The entire premise of Hannah Montana featured Miley Cyrus playing a normal teenager (also named Miley) who lived a double life as a famous pop singer (named Hannah Montana). Miley was heavily involved in the character creation and music, so, imagine my surprise when former Disney Channel fan Katie Milesky announced her husband did not actually realize Miley Cyrus played Hannah Montana or that Hannah Montana is not actually a real person.
Even Miley Cyrus was surprised by these series of events. But first, let's take a look at this TikTok.
If you can’t watch the video, she says she filmed the story because her husband was getting tired of her teasing him about his utter and complete lack of awareness. Here’s what happened, and why she can't stop roasting him:
My husband just learned today at the ripe age of 32 ½ that Hannah Montana is Miley Cyrus. I was playing a Hannah Montana song in the car and he was like, ‘Katie, what is she up to these days?’ I was like, ‘What’s who up to?’ He’s like, ‘Hannah Montana, what is she doing?’ I’m like, ‘What do you mean?’ He’s like, ‘Is she making music?’ I’m like, ‘Do you mean Miley Cyrus?’ He was like, ‘What?’ I was like, ‘Miley Cyrus is Hannah Montana.’ The amount of shooketh this man was, they would write about in scriptures. He had no fucking clue. This was fresh news.
The story was so juicy that even Miley Cyrus saw it and commented, sharing her own take:
To think he has had 20 years to put 2 + 2 together.
Honestly, if you weren’t watching Hannah Montana when it came out, I suppose I could see how you’d only have a vague awareness of what the show is or was as a concept. Obviously, it’s been a bit of a Hannah Montana love fest on the 2026 TV schedule in recent weeks, as Miley Cyrus approached the anniversary of the series that helped her break big. Thanks to a little advice from Dolly Parton, it was her idea to bring the show back to the forefront with a special, and she got it done for those with a Disney+ subscription.
So, in some ways, it is easy to see how an awareness of Hannah Montana could come to the forefront only recently. However, the piece I’m having trouble with is the fact that Miley Cyrus is practically synonymous with Hannah Montana. Most people have a general awareness that it was that role that made her famous, and she started making strides away from that Disney persona as soon as she could.
This led us to the infamous VMA foam finger moment, so it feels like most people should at least vaguely be looped in when it comes to Miley’s trajectory. Regardless, this post proves there are a lot of husbands and boyfriends out there who are not in the know. In fact, my favorite part about this post is not the story and probably not even Miley’s take! Instead, it’s the comments from fans about their own husbands’ wild takes:
- "My husband thought Lindsay Lohan actually has a twin!"
- "TRUE STORY. The Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary special commercial just came on and my husband says to, 'Wait, is Miley Cyrus Hannah Montana?'"
- "My husband thought that Hilary Duff was Hannah Montana until a week ago."
- "My bf thought the Jonas brothers were not just brothers but triplets."
- "Reminds me of the time I said, 'Kylie Jenner is pregnant' and my husband goes, 'Did she go to school with us?'"
I’m too old to have ever watched an episode of Hannah Montana, but all the main bullet points leading up to the release of the Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special Event are pretty much embedded in my brain somewhere. So, it’s wild to think someone of a similar age to me just does not have this same awareness. But y'all, try it on your husbands and boyfriends, because I think some of them may be more clueless than you'd guess.
