DOUBLE LIFE Why did Miley Cyrus quit Hannah Montana?
Miley Cyrus shot to fame on the hit Disney series Hannah Montana in the mid 2000s.
March 24, 2021, marked 15 years since the sitcom first aired on Disney Channel, which saw the singer play both Miley Ray Stewart and her alter-ego and famous pop star, Hannah Montana.
Why did Miley Cyrus quit Hannah Montana?
After a successful five years on the teen programme, Miley, 28, told Elle Magazine in 2019 when she knew it was time to hang up her famous Hannah Montana wig.
By the time she reached her mid teens, playing a child star just did not feel right any more and it was time for a change.
She revealed: "I did once I was 18 because it felt ridiculous.
"The minute I had sex, I was kind of like, I can’t put the fucking wig on again. It got weird. It just felt like...I was grown up."
She added: "One time I went backstage at Disneyland, and Peter Pan was smoking a cigarette. And I was like, 'That’s me. That’s the kind of dreams I’m crushing.'
"That’s how everyone felt with the bong video, but I’m not a Disney mascot. I’m a person."
What happened in the last episode of Hannah Montana?
Miley received an offer from Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise to shoot a movie in Paris for a year, meaning she would be unable to go to college with her best friend Lily (Emily Osment).
She decided to not tell Lilly, and instead tried to persuade her to come to the decision of not wanting to go to college with Miley, but Miley does reveal the truth in the end, which of course made Lilly very upset.
Miley then asks for Lilly to come with her to Paris, and the latter agreed.
Things took another turn as before they were due to board the plane, Lilly told Miley that she has decided to go to college without her.
But the pair did get their happy ending as Lilly received a on knock her dorm room and in came Miley, who said: "I'm Miley, I'm your new roommate."
Is Hannah Montana ever coming back?
To mark 15 years since her hit series first aired, Miley shared a letter to iconic character Hannah Montana on social media, revealing her alter-ego finally has her own Twitter account.
Miley has herself admitted in the past she would love to revive Hannah and she sounded pretty positive the show would return, but this time she would be the director.
In a chat during Carolina With Greg T In The Morning Miley said: “You know what honestly, I try to put that wig on all the time. She's just in storage collecting dust and I'm ready to whip her out.
“The opportunity will present itself. I definitely would like to resurrect her at some point.
"She needs a big makeover because she's kinda stuck in 2008, so we'll need to go shopping with Miss Montana.”
She added: “And also yeah I'd love to do a series again.
"I think it would be hard for me to get locked into a soundstage for a couple years, but that's sometime in the future and hopefully I'm directing it.”
