Lizzie McGuire is a childhood gem that will always stay close to the hearts of fans and its star, Hilary Duff. In fact, at one point, the Disney show was close to being revived before it got canceled. Now, if you’re curious how Duff landed the beloved titular role of the show that has helped define her career, she shared the “crazy” story behind it, and it involves a previous firing and an audition flub.
Before Hilary Duff starred in Lizzie McGuire, the popular celebrity was a Texas native who played minor roles and starred in the cool ‘90s straight-to-video movie Casper Meets Wendy. In Duff’s interview with Variety, the former child star shared the “crazy” audition story of how she got her Disney Channel role that happened shortly after being fired from a different show:
