For many of us, the entire 21st century can be chronicled through the exact movements and aesthetic of Miley Cyrus at any given time. She came onto the scene in Hannah Montana in 2001 and everything from Bangerz era through to distressingly adorable newly-wed has played out on the public stage.
Our shameless investment in Miley’s life is what makes her own early noughties throwback photos such a nostalgic trip down memory lane for the rest of us onlookers. Disney channel era Miley takes you back to another time, and it’s irresistible content.
Which is why we love Miley’s recent throwback photo frenzy that snowballed from an International Women’s Day-inspired homage into a treasure chest of memories, getting some of her old mates (and our favourite child stars) involved in the fun.
Who got a little carried away on the insta stories yesterday…. yeah…about that pic.twitter.com/6TjGu2Fppa
— Miley Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) March 11, 2019
Posting to Instagram Story, Instagram feed and Twitter, Miley took us back to the Disney Channel golden days of the early 2000’s.
That includes a post of Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, herself, and the Jonas Brothers, that references the Jobros new song ft. their new lady friends, ‘Sucker’.
— Miley Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) March 11, 2019
If there were any doubts left that Miley and her 2006 ex-boyfriend Nick Jonas are on good terms, please see Miley’s post of their recent DM’s. Miley sent Nick an old picture posted on a fan account featuring her in a Jonas Brothers shirt, to which Nick replied,
“Amazing. These throwback shots have been (fire emoji)”
It truly is a post ‘7 Things’ world we are living in.
— Miley Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) March 12, 2019
That moment when even your ex knows your socials have been ???????? pic.twitter.com/FVa7Eaqmjt
— Miley Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) March 12, 2019
He’s not wrong, the throwbacks really are fire.
Some of Miley’s mates reposted their throwbacks, like Ashley Tisdale and this picture of the pair self-owning their extreme hair extension phase.
Miley self-owns again in the caption to this photo with Adele and a crew of some of the most talented female vocalists around. Clearly she’s referring to Bangerz era Miley twerking on stage at the VMAs, which we truly were not ready for.
Emma Roberts might be a Nickelodeon star but she gets a shout out too.
Then of course Emily Osment, AKA Miley Stewart’s bestie on Hannah Montana gets some love. Big love to anything Hannah Montana-related.
And finally, I would like to show my appreciation for this bizarre women’s day post, that is semi-throwback, except that this scene definitely never happened.
It’s Women’s Day! ? To celebrate, will you Top like Taylor? Or Twerk like Miley? Please Answer pic.twitter.com/eNte9TOtR9
— Miley Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) March 10, 2019
Thank you Miley Cyrus for the retrospective on the 21st century. Miley going from a break-up ballad for Nick Jonas to both being married and platonically friendly is the inspiration we need to know that progress is real.