Hilary Duff will always and forever be known as Lizzie McGuire, the title character of Disney’s early 2000s show. Duff was, of course, a child star, who was home-schooled from the time she was in third grade. So she didn’t have school events of her own to attend.
She found a way, though. On one occasion, the actress accompanied Lizzie co-star, Clayton Snyder, who played Ethan Craft, to one of his school’s formals.
“I actually went to two homecomings,” Duff said. “One with him and one with just like another friend.”
Snyder mentioned the evening last month on an episode of the Vulnerable podcast, which is hosted by another Disney alum, Christy Carlson Romano. As he recalled, his mom had suggested he ask Duff to attend with him — not as a date — but because she thought the actress needed a “normal kid experience.”