Now A True Pop Star, Miley Cyrus Returns To Her 'hannah Montana' Roots To Fete Anniversary Special

Sporting that “Hannah Montana” blonde hairsbreadth and bangs, Miley Cyrus went backmost to her roots — celebrating 20 years of nan TV show that launched nan profession of a real-life popular star.

Cyrus reunited pinch formed members of “Hannah Montana” successful Los Angeles Monday evening for nan premiere of nan “Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special.”

Cyrus told The Associated Press that nan milestone has fixed her a chance to spot nan characteristic and bid from “a caller perspective.” Cyrus, who began nan Disney Channel show astatine property 13, played Miley Stewart, a tween and middle-schooler hiding her concealed life arsenic a celebrated popular singer.

“Getting to beryllium connected nan extracurricular now, getting to beryllium grown and beryllium a portion of it successful a measurement that I couldn’t erstwhile I was successful nan mediate of it before, and each nan chaos and nan schedule and nan performing of it all,” Cyrus said, “now it conscionable gets to beryllium a celebration. So it is simply a caller perspective. I emotion that.”

The day special, which started streaming Tuesday connected Disney+ and Hulu, celebrates 20 years since nan show’s premiere. Filmed successful beforehand of a unrecorded audience, it features music, archival footage and an question and reply pinch Cyrus — now 33 and a genuine popular prima — conducted by podcast big Alex Cooper.

Addressing nan assemblage astatine nan premiere, Cyrus paid tribute some to chap formed members and fans. “Without you all, this show would person ne'er been what it is, and I emotion saying what it is, not what it was,” she said.

“Tonight isn’t astir looking backmost into nan past, but it’s astir what it intends to america still tonight,” she said.

Jason Earles, who played Miley’s relative Jackson, told nan AP that watching nan show now highlights really overmuch clip has passed.

“I deliberation if you spell backmost and you watch nan episodes, there’s capable dated references for illustration aged flip phones and worldly that you go, ‘Oh no, no, this show was a small while ago,'” he said.

Cody Linley, who played Miley’s on-and-off fellow Jake Ryan, reflected connected nan effect of portraying a teen heartthrob.

“It’s difficult to judge that location were girls that had pictures of maine pinch my garment disconnected successful their locker and they would person maine motion it,” Linley said. “And it’s difficult not to fto it spell to your head, because you person to retrieve that it’s an image that they are seeing. It’s not you.”

Also attending nan premiere was state vocalist Lainey Wilson, who recalled moving arsenic a “Hannah Montana” impersonator early successful her career.

“From 8th people to 12th grade, 5 years of my life, I would unfastened up nan show arsenic Lainey Wilson, I would tally down a character and put connected my ‘Hannah Montana’ get-up,” nan vocalist said. “I did day parties, fairs, festivals … I was hitting nan roads.”