Miley Cyrus Teased 'Hannah' Special Before It Existed Using Dolly Parton's Advice
Miley Cyrus recently disclosed to Variety in an interview with Rollingstone, Popcrave, Independent.co.uk, Americansongwriter, Tv2.no (Mar 19) that her godmother Dolly Parton taught her a "terrible habit" of promoting projects before they exist. Applying this advice from the legendary singer and actress who is Cyrus's guardian figure since childhood has led to Disney greenlighting an upcoming Hannah Montana special for its twentieth anniversary, despite reports stating such elaborate productions typically take over ten years in development time at that studio level alone (Mar 18).
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1Miley Cyrus credits her godmother Dolly Parton with teaching her to promote projects 'before they exist' in order for them to happen.
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2Cyrus began teasing a Hannah Montana 20th-anniversary special on social media before Disney had officially planned or greenlit the project.
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3The singer describes this strategy as learning from what she calls Dolly Parton's "terrible habit," which ironically helped manifest her dream of an anniversary show.
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Miley Cyrus tells Variety that her godmother, Dolly Parton taught her to promote something 'before it exists' in order for things actually happen.
— [Mar 19, 05:05] Miley Cyrus fikk viljen sin takket være frekt grep (Tv2.no)'Hannah Montana' fans may have Dolly Parton to thank if the show's upcoming special is green-lit because of a 'terrible habit'.
— [Mar 18, 05:47] Miley Cyrus Reveals Hannah Montana Special Teased Before It Existed (Americansongwriter)'Hannah' fans may have Dolly Parton to thank for the show's upcoming special.
— [Mar 23, 06:18] 'Terrible Habit': How Miley Cyrus Promoted Hannah Montana Special That Did Not Exist Yet"Disney had more than a decade of time" and "realistically Disney could have planned an elaborate anniversary for the show", but it was not until after she publicly teased that there would be one.
— [Mar 18, 05:47] Miley Cyrus Reveals Hannah Montana Special Teased Before It Existed (Americansongwriter)"Disney had more than a decade to plan an elaborate anniversary special for the show", but it was not until after she publicly teased that there would be one.
— [Mar 18, 05:47] Miley Cyrus Reveals Hannah Montana Special Teased Before It Existed (Americansongwriter)Miley Cyrus revealed she began promoting the *Hannah Montana* anniversary special prior to its existence. This habit of pre-promotion was inspired by Dolly Parton's advice and has proven beneficial for her career in Variety's view, though Miley herself described it as a "terrible" but ultimately helpful practice.
Miley Cyrus attributes a successful public promotion of Hannah Montana 20th-anniversary special plans—despite no official prior commitments—to advice from her godmother, Dolly Parton on the power of anticipation; this strategy led Disney+ to schedule an exclusive interview and never-before-seen footage for March 24. Separately, parting with a recent health update stating she was "worn down" but is now doing well after being eager to return to work again
Miley Cyrus greenlit *Hannah Montana*'s 20th-anniversary special on Disney+ by following Dolly Parton's advice that "if you want it done early enough and hard enough to do something before people know about, then no one can say 'no'." The upcoming hour-long premiere is set for March 24.
Miley Cyrus revealed that her godmother Dolly Parton taught her "manifesting" by promoting things before they exist as a strategy for success and health, which helped secure the production of *Hannah Montana*'s 20th-anniversary special. The upcoming March event on Disney+, featuring an interview with Alex Cooper and never-before-seen footage from the series, is scheduled to air despite Cyrus noting that nothing was initially in place when she began promoting it last year.