00:00And Alex being a super fan, kind of pretty fair.
00:03That was Miley Cyrus calling everyone's favorite podcast host creepy.
00:06She's also my neighbor, which is also creepy.
00:09These comments dropped at the Hannah Montana 20th anniversary special,
00:12which in a wild twist, Alex Cooper actually hosted the event
00:16and was one of the executive producers.
00:18And while everyone is adoring the super fan full circle moment,
00:21the real story is how we even got here.
00:23Because for over a decade,
00:25Miley Cyrus did everything in her power to kill Hannah Montana.
00:28So why in 2026 did she finally decide to put the blonde wig back on?
00:33To understand why the special feels like a miracle,
00:36we have to look back.
00:37Because for years, Hannah Montana was a dirty word for Miley.
00:46During her 2013 rebellion, she famously said Hannah was murdered.
00:51But over the last few years, something shifted.
00:53Miley started to realize that she didn't have to be Hannah to love her.
00:57She told Variety recently that she finally wanted to preserve the magic
01:00instead of running from it.
01:02But she needed the right partner to help her do it.
01:05Enter Alex Cooper, the woman Miley was spotted calling her creepy neighbor.
01:09Official daddy gang.
01:10And if you aren't one of the millions of members of the daddy gang,
01:13here's the 411 on Alex Cooper.
01:16Because despite reports, Alex is no Nepo baby.
01:19She was reportedly born in Pennsylvania
01:21and rose to fame as an on-air studio anchor with Dirty Water Media in 2016.
01:26That was before launching her viral podcast,
01:29Call Her Daddy, in 2018.
01:31Since then, she's built a massive media empire,
01:34evolving from raunching relationship advice
01:36to celebrity interviews,
01:38and even being called Gen Z's Barbara Walters by Rolling Stone.
01:42Now, Alex is one of the highest paid podcasters in history,
01:45signing a massive $125 million deal with Sirius XM in 2024.
01:50But that's not all.
01:52The 31-year-old also co-founded the Unwell Network
01:55with her husband, Hollywood producer Matt Kaplan,
01:58which may explain how she got money and then she moved next door to me.
02:01And Alex didn't just buy the house next door to her idol.
02:04She used her company Unwell Productions
02:06to executive produce the entire special.
02:09And I just know what you all would want.
02:11But by having a super fan in the producer's chair,
02:13Miley finally felt safe to return to the world of Disney.
02:16And the fans noticed.
02:18One took to X and wrote,
02:19This is exactly how I would imagine Hannah to look 20 years later.
02:23But others were noticing some missing cast members,
02:26specifically calling out the absence of Emily Osment,
02:29who played best friend Lily Truscott.
02:31But there's a little drama here,
02:32as Lily stated she was just busy filming her CBS series,
02:36Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage.
02:38Emily even took to Instagram to tell fans,
02:40Hannah Montana changed my life.
02:41It gave me a lifelong respect for this medium of comedy,
02:44and it taught me discipline, patience, timing, and respect
02:47working in an adult space so young.
02:49Thank you for letting me into your living rooms.
02:51Would never be where I am without you guys.
02:53Working on another beautiful show I love so dearly.
02:56But while some are soaking up the nostalgia,
02:58others are feeling underwhelmed.
03:00And one critic didn't hold back, stating,
03:02I'm so tired of Alex Cooper being shoved down our throats.
03:05She's a mediocre interviewer,
03:07and to be honest, I didn't want to interview.
03:09I wanted a concert or a reunion with all the castmates
03:12like they did with a friend's reunion.
03:14So it seems for some of the creepy neighbor vibes
03:16and the sit-down format just didn't hit the mark.
03:19But what's your take?
03:20Was Alex Cooper hosting this special the right move for Miley?
03:23Share your thoughts and follow its trending for more pop culture news.
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