I was watching E!News with my roommates yesterday, which, you know, is informative if you you need to know who Britney Spears is eating dinner with or whether or not George Clooney knows what his "Leatherheads" costar John Krasinski's middle name is. Regardless, one of their segments ended up catching my eye for this blog post. It seems that teen (not going to use that popular "tween" word because I think it's ridiculous) phenom Miley Cyrus has her own podcast show on YouTube that she hosts with best friend (BFF in E! language), back-up dancer Mandy Jiroux.
I decided to check out the podcast today, and for someone who missed the whole "Hannah Montana" thing by about seven years, I was actually pleasantly surprised. Neither Cyrus or Jiroux is attempting to be Barbara Walters, but they chat about their lives and friendship in a cutesy, comical way that I can definitely see appealing to young girls. I can also see why Cyrus appeals to parents, as well, with her "we love Jesus!" professions and wholesome use of the word "darn". Also, while she does make silly faces and clown around, she doesn't play young and dumb, but in fact appears older than her 15 years with her deep voice and mature handling of fame.
Is Cyrus, with the help of her best friend, going to take over the world? Well, given that with a little research you can find out that Jiroux is member of a new music group called The Beach Girls (sounds...original?) I'm going to say no, but the twosome do have some serious potential to be the new idols for a generation of young girls. And with their peppy spirits and overall sunny dispositions, I'd say let 'em go for it. At least as long as their idea of fun remains "sleepovers" and they flash peace signs, not body parts, to the paparazzi.
Here's their YouTube site and below is the episode that briefly appeared on E!News in which Cyrus and Jiroux turn the tables on radio show host Ryan Seacrest:
I decided to check out the podcast today, and for someone who missed the whole "Hannah Montana" thing by about seven years, I was actually pleasantly surprised. Neither Cyrus or Jiroux is attempting to be Barbara Walters, but they chat about their lives and friendship in a cutesy, comical way that I can definitely see appealing to young girls. I can also see why Cyrus appeals to parents, as well, with her "we love Jesus!" professions and wholesome use of the word "darn". Also, while she does make silly faces and clown around, she doesn't play young and dumb, but in fact appears older than her 15 years with her deep voice and mature handling of fame.
Is Cyrus, with the help of her best friend, going to take over the world? Well, given that with a little research you can find out that Jiroux is member of a new music group called The Beach Girls (sounds...original?) I'm going to say no, but the twosome do have some serious potential to be the new idols for a generation of young girls. And with their peppy spirits and overall sunny dispositions, I'd say let 'em go for it. At least as long as their idea of fun remains "sleepovers" and they flash peace signs, not body parts, to the paparazzi.
Here's their YouTube site and below is the episode that briefly appeared on E!News in which Cyrus and Jiroux turn the tables on radio show host Ryan Seacrest:
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