Miley Cyrus opens up about why she needed to leave Hannah Montana behind. 🌟 Back in 2013, Miley ditched the wig, went bleach-blond, twerked on Robin Thicke at the VMAs, and even famously joked on SNL that Hannah Montana had been “murdered.” But in a new interview with Variety, she says, “I wasn’t trying to kill Hannah off. I was just progressing.” “Being recognizable as a teen going through different phases and stages was sometimes awkward,” Miley explains, “but that’s what helped me relate to the kids watching at home.” She admits it was a risk to reinvent herself instead of sticking with her Hannah persona, but it shaped the career she has today. “I boldly and unapologetically presented myself to the world at that time where I could have gone the other way and played it safe. Maybe that would have been successful at the time, and it wouldn’t have been such a cross to bear, but I wouldn’t have had the reward. I don’t know if I would have had the sustainability that my career has ...