In March, it will be twenty years since the first episode of the teenage series appeared on the Disney Channel Hannah Montana. And together with him, she also introduced herself to the world Miley Cyruswhich initially sought a supporting role – and was rejected.
She didn’t get the role originally
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Miley Cyrus first auditioned for Hannah Montana when she was eleven years old. She was interested in the role of the main character’s best friend (which she eventually played). Emily Osment), but failed. He even filmed himself then pilot episode with a different castwhich, however, did not get the green light in the end.
When there was talk of renewing the series, Miley didn’t give up and she tried her luck again – and this time she got the lead role. She was twelve years old when the pilot was filmed, thirteen when the first series hit TV screens. The series, which eventually got four series and also a feature film, became a phenomenon and turned Miley Cyrus into a star of the first magnitude.
I wanted to be Miley again
She voluntarily parted with the role of Hannah Montana at the age of eighteen and threw herself into creating her own music. “I loved being Hannah, but I wanted to be Miley,” the actress recalled when accepting the Disney Legend Award two years ago.
Hannah Montana after 20 years
But fans of the series have something to look forward to. In a recent interview with Variety, the star revealed that a surprise is in store for the twentieth anniversary. “We’re working hard on it. I can’t tell you what it’s going to be, but you can see the bangs,” she laughed, alluding to the hairstyle made famous by her character on the show.
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From Disney star to pop icon
After the end of the series, Miley Cyrus decided to get rid of the “Disney girl” image. After the album Can’t Be Tamed (2010), she came out with the breakthrough album Bangerz (2013) and hits like Wrecking Ball or We Can’t Stop. She had her hair cut short and her wardrobe also underwent a significant change. The new Miley was bold, sassy, sexy – and she felt great in all of these positions.
She was nominated for a Grammy Award for the album Bangerz, but she had to wait for her first statuette. In 2024, she won two awards for the song Flowers – she succeeded in the categories Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. She won her third Grammy last year for the composition II Most Wanted, which she sang with Beyoncé. In 2025, she released her ninth – and so far also last – studio album, Something Beautiful.
Turbulent relationships and the search for oneself
Her privacy was always under scrutiny. Miley has previously dated Nick Jonas, Cody Simpson or Patrick Schwarzeneggerbut she had the longest relationship with the actor Liamem Hemsworthemwhom she met while filming the movie The last song (2010). They broke up and got back together several times before getting married in 2018. But after a year of marriage, they finally broke up.
Miley Cyrus, who started dating women after her divorce, identified herself as pansexual and actively fights for rights LGBTQ+. “My whole life I didn’t understand my own sexuality. I’ve always hated the word bisexual because it puts me in a box. I never think about whether someone is a boy or a girl,” she said in an interview with Variety.
Miley is engaged!
The star has been dating the drummer for the past four years Max Morandum and in December 2025, news broke that they were engaged. “I found a person who means a lot to me, he treats me really well, he respects me – and he’s hot as hell,” the singer revealed in an interview with The Cut.
