{"id":2336198,"date":"2026-03-19T03:51:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T03:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2336198"},"modified":"2026-03-19T03:51:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T03:51:30","slug":"miley-cyrus-says-selena-gomez-will-appear-in-hannah-montana-anniversary-special-thanks-to-alex-cooper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/miley-cyrus-says-selena-gomez-will-appear-in-hannah-montana-anniversary-special-thanks-to-alex-cooper\/","title":{"rendered":"Miley Cyrus Says Selena Gomez Will Appear in \u201cHannah Montana\u201d Anniversary Special Thanks to Alex Cooper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Miley Cyrus is dishing details about the upcoming <em>Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cyrus talks about how <em>Hannah Montana <\/em>superfan Alex Cooper convinced her to include Selena Gomez in the anniversary celebration<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Gomez had a recurring role on the show as a rival pop star named Mikayla<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/miley-cyrus\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Miley Cyrus;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Miley Cyrus&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Miley Cyrus<\/a> is confirming a very special guest will be part of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/miley-cyrus-hannah-montana-disney-20-year-reunion-special-11908021\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In her conversation with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/tv\/features\/miley-cyrus-hannah-montana-anniversary-interview-1236690938\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Variety;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Variety&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Variety<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>Cyrus talked about working with superfan and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7bnjJ7Va1nM07Um4Od55dW\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Call Her Daddy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Call Her Daddy&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Call Her Daddy<\/em><\/a> host <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/human-interest\/all-about-alex-cooper\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Alex Cooper;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Alex Cooper&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Alex Cooper<\/a> about what fans were eager for our of the upcoming special. The entertainer, 33, credited Cooper with arranging for an appearance from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/selena-gomez\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Selena Gomez;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Selena Gomez&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Selena Gomez<\/a> as part of the celebration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I love Selena, but I didn\u2019t know how much our friendship meant to the fans,&#8221; Cyrus told the outlet, confirming the fellow Disney kid&#8217;s participation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;PEOPLE'&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong>PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/strong><\/a><strong> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Hannah Montana and Mikayla<br \/>Credit: Disney+<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cooper also encouraged Cyrus to open the special with her driving from Malibu to the soundstage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I didn\u2019t think about the correlation between Hannah\u2019s house in Malibu and my house in Malibu,&#8221; Cyrus explained, adding, &#8220;And my house burning down and me rebuilding.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cyrus also opened up about returning to Hannah Montana&#8217;s catalog, including singing &#8220;Best of Both Worlds&#8221; for the first time since 2008, sharing that it only took three rehearsals to feel it coming back to her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It was literally a bike. The dancers were doing stuff, and I\u2019m like, \u2018That\u2019s not original!\u2019 &#8221; she laughed. &#8220;And they\u2019re like, &#8216;Well, we\u2019re trying to make it modern.&#8217; I\u2019m like, &#8216;It ain\u2019t broke \u2014 don\u2019t fix it!&#8217; &#8220;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez on \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/FzTst_1CtXqz5du7vjYMzA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/1b11ee6af6b0856984fa3e1de7427bf5\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez on &#8220;Hannah Montana&#8221;<br \/>Credit: Disney+<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In 2007, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/hannah-montana-famous-cameos-guest-appearances\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gomez had a recurring role on the show;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Gomez had a recurring role on the show&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Gomez had a recurring role on the show<\/a> as a pop star named Mikayla, who feuds with Hannah Montana.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Gomez addressed rumors that she and Cyrus once feuded in an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wmagazine.com\/story\/selena-gomez-liked-by-many\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:interview with W;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;interview with W&quot;}\" class=\"link \">interview with <em>W<\/em><\/a>, telling the outlet in 2016, \u201cWe never feuded. We both liked the same guy when we were 16. It was just a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/hilary-duff-says-her-daughter-banks-is-a-lindsay-lohan-stan-recounts-feud-11914059\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hilary Duff-Lindsay Lohan thing;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Hilary Duff-Lindsay Lohan thing&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Hilary Duff-Lindsay Lohan thing<\/a>: \u2018Oh, my God, we like the same boy!\u2019 We are now completely settled in our own lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/miley-cyrus-says-selena-gomez-will-appear-in-hannah-montana-anniversary-special-11929325\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;People&quot;}\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW 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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2336199,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[304783,375006,340104,312407,22623,23667],"class_list":["post-2336198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-alex-cooper","tag-anniversary-celebration","tag-anniversary-special","tag-hannah-montana","tag-miley-cyrus","tag-selena-gomez"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Miley-Cyrus-Says-Selena-Gomez-Will-Appear-in-Hannah-Montana.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2336198"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2336200,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336198\/revisions\/2336200"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2336199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2336198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2336198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2336198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}