Actress Hilary Duff recently sat down with TV host Andy Cohen on his program Watch What's Happens Live with Andy Cohen to discuss her life and career. Among the topics included a possible revival of the show that made her famous nearly 19 years after its end: Lizzie McGuire.
According to a report by Vulture, Hilary Duff answered that if it fit with her goal to play a more mature Lizzie, she'd be open to returning to the popular early 2000s series. When the host asked why a previous 2020 attempt to resurrect the show had not come to fruition, Hilary Duff responded by saying that at the time of Lizzie McGuire's reboot talks, "Disney+ was very new, you know. And I think they were like figuring out their — and we were figuring out our — and like, and so — I am optimistic."
Since its 2001 air date on the Disney Channel and subsequent end in 2004, the Lizzie McGuire show has been a favorite with fans for many years. The show followed the day-to-day adventures of an average teenage girl named Lizzie McGuire, played by Hilary Duff; Lizzie's true feelings and ideas were revealed through her witty, animated persona. She attended a regular school with her closest friends, David "Gordo" Gordon and Miranda Sanchez.
In 2003 a movie was spawned aptly titled The Lizzie McGuire Movie. In the film, Hilary Duff's character, Lizzie McGuire, embarks on a school trip to Rome during summer break. Soon after her arrival, Lizzie meets Paolo Valisari, played by Yani Gellman, a famous musician whose duet partner resembles Lizzie. Due to a falling out between the musicians, Lizzie agrees to fill in for the girl during a concert where she pretends to sing while a recording is played. From there, chaos, drama, hilarity, and romance ensue.
Hilary Duff Discusses Surprising On-Screen Romance in How I Met Your Father
In How I Met Your Father, actress Hilary Duff plays Sophie: a young photographer on the hunt for her soul mate. Although she believes in real love, her viewpoints are often shrouded by her mother's past, the latter of whom had extramarital affairs; because of this, Sophie has no idea who her biological father is.
The show airs exclusively on Hulu. Also, it stars Chris Lowell as Jesse, Francia Raisa as Valentina, Suraj Sharma as Sid, and Kim Cattrall, who plays an older Sophie from the future.
Currently in its second season, How I Met Your Father is set to give viewers a shocking twist in the upcoming episodes. In her quest to find the love of her life, Sophie meets a mysterious older man, played by actor John Corbett and the two share a passionate kiss. Fans of the actors will recall that the two previously worked together on the 2004 movie Raise Your Voice about a teen girl named Terri who is sent to a boarding school for budding young musicians. In the film, John Corbett played Terri's music teacher.
According to Yahoo entertainment news, Duff told comedian Seth Meyers on Late Night about the show's shocking development, "We are smooching it up. [It would have been] very, very bad [back then]. It did not happen then. I'm 35 now. It's cool."
How I Met Your Father season 2 is currently airing on Hulu.