{"id":556977,"date":"2026-03-24T07:11:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T07:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/556977\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T07:11:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T07:11:12","slug":"emily-osment-reveals-why-shes-not-part-of-hannah-montana-20th-anniversary-special-emily-osment-hannah-montana-celebrity-news-and-gossip-entertainment-photos-and-vide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/556977\/","title":{"rendered":"Emily Osment Reveals Why She\u2019s Not Part of \u2018Hannah Montana\u2019 20th Anniversary Special | Emily Osment, Hannah Montana | Celebrity News and Gossip | Entertainment, Photos and Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/emily-osment\/\" title=\"Emily Osment\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Emily Osment<\/a> is celebrating 20 years of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/hannah-montana\/\" title=\"Hannah Montana\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hannah Montana<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday (March 24), Disney+ and Hulu will be releasing Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special, which will celebrate two decades of the hit Disney Channel series, starring Miley Cyrus.<\/p>\n<p>The day before the release, Emily \u2013 who played Miley\u2019s BFF Lilly Truscott in the series \u2013 explained why she wasn\u2019t able to take part in the special.<\/p>\n<p>Keep reading to find out more\u2026In a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/emilyosment\/?hl=en\" onclick=\"getOutboundLink(&#039;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/emilyosment\/?hl=en&#039;); return false;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> video posted on Monday (March 23), Emily, 34, appears on set of CBS sitcom Georgie and Mandy\u2019s First Marriage alongside co-star Montana Jordan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that\u2019s why I was not able to be a part of the 20 year reunion because we are here shooting our show,\u201d Emily shared. \u201cBut I wanted to say hello and thank you to everybody that has stuck by us for all these years. I\u2019m so grateful that you guys all still love this show. I\u2019m so proud to be a part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then in the caption of the video, Emily wrote, \u201cHannah Montana changed my life, it gave me a lifelong respect for this medium of comedy, it taught me discipline, patience, timing and respect working in an adult space so young. I\u2019ve met thousands of HM fans over the years, fans that now have children watching this show and fans that literally work beside me every day, like Montana. He\u2019s seen every episode, don\u2019t be fooled.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t tell you what your sweet messages mean to me and how lucky I feel to have been apart of this once in a generation goliath of a television show,\u201d she continued. \u201cThank you for letting me into your living rooms and I hope to still be there many years from now. Would never be where I am without you guys, working on another beautiful show I love so dearly. With all my heart, THANK YOU! \u2665\ufe0f Lilly\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/03\/17\/hannah-montana-20th-anniversary-special-trailer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Find out more about the Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Emily Osment is celebrating 20 years of Hannah Montana! 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