social media surrounding the video, where we replace bad words with good ones. I just think it's nice for people to see on their timeline, instead of seeing perfection all the time, or seeing negative things, it's nice to see some positivity there.