In the mid-2000s, Disney Channel saw
success in creating original movies and programming with a focus on music, to
follow the lead of their successful original film “High School Musical” in
2006. One of the shows that sprung from this period is “Hannah Montana,” which
starred Miley Cyrus as a middle-school student and daughter of a famous country
music singer, who assumes a dual identity as a pop idol to get “the best of
both worlds” in showbiz and normal lives. Cyrus starred in the teen musical
sitcom for four seasons before moving on as a mature performer, which had the
side-effect of making “Hannah” somewhat-uncomfortable watching for family audiences.
But regardless of how great the image
dissonance has grown between Miley Cyrus and her most famous teen star role,
apparently there was no real love lost between actress and character. As Rolling Stone would have it, Cyrus
shared an open letter on social media to “Hannah Montana,” on the occasion of
the Disney Channel sitcom’s premiere 15 years ago. The letter reiterated Miley’s
already-expressed sentiments of role and show, while still affirming the
success of the franchise and the fun time she had with her costar dad and
cast-mates.
Dear @HannahMontana, I still love you 15 years later. #HMForever pic.twitter.com/TBqZd5aOKh
— Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) March 24, 2021
“Although you are considered to
be an ‘alter ego’ in reality there was a time in my life when you held more of
my identity in your glovette than I did in my bare hands,” Cyrus remarked at
one point in the letter, which she wrote by hand on “Hannah Montana” stationery
and uploaded on Twitter and Instagram to celebrate the premiere of the show on
Disney Channel in March 24, 2006. But despite feeling that the character had sometimes
overshadowed her, the actress, Miley mentioned that many important things in her
life happened while working on “Hannah Montana” for four seasons on Disney Channel.
“You have all my love and utmost
gratitude,” writes Miley towards the end. “Breathing life into you for those
six years was an honor. I am indebted not only to you, Hannah, but to any and
everyone who believed in me from the beginning. You all have my loyalty and
deepest appreciation until the end. With all sincerity, I say, thank you!” She
then proceeded to rattle off her thanks to the Disney production team, her
family and series costars, before signing off by describing Hannah as “the best
gift a girl could ask for.”
Nice to hear from you @MileyCyrus. It’s only been a decade. https://t.co/KXd01DpciK
— Hannah Montana (@hannahmontana) March 24, 2021
Interestingly, official authenticated
“Hanna Montana” Twitter and Instagram pages opened “March 2021” (likely after
Miley Cyrus posted her letter). These commented on Cyrus’ post by saying that
it had only been 10 years since Hannah heard from Cyrus last (coinciding
perhaps with the series finale).
Image courtesy of Music Feeds
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