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Miley Cyrus is dishing details about the upcoming Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special
Cyrus talks about how Hannah Montana superfan Alex Cooper convinced her to include Selena Gomez in the anniversary celebration
Gomez had a recurring role on the show as a rival pop star named Mikayla
Miley Cyrus is confirming a very special guest will be part of the Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special.
In her conversation with Variety, Cyrus talked about working with superfan and Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper about what fans were eager for our of the upcoming special. The entertainer, 33, credited Cooper with arranging for an appearance from Selena Gomez as part of the celebration.
“I love Selena, but I didn’t know how much our friendship meant to the fans,” Cyrus told the outlet, confirming the fellow Disney kid’s participation.”
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Hannah Montana and Mikayla
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Cooper also encouraged Cyrus to open the special with her driving from Malibu to the soundstage.
“I didn’t think about the correlation between Hannah’s house in Malibu and my house in Malibu,” Cyrus explained, adding, “And my house burning down and me rebuilding.”
Cyrus also opened up about returning to Hannah Montana’s catalog, including singing “Best of Both Worlds” for the first time since 2008, sharing that it only took three rehearsals to feel it coming back to her.
“It was literally a bike. The dancers were doing stuff, and I’m like, ‘That’s not original!’ ” she laughed. “And they’re like, ‘Well, we’re trying to make it modern.’ I’m like, ‘It ain’t broke — don’t fix it!’ “
Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez on “Hannah Montana”
Credit: Disney+
In 2007, Gomez had a recurring role on the show as a pop star named Mikayla, who feuds with Hannah Montana.
Gomez addressed rumors that she and Cyrus once feuded in an interview with W, telling the outlet in 2016, “We never feuded. We both liked the same guy when we were 16. It was just a Hilary Duff-Lindsay Lohan thing: ‘Oh, my God, we like the same boy!’ We are now completely settled in our own lives.”
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