Miley Cyrus has previously admitted that playing "Hannah Montana" on the wildly popular Disney Channel series left her with lasting issues about her body and her femininity.
The show, which lasted for four seasons and spawned a movie, featured the actress as a bubblegum pop princess with long, blond hair and flashy outfits. Meanwhile, Wonderwall reports that the image was burned into Cyrus' mind as she portrayed the character. "I was told for so long what a girl is supposed to be from being on that show," Miley told Marie Claire in 2015. "I was made to look like someone that I wasn't, which probably caused some body dysmorphia because I had been made pretty every day for so long, and then when I wasn't on that show, it was like, 'Who the f**k am I?'" Cyrus confessed.
However, it wasn't all bad. In early 2021, Cyrus wrote an open letter to her on-screen alter ego, thanking Hannah for being there for her during some tough times in her childhood (via The Wrap). "It was bittersweet to know I would be leaving, you (a huge piece of me) behind in Stage 9, which is where I say I grew up when asked," the singer wrote. "Hannah, I hope you hear me and believe those words are true. You have all my love and utmost gratitude. Breathing life into you for those six years was an honor."
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