Today is Hilary Duff's 35th birthday, so what better way to celebrate than to look back at what happened to the cast of Lizzie McGuire. Despite having just two seasons, the Disney series developed a cult following and a movie was even released in 2003.
Star of the show was Lizzie, played by Duff, a 13-year-old schoolgirl whose inner thoughts were shown to viewers through a cartoon version of herself who could speak to the audience. The hit series was nominated for two Emmy Awards but ended after 65 episodes - and there was a revival in the works to show Lizzie navigating her life in her 30s, but it was controversially scrapped.
Hilary and may of the original cast were due to reprise their roles and production had begun, but it entered hiatus when the show runner left and Hilary confirmed the reboot had been officially cancelled in December 2020. It's believed disagreements with Disney about mature storylines were to blame, with Hilary revealing she would be doing the character and it's fans a disservice to limit "the realities of a 30 year old's journey to live under the ceiling of a PG rating".
