Hannah Montana star Mitchell Musso was notably absent from a special 20th anniversary bash earlier this year – and now he’s revealing why.
“Of course they asked me [to be in it],” Musso, 34, revealed on the “Joe Vulpis Podcast” on Wednesday, June 24. “But, it wasn’t presented well. [to me].”
Musso appeared in more than 70 episodes of the classic Disney Channel comedy series, playing Miley Stewart’s (Cyrus) best friend Oliver Oken on the side. Emily OsmentLilly Truscott.
The star explained to the host Joe Vulpis that he really appreciates the opportunity to play Oliver again as he has lived out of the limelight for the past decade. Instead, Disney chose to look back Hannah Montana.
Mitchell Musso, Emily Osment and Miley Cyrus in “Hannah Montana.”
Joel Warren / Disney Channel / Courtesy Everett Collection“I’ve been waiting for ten years,” he insisted. “People say, 20. My break has been 10 years. It’s too long to wait to do it in a way that’s not even close, in my opinion, right.”
I Hannah Montana’s 20th Anniversary Special aired in March and featured Cyrus, 33, looking back on memorable moments from the show, along with the host. Alex Cooper and celebrity guests such as Chappell Roan again Selena Gomez.
In his new interview, Musso said he would relish the chance to play Oliver again Hannah Montana episode.
“I need a wig,” she joked. “I’m going to look for hair, okay, I’m already dressed [wigs] many times on Disney. I have worn many wigs. … I would like to hear the part again. I would like to wear that little polo again, and wear …
The actor continued, “I would love to play a character, yes. When I saw myself doing it, I was like, ‘Oh, there you are!’ Let’s get out there and do it.”
Musso wasn’t the only big one Hannah Montana The cast member was missing from the special anniversary poll, as Osment, 34, was unable to appear due to a filming commitment on the CBS sitcom. Georgie & Mandy’s First Wedding.
“We are here George & Mandy … that’s why I can’t be a part of the 20-year reunion, because we’re here shooting our show,” he said in a social media video at the time. I’m so thankful that you all still love the show. I’m proud to be a part of it.”
Before the Hannah Montana’s 20th Anniversary Special aired in March, Musso paid tribute to the show with a post on Instagram.
Miley Cyrus is still asking questions about Hannah Montana more than a decade after it ended — and she has some happy memories to share. On Thursday, June 19, the episode of his mother Tish Cyrus and his sister Brandi Cyrus’s “Sorry We’re Cyrus”, the Grammy winner, 32, opened an unprecedented moment. […]
“Hannah Montana surrounded my heart and I never really let go. We literally grew up with ya’ll — long days, crazy schedules, study lines, splits between takes, and getting to live while the cameras were rolling,” she wrote. That conviction still sticks with me every day.”
She also called out to her passengers, writing, “Miley, Emily, Jason [Earles], Billy Ray [Cyrus], Moses [Arias]and the entire team at Disney — you’ve been my family through all the real, weird, beautiful moments. Thank you for believing in a bratty kid from Texas who wore questionable clothes with hair like that. To all of you, thank you for welcoming me into your homes and hearts 20 years ago and still allowing me to be here today. I feel honored that we shared all this together.”
Hannah Montana originally aired for four seasons between 2006 and 2011. Classic episodes, and episodes Hannah Montana’s 20th Anniversary Specialcan be streamed on Disney+.
