Hilary Duff will reprise her role as Lizzie McGuire
It's been 15 years since Hilary Duff starred in Disney Channel's Lizzie McGuire so this has been a long time coming.
The former child star took to Instagram to announce the news.
'I am beyond excited to be home again, back with my girl'
Hilary announced the news during a conference for D23.
She explains that her character is no longer in her teens but is now a 30-year-old woman.
Lizzie is living in New York, working her dream job as an apprentice decorator and is also dating the perfect man.
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We're not sure whether her original co-stars Jake Thomas, Lalaine Vergara-Paras and Adam Lamberg will join her in the new series.
Lalaine and Adam played her bestfriends Gordo and Miranda.
While Jake played her younger brother Mike.
Where are the cast now?
Adam played the legendary Gordo on the show.
He went on to star in Beautiful Loser shortly after it ended.
The Insider reports he was working in New York as a developmental associate at the Irish Arts Center in 2014.
His whereabouts since then is unknown.
Jake played Lizzie's little brother Mike in the programme.
This was his last major role but he has since appeared in many TV Shows.
It seems he now has a passion for photography.
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1. Cut a hole in the box. 2. Put your camera in the box. 3. They cant hear your camera in the box.
Lalaine Vergara-Paras
Lalaine was absent from the last few episodes of the series in 2004 and she didn't star in The Lizzie McGuire Movie.
According to Huffpost, the show claimed her character was on vacation with her family in Mexico.
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When he embarrasses you at the same time as your homegirls bf does too🌹#DoofiestHolidayEVER
The actress opened up about life after the show in an interview with the publication in 2017.
'I hold a job down to pay the bills, and I’ve been doing all these random little projects.'
'[My life used to consist of] craziness and nonstop everything, and, when I was a kid, not really knowing what a kid’s life was.'
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Apparently it's been 15 years since we first shopped for a bra. #Grown #Kinda
She explains, 'It was just go, go, go. Now it’s just a completely different perspective on my go, go, go.'
'I’m just more like trying to walk over there. I’m not trying to jog or run anymore.'
Lalaine also reveals she joined a band for a couple years, 'I learned how to play bass.'
'I was on the road for like a year-and-a-half straight with these girls in like a van all across the country.'
An exact release date for the new series hasn't been announced yet but it will air on Disney+ which premieres this November.
Speaking of reboots and sequels, check out the trailer for the upcoming High School Musical series here.
