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Before Miley Cyrus landed her breakout relation connected Hannah Montana, 2 different actresses were earnestly considered to prima successful the Disney Channel deed series.
Miley Cyrus Landed Hannah Montana Over THESE Child Stars
Sweet niblets, tin you ideate anyone different than Miley Cyrus playing Hannah Montana? Well, it astir happened.
Cyrus became 1 of the biggest stars of her procreation erstwhile she landed the pb relation successful the Disney Channel series, which premiered successful 2006. And the vocalist had to bushed out "over 1200 girls" to play the titular character, according to the series' archetypal casting director Lisa London.
In an Aug. 17 TikTok, London decided to acceptable the grounds consecutive astir which actresses were successful superior contention to play the undercover popular star. And 1 of them conscionable truthful happened to spell connected to prima connected The CW's Gossip Girl and front her ain stone band, getting her ain mentation of the champion of some worlds.
Plus, 2 different Disney darlings went connected to uncover they were approached to prima arsenic Hannah and her champion person Lilly (ultimately played by Emily Osment), but decided to walk connected the opportunity.
Check retired each of the different actresses who could person played Hannah Montana:
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Taylor Momsen
Two years before she was formed arsenic Little J on Gossip Girl, Momsen was one of the apical 3 finalists to play Hannah Montana, according to casting manager Lisa London. Though she was passed connected for the role, the actress inactive went connected to person her stone prima moment, becoming the pb vocalist of the set The Pretty Reckless.
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Daniella Monet
London besides revealed that Monet was the different actress who was earnestly considered for Hannah earlier Miley Cyrus landed the breakout role. Monet went onto prima connected Nickelodeon's deed bid Victorious alongside Victoria Justice and Ariana Grande.
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Belinda
London felt compelled to set the grounds consecutive astir who was earnestly considered for the part aft a TikTok went viral that claimed that the Spanish-Mexican vocalist Belinda astir nabbed the role
"I discovered Miley Cyrus," London said connected Aug. 17. "I wanted to fto everyone cognize that Belinda, who is beauteous by the way, was ne'er successful the apical 3 for the relation of Hannah."
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Aly and AJ
Amanda Joy "AJ" Michalka dropped a bombshell connected Disney fans erstwhile she revealed that she and her sister Aly Michalka were approached to beforehand Hannah Montana together.
"I adore Lisa London but I person immoderate beverage beyond the beverage to spill," AJ wrote connected Twitter. "[Former Disney Channel president] Gary Marsh primitively offered the relation of 'Hannah Montana' to Aly and I was offered the relation of 'Lilly Truscott.'"
The vocalist past added, "(I cognize this truthful doesn't substance but thought I'd chime in)."
While the sisters didn't extremity up playing Hannah and Lilly, they did spell connected to prima successful the 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie Cow Belles.
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Aly, who starred successful Phil of the Future, who opened up about almost playing Hannah past twelvemonth erstwhile she was a guest connected the Between Cut and Action podcast.
"I was attached to a amusement that was already connected the transmission and was conscionable ending," Aly said. "Once I passed, they came backmost 1 much clip and were like, 'Are you sure? Because we're going to the adjacent idiosyncratic and connection it to different mates people.'"
"I retrieve being truthful definite astir saying no," she continued. "I was conscionable like, 'I don't privation to bash this. I don't privation to bash a amusement astir singing. I don't privation to bash a amusement wherever I play 2 people...I'm a solo artist, but successful my existent beingness I'm really a duo with my sister. I deliberation this is going to beryllium insanely confusing for people.'"
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Joanna "JoJo" Levesque
JoJo said "no no" to playing the Disney Channel character, telling Extra successful 2008 she had "no regrets astatine all" connected passing connected the role. "It's not truly what I spot for myself."
Hannah Montana is streaming connected Disney+.
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