Miley Cyrus left Disney Channel in May 2010. Miley is active in her Twitter, however she is known for taking long extensive breaks from twitter. In 2009 she claimed that she would perminantely leave twitter. However she did return to promote her tour and now is officially back on the site. Miley, although she has been gone from Disney the longest, has had the most negative publicity. Pictures surfaced of her smoking out of bong, "kissing" her friend who is a girl, and there have been many MANY racy pictures of her (some taken by photographers, others taken by herself) that have spread over the internet like wildfire. Miley has definitely left the Hannah Montana good girl image behind, but has she left those fans behind as well?
Demi Lovato officially left Disney in April 2011. However, she stopped filming her show in January of 2011 so technically that is when she ended her time at Disney. Demi has had a rocky time this past year. While on tour with the Jonas Brothers for the Camp Rock 2 tour in November, Demi hit one of her backup dancers and decided to check herself into rehab because she just wasn't the same person anymore. Then she came clean to the world and explained that she had been battling eating disorders for years, ever since she was bullied as a child. This led to cutting and other extreme forms of diet. During her time in rehab Demi left her Twitter account and really focused on her rehab. Once she got out she was very open about her experience in rehab and has since become the teen voice for standing up against bullying, eating disorders, and cutting. She is extremely loyal to her fans and has made every effort to be honest with them. Although this is a great tactic, Demi also has some negative images. She has starting dropping the F-bomb on twitter, has started dressing more scandalously, and has surrounded herself with friends such as the Kardashians, that are maybe not the best role models for the audience she herself is a role model for. She also recently revealed that before rehab she partied alot and drank. Demi has had both very negative and very positive images since her departure from Disney.
As for Selena Gomez, she is the most recent star to leave Disney (May 2011), so she has had less time to really make a negative impression. However, every single thing Selena has done in the year since she left Disney, has been positive. Yes she is trying to get a more mature roles and gain a new audience, but she is very aware that she is a role model to young impressionable minds. She has not had any scandals and has handled everything thrown at her with grace and poise. She received many death threats from Bieber fans when her and Justin started dating, but even with being threatened Selena turned it around my saying that she understands. She had a crazy crush on Jesse McCartney when she was young and hated every girlfriend he ever had! So she understands where the Biebs-obsessed girls are coming from. Selena is also very active in her Twitter and keeps it very clean and professional. She also recently started making "Thank You to the Fans" videos for different parts of the world who have supported her. Out of the three teen idols, Selena is the only one who has come away with keeping her younger audience happy and gaining newer older fans as well. Is this because she is genuinely a good person or just because she has been away from Disney the shortest?
Stay tuned to hear more of the research I find as I dive deeper into these 3 celebs post-Disney!
