Hilary Duff is opening up about the moment she knew she needed a break from Lizzie McGuire. In a new interview with Paper Magazine, the actress said she was“pretty done”with the role after filming the 2003 movie in Italy, pointing to a relentless TV schedule and the feeling that the public only saw her as Lizzie.
She filmed 30 episodes one year and 35 the next, all while becoming one of the most recognizable young stars on television. Duff said she wanted audiences to see Hilary Duff separate from the character, and she even initially refused to sing the show’s theme song. These days, she performs it as a celebration of what the role meant to fans.
The Lizzie McGuire Movie served as the finale to the Disney Channel series, which ran from 2001 to 2004. A Disney+ reboot was announced in 2019 but canceled in 2020 over creative disagreements, though Duff said in 2022 that she still sees a possibility for it someday. Do you think the reboot should get another shot?
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