Chappell Roan Reveals Miley Cyrus Invited Her to a Party — and She Was Starstruck: She 'Was My First Concert'

Roan opened up about wishing she'd adopted "two different personalities" like Cyrus did as the titular character on Disney Channel's 'Hannah Montana'

<p>Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty; Kevin Mazur/Getty</p> Chappell Roan; Miley Cyrus

Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty; Kevin Mazur/Getty

Chappell Roan; Miley Cyrus

It's a big deal for Chappell Roan that Miley Cyrus knows who she is.

During an appearance on the July 17 episode of Drew Afualo's The Comment Section podcast, the "Red Wine Supernova" singer opened up about her rising fame level — and how she recently got invited to one of Cyrus' parties.

"All these things that are happening to me now are just kind of icing on the cake. I never thought I could fly first class. You know what I mean? I never thought I would get access to so much backstage," said Roan, 26. "Miley invited me to a party, and I was like, ‘You don’t know that you were my first concert when the Jonas Brothers were opening for you.'"

<p>Astrida Valigorsky/Getty</p> Chappell Roan performs in Boston in May 2024

Astrida Valigorsky/Getty

Chappell Roan performs in Boston in May 2024

The musician then spoke about how she was a big Hannah Montana fan, explaining that she would've loved to be able to hide her identity like Cyrus' character on the Disney Channel series was able to do behind a blonde wig.

"If I were to be able to start this all over, I don’t think it’s realistic to do a Daft Punk thing, but I wish I would have, you know? Like, a helmet. Same with Mr. Marshmello," said Roan. "But I loved that Hannah had two different personalities because it’s my f---ing hair that gets me in trouble all the time. So, I wish I would’ve done her."

Looking back on the early Cyrus concert she attended, the "HOT TO GO!" performer recalled how the experience taught her about fan culture. "I was in fourth grade, and when she came out I saw my friends start crying, and then little girls around us started crying, and I was like, ‘I guess I’ve gotta cry.’ I was like, ‘This is so emotional,'" said Roan.

Related: Chappell Roan Says She Misses Doing 'Drugs' and 'Frolicking' in Public Before She Was Famous: 'I Miss Being Myself'

<p>DISNEY CHANNEL/BYRON COHEN; Arturo Holmes/Getty</p> Miley Cyrus as Hannah Montana; Miley Cyrus

DISNEY CHANNEL/BYRON COHEN; Arturo Holmes/Getty

Miley Cyrus as Hannah Montana; Miley Cyrus

She continued, "I didn’t understand then why people were crying, but now I get it. I’m like, ‘Oh, because that was the coolest thing.’ It was so spiritual."

Roan has long praised Hannah Montana. In an August interview with Vulture, she spoke about the fictional "Nobody's Perfect" singer as a sonic inspiration for her own music.

"I just want to be Hannah Montana. That’s what I liked when I was little. I also loved P!nk, Katy, Gaga, but not to the degree I love it now," she told the outlet. "I was so catty about pop music as a teen, but it wasn’t fair of me to judge it the same way I judge, like, Radiohead. Pop music is pop music. It’s not trying to be indie, math-rock bulls---."

For more People news, make sure to sign up for our newsletter!

Read the original article on People.