Tish Cyrus is recalling at Hannah Montana, the program that introduced her child Miley Cyrus’ occupation along with assisted her then-husband Billy Ray Cyrus increase to a brand-new degree of popularity.
Throughout a current meeting on Phone Call Her Father with her earliest child, Brandi Cyrus, Tish opened concerning just how the prominent Disney Network collection, which ranged from 2006 to 2011, affected their family members. On the program, Miley starred as Miley Stewart, a teenager with a secret pop star identity, along with her daddy Billy Ray, that played her onscreen daddy Robby Ray Stewart.
Tish claimed the program “became its own phenomenon,” which they were not anticipating when it originally premiered. Brandi included, “Hannah Montana was just different. And I don’t think anyone could’ve ever anticipated it or thought how big it would be.”
When it comes to Billy Ray, that increased to fame with his 1992 hit tune “Achy Breaky Heart,” he originally had not been established to belong of Hannah Montana, however when Tish saw a chance for her family members to be with each other, she understood she had to promote it.
“He had done ‘Achy Breaky [Heart]’ and nothing else was working,” she remembered. “And then I brought Miley out to audition for Hannah and she had gotten it. And then one of the casting directors said a joke, like, ‘Ugh, too bad we can’t afford her real dad.’ And I said, ‘Oh, maybe you can.’”
The Cyrus family members, that includes 5 youngsters overall, had actually been residing in Toronto, Canada, for among Billy Ray’s programs prior to Miley scheduled the duty on the Disney Network collection. So Tish understood she had to decide since relocating the whole family members throughout the nation or continuously commuting was going to be “really hard.”
“Miley had already gotten Hannah, and I was already stressed about, ‘What are we gonna do?’ I couldn’t, as a mom, have half my kids in Tennessee and be out [in L.A.] with Miley, like I just could not do that,” Tish informed host Alex Cooper. “And so I was like, ‘I have to bring all the kids.’ And so that’s when I said to Billy Ray, ‘You should come audition for the dad. Because they love you and they’re really interested. Yes, it would be a pay cut but our family could be together.’ ”
Tish’s brand-new remarks contrasted with Billy Ray’s previous declarations where he claimed Hannah Montana “destroyed” their family members. The vocalist informed GQ in 2011,“It destroyed my family. I’ll tell you right now — the damn show destroyed my family.”
Brandi and Tish both differed, with the last claiming, “Absolutely not.” Brandi additionally included, “Not at all … I mean the family’s not destroyed, first of all. We’re doing great.”
“I just think he was having a moment,” Tish, that separated Billy Ray in 2022, claimed of his remarks at the time.
Brandi and Tish’s most recent look on Telephone call Her Father came simply days after Miley won her very first Grammy Honors, consisting of ideal pop solo efficiency and document of the year for“Flowers.”
Adhering to Miley’s approval speech for document of the year at the 2024 honors event, where she thanked her mother and half-sister, Brandi, some followers explained on social media sites that she significantly omitted her daddy and more youthful sis, Noah. This led to some individuals recommending a feasible estrangement in between Miley and Billy Ray.
Following her moms and dad’s separation, Billy Ray wedded Firerose, an Australian artist, in October 2023, while Tish celebrated a marriage with Jail Break’s Dominic Purcell in August 2023.
