Georgina NoackI had no idea that Hannah Montana would retain her relevance even during a crisis, but Miley Cyrus sure has. Like, I should’ve known – but I didn’t. I mean, that girl was the sole reason I woke up on Saturday mornings as a kid.
But now, with Miley in self-quarantine, she’s using her alter-ego to take us through every phase and every emotion of the crisis. Even using her alter-ego to call for compassion and kindness as we prep for social distancing.
Entertaining, and educational, you really do get the best of both worlds.
Hannah Montana: On Hygiene
After announcing she would be cancelling her charity concert for the bushfires in Australia, and joining the rest of Hollywood on pandemic-induced house arrest, Cyrus has been digging into her Disney Channel roots.
She announced on her Instagram she had entered her own self-quarantine with a Hannah Montana clip, no less. On Saturday – “Day 2 Quarantine” – she shared a short skit of her Disney Channel character cleaning a bathroom to her Instagram. It was captioned: “the REAL ME. RIGHT NOW.”
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Day 2 Quarantine. This is the REAL ME. RIGHT NOW. 😷🧼🧹🛀🦠🧽🧻
And she didn’t stop there. She’s really taking us back and helping us bask in the good memories of our youth.
Whether it’s being the only hand sanitiser to beat the coronavirus.
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— Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) March 14, 2020
Or general “Social Fucking Distancing” it’s true “#HannahKnowsBest”
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She’s even gone as far to claim that HM predicted the coronavirus – obviously she’s joking, but could you imagine?
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Find yourself a Lilly …… #HannahMontanapredictedcoronavirus 🧽🦠😷🧹🧼🧻
Hannah Montana On Not Being A Dick In Supermarkets
Taking to her socials on Monday, Cyrus called for people to be “thoughtful. Respectful. Compassionate. HUMAN. while preparing for social distancing …. NO ONE needs every soup in the store”. Amen, sister. Say it one more time for the people in the toilet paper aisles
“The more we hoard the more expensive and sparse necessities will become, leaving many without essentials.”
She included another clip from an episode of Hannah Montana, in which Lily and Oliver come in carrying huge bags of ‘stuff’ from Miley’s “emergency” shopping spree (ah, a classic).
Be thoughtful. Respectful. Compassionate. HUMAN. while preparing for social distancing…. NO ONE needs every soup in the store, The more we hoard the more expensive and sparse necessities will become, leaving many without essentials. This is a great time to practice restraint… pic.twitter.com/LfLflFfG8c
— Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) March 15, 2020
She tweeted again, empathising with the panic people would naturally be feeling. But urged her followers to “think twice before following the fear and being inconsiderate”.
“There is enough to go around if we take care of one another. This is a beautiful time to LEAD!”
it’s incredibly difficult to make smart decisions while panicking , but think twice before following the fear and being inconsiderate. There is enough to go around if we take care of one another. This is a beautiful time to LEAD!
— Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) March 15, 2020
Cyrus’ words echo the sentiments from the public, calling for supermarkets to open earlier and dedicate their first operating hour to serving only the elderly and those with disabilities and accessibility difficulties. Woolies announced on Monday they would be dedicating 7am to 8am to these customers and, or those with proof they are shopping for them for one week (at least).
Clearly, Hannah Montana is packed with pearls of wisdom (and nostalgic joy) that we need right now. so, if ou dont’ mind, I’m going to be taking some time to find every minute of Hannah Montana content to prep for the inevitable COVID-19 lockdown. I’ll be back in 14 days.
Image Sources: Instagram (@mileycyrus); Twitter (@mileycyrus, @popcrave)
