Miley Cyrus opens up about her grueling work schedule as a kid actor

In a series of TikToks to promote her new single “Used To Be Young,” Miley Cyrus shared stories from her childhood as a kid actor on Disney Channel’s Hannah Montana. It is not surprising that her intense schedule mirrors the working conditions of child stars as they rose through the ranks.

“This is a schedule,” Cyrus explains, at the start of the video, before detailing her day’s events as a 12 or 13-year-old. At 5:30a.m., she’d get hair and makeup done in a hotel, at 7:15a.m. she’d have her first live interview followed by another three interviews, each 30 minutes after the last. After an hour and a half meeting with editors; she then had five more interviews and two photoshoots — including one over lunch — before flying home, to shoot episodes of Hannah MontanaOn the Monday following, you should start working. It’s an intense work schedule, especially for a kid.

Cyrus, like many other famous child actors from the 2000s who have used their platform to reflect upon their fame and their demanding schedule. This year was the first time that the ‘Ask Me Anything’ campaign has been used. Wednesday star Jenna Ortega talked on the Armchair Expert podcast about the “crazy, crazy hours” she worked as the star of Disney’s You’re Stuck in The Middle. Christy Carlson Romano was the star of Even StevensFox News reported that. said child actors should be better protected.

And it’s not just Disney. In Jennette McCurdy’s firebrand memoir I’m Glad My Mom DiedThe actress who played Sam Puckett in the film was published a little over a month ago. iCarlyThe following are some examples of how to get started: Sam & Cat She wrote openly about her experiences as a young actress. During those years, she suffered abuse at the hands of a controlling mom, and a toxic work environment at the hands of a showrunner she refers to as “The Creator,” who readers widely regard to be Dan Schneider. She talks about wanting to switch careers from Nickelodeon, and transitioning into writing or directing. This never happened.

Cyrus also explored the conflict between her personal creative aspirations and the Hannah Montana image. As with other Disney stars of the Nickelodeon and Disney eras, Cyrus wrote her own music. However, her record label gave priority to music that was associated with her Disney persona. “My record label told me that this song wasn’t going to be a hit,” she said of her 2007 single “See You Again.” She added: “my fans decided otherwise.”