If you were a tween in the early 2000s, you probably heard of the iconic Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM). In the film, Duff plays artistic teenager Kelly who’s forced to attend the strict George Washinton Military Academy.
On her first day, Kelly struggles to fit in and eventually makes an enemy out of Cadet Captain Jennifer Stone – who’s played by Kim Possible star Christy Carlson Romano.
The film is full of tense moments between the two characters as they compete on their school’s competitive drill team. In a recent interview with Cosmopolitan, Duff said she had no idea that the LGBTQ+ community shipped Kelly and Jennifer together. “I have to watch the movie again.
No one has brought that to my attention except for Tien Tran on our show who plays Ellen [in How I Met Your Father],” she explained. “She was like, ‘Oh my God.