Miley Cyrus is dishing details about the upcoming Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special
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Cyrus talks about how Hannah Montana superfan Alex Cooper convinced her to include Selena Gomez in the anniversary celebration
Gomez had a recurring role on the show as a rival pop star named Mikayla
Miley Cyrusis confirming a very special guest will be part of theHannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special.
In her conversation withVariety,Cyrus talked about working with superfan andCall Her DaddyhostAlex Cooperabout what fans were eager for our of the upcoming special. The entertainer, 33, credited Cooper with arranging for an appearance fromSelena Gomezas part of the celebration.
"I love Selena, but I didn't know how much our friendship meant to the fans," Cyrus told the outlet, confirming the fellow Disney kid's participation."
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Cooper also encouraged Cyrus to open the special with her driving from Malibu to the soundstage.
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"I didn't think about the correlation between Hannah's house in Malibu and my house in Malibu," Cyrus explained, adding, "And my house burning down and me rebuilding."
Cyrus also opened up about returning to Hannah Montana's catalog, including singing "Best of Both Worlds" for the first time since 2008, sharing that it only took three rehearsals to feel it coming back to her.
"It was literally a bike. The dancers were doing stuff, and I'm like, 'That's not original!' " she laughed. "And they're like, 'Well, we're trying to make it modern.' I'm like, 'It ain't broke — don't fix it!' "
In 2007,Gomez had a recurring role on the showas a pop star named Mikayla, who feuds with Hannah Montana.
Gomez addressed rumors that she and Cyrus once feuded in aninterview withW, telling the outlet in 2016, "We never feuded. We both liked the same guy when we were 16. It was just aHilary Duff-Lindsay Lohan thing: 'Oh, my God, we like the same boy!' We are now completely settled in our own lives."
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