Hannah Montana Casting Director Reveals Two Other Stars Who Were Considered For Role Alongside Miley Cyrus, And One Is A Nickelodeon Vet

Hannah Montana ended over 11 years ago, and it’s hard to imagine anyone playing the titular student-by-day and pop-star-by-night other than Miley Cyrus. Despite being the daughter of a country music star, Cyrus obviously had to go through auditions and hope for the best that she would beat out the competition to land the role. Now we know who some of that competition was, as the Disney show’s casting director has revealed the free-wheeling singer was up against two other actresses for the role, with Nickelodeon star Daniella Monet and Gossip Girl vet Taylor Momsen  also in the running.

Lisa London, Hannah Montana’s casting director, took to TikTok in response to a video claiming that Spanish-Mexican singer and actress Belinda was almost cast as the pop star, saying she was among the top three vying for the role. London’s sweet response thanked the fan for her video, and stated that while she loved Belinda, the singer was not, in fact, among the top three contenders. Rather, she showed the original paper for the test of “Chloe” (Miley Stewart’s original name), revealing that Miley Cyrus was up against Daniella Monet and Taylor Momsen:

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