Jan 11, 2008 12:16 pm US/Pacific
Hannah Montana Caught Using Body Double
NEW YORK (AP) ―
It was ever so brief, but the use of a body double by Miley Cyrus on
her best-selling "Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus 'Best of Both Worlds'"
tour is creating plenty of buzz.
A video posted on YouTube shows the 15-year-old entertainer as
"Hannah" dancing onstage with a group of dancers and the Jonas
Brothers, also on the tour. During the song, someone ushers her
offstage via a trap door. Immediately, another girl dressed like the
character "Hannah" in the same pink trench coat with blonde hair
covering her faces dances around, runs up the stage set, and then
quickly leaves.
While the double is holding a microphone for her less than a minute,
the girl motions like she is singing. However, a rep for Miley said the
switch was only for costume purposes.
"To help speed the transition from Hannah to Miley, there is a
production element during the performance of 'We Got the Party'
incorporating a body double for Miley," according to statement Friday
from the public relations firm PMK.
"After Hannah has completed the featured verse on the duet with the
Jonas Brothers, a body double appears approximately one to two minutes
prior to the end of the song in order to allow Miley to remove the
Hannah wig and costume and transform into Miley for her solo set. Other
than during this very brief transitional moment in the show, Miley
performs live during the entirety of both the Hannah and Miley segments
of the concert."
Miley's "Hannah Montana" tour is one of the nation's hottest tours,
selling out within minutes when tickets went on sale last fall. Some
people have been reselling tickets for thousands of dollars. Miley has
released two albums under the "Hannah Montana" brand, both of which
have sold more than two million copies.
The "Hannah Montana" is an offshoot of the Walt Disney Co. TV show.
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