Miley Cyrus Transforms into ‘Hannah Montana’ in 20th Anniversary Special First Look
Emily Osment say what?
The Hannah Montana actress—who played Lilly Truscott, the BFF of Miley Cyrus’ Miley Stewart, on the series from 2006 to 2011—revealed she will be absent from the show’s 20th anniversary special, premiering on Disney+ March 24.
But there’s no bad blood in the cast. As Emily explained in a March 23 Instagram video, she was unfortunately busy filming her series George & Mandy’s First Marriage, so she wasn’t able to join the reunion. However, the 34-year-old still wanted to celebrate Hannah Montana’s milestone anniversary.
“I wanted to say hello and thank you to everybody that has stuck by us for all these years,” she said. “So grateful that you guys all still love this show. I’m so proud to be a part of it.”
Indeed, Emily shared how meaningful the experience was for her, writing in the caption, “Hannah Montana changed my life, it gave me a lifelong respect for this medium of comedy, it taught me discipline, patience, timing and respect working in an adult space so young.”
“I can’t tell you what your sweet messages mean to me and how lucky I feel to have been apart of this once in a generation goliath of a television show,” she continued. “Thank you for letting me into your living rooms and I hope to still be there many years from now.”
As for the anniversary special itself, as Miley admitted, it didn’t actually exist when she started teasing it to fans.
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“I learned this terrible habit—but I actually think it was good advice—from Dolly [Parton],” she told Variety in an interview published March 18. “She told me that if you want something to happen, promote it before it exists. Then no one can say no. So I just started promoting a Hannah Montana 20th-anniversary special that literally did not exist.”
And from there, the special revolved around the 33-year-old’s vision.
“She willed it into existence,” Disney executive Charlie Andrews told the outlet. “The thing she was adamant about is that this is for the fans. That has gone into literally every decision she has made.”
For a look at where all of your favorite Hannah Montana stars are now, keep reading.
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Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana / Miley Stewart)
The star of the show is still a total rock star. Since performing as Hannah Montana, she dropped Bangerz (2013), Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz (2015), Younger Now (2017) Plastic Hearts (2020), Endless Summer Vacation (2023) and Something Beautiful (2025). She also won her first Grammy in 2023 for her hit “Flowers.”
After splitting from Last Song costar Liam Hemsworth, she went on to date Cody Simpson, Kaitlynn Carter. She is now engaged to Maxx Morando.
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Emily Osment (Lilly Truscott)
After Hannah Montana ended its four-season run in 2011, the actress went on to voice characters on animated programs like Family Guy and Rainbow Brite and appear on shows such as Mom, Young & Hungry, Cleaners and The Kominsky Method. Now, she stars in Geogie & Mandy’s First Marriage on CBS.
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Jason Earles (Jackson Stewart)
After Hannah Montana ended, the actor went on to star on shows such as Disney XD’s Kickin’ It, WTH: Welcome to Howler and Hotel Du Loone. In 2017, he married Katie Drysen.
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Mitchel Musso (Oliver Oken)
The actor appeared on the show Pair of Kings and hosted PrankStars after Hannah Montana ended. In 2011, at age 20, he was arrested for a DUI, after which his character was written off the former show and the latter was canceled. In recent years, he has continued to act and has portrayed characters on the animated programs Phineas and Ferb and Milo Murphy’s Law.
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Moises Arias (Rico)
In recent years, the actor has appeared on shows such as The Middle and Jean-Claude Van Johnson and movies such as Ben-Hur and Pitch Perfect 3. In 2020, he starred in the Pete Davidson-Judd Apatow film The King of Staten Island. Now, he stars in The Fallout.
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Anna Maria Perez de Tagle (Ashley Dewitt)
In late 2011, she starred in the Broadway revival of Godspell. She is also a singer—in 2012, the star opened for the Jonas Brothers Asia 2012 tour. In recent years, she has appeared on episodes of shows such as Baby Daddy and Charmed. In November 2018, she got engaged to boyfriend Scott Kline. The two tied the knot the following June with actress Uzo Aduba serving as the maid of honor.
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Shanica Knowles (Amber Addison)
After Hannah Montana ended, the actress went on to appear on shows such as Melissa & Joey, The Young and the Restless and various TV movies, such as Life-Size 2.
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Cody Linley (Jake Ryan)
The star finished fourth on the the seventh season of Dancing With The Stars and released his debut album in 2012. He also continued his acting career—he appeared on two episodes of Melissa & Joey and in the TV movies Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens and Sharknado 5: Global Swarming.
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Billy Ray Cyrus (Robby Ray Stewart)
Miley’s onscreen and real-life dad continues to concentrate on his music career. In 2019, after several country hits, he earned his first No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 after joining Lil Nas X on the official remix of the record-breaking smash hit “Old Town Road.” In 2016 and 2017, he starred on the show Still the King.
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Noah Cyrus
Miley’s little sister appeared on six episodes of Hannah Montana. She began a music career in 2016 and released her debut single, “Make Me (Cry).” In 2018, she dated Lil Xan and they released the collaboration “Live or Die.” The two broke up after a couple of months.
She got engaged to designer Pinkus in 2023.
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