usic duo and sisters, Aly & AJ, have revealed that they have been initially provided the roles of Hannah Montana and finest pal Lily Truscott within the hit Disney Channel TV present.
Hannah Montana famously starred Miley Cyrus alongside her dad Billy-Ray Cyrus, who additionally performed her nation rockstar dad within the sequence, and Emily Osment, who performed sidekick Lilly Truscott.
However the Cyrus household alongside Osment weren’t at all times going to be the celebrities of the favored franchise together with the movies and video games.
Showing on Between Minimize and Motion podcast, Aly Michalka, 33, shared that “I don’t suppose [Miley] even knew, or perhaps at that time they began bringing in women and truly casting it, you recognize, as a substitute of simply sending out presents.
“I a minimum of know that I used to be the primary as a result of I used to be connected to a present that was already on the channel and was simply ending.”
She continued: “After which I feel as soon as I handed, you recognize, they got here again yet one more time and have been like, ‘Are you positive ‘trigger we’re gonna go on to the subsequent particular person and supply it to a different couple folks?’
“I used to be like, ‘I don’t need to do that. I don’t need to do a present about singing. I don’t need to do a present the place I play two folks.
“I don’t need to do a present the place I’m singing, I’m a solo artist, however in my actual life I’m truly a duo with my sister. I feel that is going to be insanely complicated for folks. And I feel at that time I used to be 16 and a half, and you recognize, I used to be rising out of Disney.”
The actress starred alongside her sister AJ Michalka, 31, within the Disney movie Cow Belles in 2006 and later appeared within the cheer squad drama, Hellcats with Ashley Tisdale from 2010 to 2011.
AJ, or Amanda Pleasure, presently stars within the 80s pastiche sequence The Goldbergs.
The sisters are additionally finest referred to as the music duo Aly & AJ for his or her hit music, Potential Breakup Track, launched in 2007.
Aly additionally stated on the podcast: “It’s humorous as a result of I sat subsequent to…Emily Osment and he or she was on the Dodgers recreation, and we sat subsequent to one another. We hadn’t seen one another in like 15 years, it was actually humorous.
“It’s attention-grabbing as a result of that looks like a complete lifetime in the past and I keep in mind being so positive about saying no. Prefer it wasn’t even like there was even a query of like 5% wanting to do that.”
AJ later tweeted from their joint Twitter account on Monday, saying: “I like Lisa London however I’ve some tea past the tea to spill. Gary Marsh initially provided the position of “Hannah Montana” to Aly and I used to be provided the position of “Lilly Truscott” (I do know this so doesn’t matter however thought I’d chime in)”.
This follows Hannah Montana’s casting director, Lisa London, revealing that Cyrus beat Gossip Woman’s Taylor Momsen and Victorious’ Daniella Monet to the position.
