• Hannah Montana star Emily Osment is missing from the show’s 20th anniversary reunion special.
  • The actor explained her absence in a lengthy Instagram post and video.
  • The Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special premieres on Disney+ on March 24 (today!).

The Hannah Montana 20 Anniversary Special is incoming on Disney+, and it’ll be full of recognizable faces from the show—including, obviously, Miley Cyrus. But one person who won’t be featured in the special? That’d be Emily Osment, who played Miley’s best friend Lilly from 2006 to 2011.

Stars of Disney Channel's "Hannah Montana" Meet the Press
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So, why isn’t she in the special? Emily explained her absence in an Instagram post, saying she’s busy filming George & Mandy’s First Marriage, but that she’s “grateful that you guys all still love this show. I'm so proud to be a part of it.”

Emily also wrote in her caption “Hannah Montana changed my life, it gave me a lifelong respect for this medium of comedy, it taught me discipline, patience, timing and respect working in an adult space so young. I’ve met thousands of HM fans over the years, fans that now have children watching this show and fans that literally work beside me every day, like Montana. He’s seen every episode, don’t be fooled. I can’t tell you what your sweet messages mean to me and how lucky I feel to have been apart of this once in a generation goliath of a television show. Thank you for letting me into your living rooms and I hope to still be there many years from now. Would never be where I am without you guys, working on another beautiful show I love so dearly. With all my heart, THANK YOU! ♥️ Lilly

The Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special premieres on Disney+ on March 24 (aka..today!).