Exclusive: How I Met Your Father star Hilary Duff says she ‘owes the LGBTQ+ community everything’
Since her debut in the late 90s with Casper Meets Wendy, the actress and singer has developed a passionate queer following thanks to roles in Disney Channel’s iconic Lizzie McGuire series and TV Land’s Younger, as well as films such as The Lizzie McGuire Movie, A Cinderella Story and Material Girls.
The LGBTQ+ community has also rallied behind Hilary’s successful pop music career, which includes fan-favourite anthems such as Come Clean, What Dreams Are Made Of, With Love, All About You and Sparks.
With 15 million records sold worldwide and four consecutive top five albums on the US Billboard 200, including her number one smasher Metamorphosis, Hilary remains one of the best-selling Disney Channel stars of all time.
Ahead of the release of How I Met Your Father, which sees Hilary in the lead role as Sophie, we asked the star if there was a particular moment in her career when she first realised she had a devoted LGBTQ+ fanbase. “I mean, I felt it from Lizzie [McGuire],” says Hilary. “More so when I started my music career.
