Life’s a climb — however the view certain is nice. Simply ask Miley Cyrus!
On Sunday, Aug. 11, the Hannah Montana alum, 31, made historical past because the youngest particular person ever to be named a Disney Legend, an honor bestowed on people who’ve considerably influenced the corporate.
Standing onstage forward of her speech at a D23 occasion in Anaheim, California, Cyrus teared up because the viewers roared with applause for her.
She then detailed that she wrote two speeches — “one lengthy, [for] the badass I am speculated to be, and one brief, if I get scared” — earlier than she recalled the beginnings of Hannah Montana in 2005, when she joked she “undoubtedly wasn’t created in a lab” as a “Disney child.”
After going by the behind-the-scenes technique of how Hannah Montana got here to be, even detailing that she wasn’t initially solid within the position, Cyrus stated, “I had gotten a style of what my life may very well be, and from that second on, I didn’t need the rest.”
“Somewhat little bit of all the things has modified, … however on the identical time, nothing has modified in any respect,” she continued. “I stand right here nonetheless proud to have been Hannah Montana.”
Cyrus added: “In so some ways, his award is devoted to Hannah and all of her wonderful loyal followers, and to everybody who has made my dream a actuality. To cite the legend herself, ‘That is the life.’ ”
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Bob Iger, the Chief Govt Officer of The Walt Disney Firm, beforehand praised Cyrus forward of her honor in a press release.
“To be named a Disney Legend is the best honor our firm can bestow on anybody, reserved for these whose expertise and achievement have earned them a permanent place in our historical past,” he stated. “The fourteen people to be honored as Disney Legends this 12 months have every made extraordinary artistic contributions throughout the worlds of Disney and we sit up for celebrating them at D23: The Final Disney Fan Occasion.”
Extra honorees on the occasion included Angela Bassett, Colleen Atwood, Martha Blanding, James L. Brooks, James Cameron, Jamie Lee Curtis, Steve Ditko, Harrison Ford, Mark Henn, Frank Oz, Kelly Ripa, Joe Rohde and John Williams.
The “Flowers” singer made her debut as Hannah Montana on the hit Disney Channel present with the identical identify in 2006. The present — which ran for 4 seasons till 2011 — chronicled Miley Stewart (Cyrus), a typical teenager who secretly had a double life because the well-known pop star Hannah Montana.
Along with the present, Cyrus went on to star in Hannah Montana: The Film in 2009 and headline the Better of Each Worlds tour in 2011.
Again in 2021, Cyrus celebrated the sixteenth anniversary of the present’s debut on social media by sharing a video of herself singing certainly one of Hannah’s largest hits, “Hoedown Throwdown,” throughout a live performance.
“16 years in the past my life modified ceaselessly when HM premiered,” she wrote on X (previously often called Twitter). “Due to your loyalty and assist I’ve had the respect to journey the world for over a decade and carry out for followers that convey a lot greatness into my life.”
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In 2020, Cyrus stated she was open to reprising the position of Hannah throughout a digital look on the Carolina With Greg T In The Morning radio present.
” what actually, I attempt to put that wig on on a regular basis,” Cyrus stated. “She’s simply in storage accumulating mud and I am able to whip her out … The chance will current itself.”
She continued, “I undoubtedly wish to resurrect her sooner or later. She wants a giant makeover as a result of she’s kinda caught in 2008, so we’ll must buy groceries with Miss Montana.”
