Hilary Duff Through the Years: Photos (2024)

All grown up! Hilary Duff became a well-known name during her time on Disney Channel playing Lizzie McGuire. Since then, she has explored songwriting with hits like "So Yesterday," "Metamorphosis," "Why Not," "Break My Heart" and "Our Lips Are Sealed."Fans were thrilled when it was announced in August 2019 that Disney+ would be reviving Lizzie McGuire with a reboot. The original show aired on The Disney Channel from 2001 to 2004.The actress later opened up about what it was like to explore the character of Lizzie so many years later.“Her having a completely different life than Hilary — she doesn’t have kids — I thought it would be a really fun experience to go through it with her,” the Younger star told Us Weekly exclusively in November 2019. “I think it’s going to be a really good mix of giving everyone what they want from the show in the past, and also a new fresh show and her at 30, which looks completely different.”The singer noted at the time that her relationship with Lizzie wasn't always positive.“I loved that character, obviously. There were times when I never wanted to hear her name again, and there were times when I was extremely grateful for the experience, having her in my life just like everybody else had her and for all of the opportunities that it created for me,” she told Us. “After meeting with Disney on multiple occasions about possibly bringing it back, finally the story line felt right."In January 2020, production was paused on the revival and series creator Terri Minsky exited the show later that month. Following her departure, Disney expressed that the show was headed "in a different creative direction" than planned."Fans have a sentimental attachment to Lizzie McGuire and high expectations for a new series. After filming two episodes, we concluded that we need to move in a different creative direction and are putting a new lens on the series," a spokesperson for the network said in a statement at the time.Duff confirmed in December 2020 that the revival series was officially cancelled.[sendtonews type="float" key="iLfcdpR9jj-2839721-14453"]"I’ve been so honored to have the character of Lizzie in my life. She has made such a lasting impact on many, including myself. To see the fans’ loyalty and love for her, to this day, means so much to me. I know the efforts and conversations have been everywhere trying to make a reboot work but, sadly and despite everyone’s best efforts, it isn’t going to happen," the actress wrote via Instagram.She added: "I want any reboot of Lizzie to be honest and authentic to who Lizzie would be today. It’s what the character deserves. We can all take a moment to more in the amazing woman she would’ve been in the adventures we would have taken with her. I’m very sad, but I promise everyone tried their best and the stars just didn’t align. Hey now, this is what 2020s made of."Despite the reboot's disappointing fate, Duff continued to find success in different projects, such as her role on Younger as Kelsey Peters. A spinoff centered around her character is in the works. Hulu also announced in April 2021 that Duff will star and produce in How I Met Your Father, the follow-up to How I Met Your Mother.The Texas native's greatest role, though, is being a mother. Duff welcomed son Luca 2012 with ex-husband Mike Comrie. They were married from 2010 to 2016.The Beauty and the Briefcase star married Matthew Koma in 2019. The couple share daughters Banks and Mae, born in 2018 and 2021, respectively."Mae James Bair - We LOVE you beauty," Duff captioned a photo via Instagram of her entire family after she welcomed her second daughter.Scroll down to revisit Duff's transformation through the years.

"I grew up in people's living rooms, and so they know me as this little blonde, perfectly-relatable girl. And that's fine," the Disney star told The Huffington Post. Duff played the title role on Lizzie McGuire from 2001 to 2004.

In August 2002, Duff (then 14) was all smiles at the premiere of Blue Crush in Los Angeles.

In 2003, Duff dated Nick Carter's kid brother Aaron. After the duo split, Aaron dated fellow Disney star Lindsay Lohan. After splitting with Lohan, Aaron went back to dating Duff, which caused tension between the two girls.

In November 2003, Duff donned leather pants and high heels for a performance at the AMAs in L.A.

Duff wore heavy eyeliner and a low-cut top while performing at MTV's New Year's Eve 2004.

Duff debuted a noticeably fuller smile in April 2005.

The actress showed off her trim physique in a red dress in July 2005. "There definitely was a time when I was pretty obsessed with my weight, but I'm better off not stressing about my body all the time," she told Cosmopolitan magazine.

From 2004 to 2006, Duff dated Good Charlotte singer Joel Madden. Shortly after their breakup in November 2006, Madden began dating Nicole Richie. (Madden and Richie are now married with two kids.)

Duff looked chic at the International Polo Club's annual Polo Ball black tie gala in April 2007.

Fellow Disney star Miley Cyrus has cited Duff as her role model. She told MTV News in 2008: "[Hilary has] kind of set the way for all of us, not only just in a business sense, but [by] saying that it is okay to be a good girl. Like, that's cool!"

In 2007, Duff began dating hockey player Mike Comrie. The duo wed in August 2010 and announced in August 2011 they were expecting their first child together.

Duff wowed in a black chiffon gown at Good Housekeeping's Shine On Awards in April 2010.

When asked the biggest challenge of being married to a hockey player, Duff told Askmen.com: "It means he's always in good shape. That's his job! I've had to up my game in my workouts to make sure I can keep up with him."

Hilary Duff and her older sister Haylie volunteered with L.A.'s Mission Easter for the Homeless on Easter 2011.

"We are extremely happy and ready to start this new chapter of our lives," Duff wrote on her website in Aug. 2011.

The mom-to-be showed off her baby bump in L.A. in Dec. 2011.

"Welcome to the World Luca Cruz Comrie! Tuesday evening, we became proud parents of a healthy 7 pound 6 ounce beautiful boy," Duff shared on her Twitter in March 2012.

Duff and husband Mike Comrie announced they were separating after four years of marriage in January 2014. At the time, a source told Us "the spark was no longer there" and that "they are better as friends." They finalized their divorce in January 2016.

Despite splitting in January 2014, Duff and Comrie still spend almost every day together with their son. In fact, one month after announcing their split, the pair spent Valentine's Day as a trio and took a family vacation to Hawaii. Duff shared with fans: "#modernfamily #vacation."

Getting so big! Duff shared an adorable picture of herself spending quality time with then 2-year-old son Luca on Mother's Day in 2014.

After taking a five year break from releasing music, Duff made her comeback with single "Chasing the Sun" in July 2014.

The actress took on the role of Kelsey Peters in TVLand’s Younger, which premiered in 2015. She’d join costars Sutton Foster and Nico Tortorella on set as she traveled back and forth between L.A. and NYC to film the series.

Following her split from Comrie, the star dated trainer Jason Walsh. "It was definitely my first more serious relationship since my ex-husband,” she’d later tell Cosmopolitan. On going public with him, she added: “I was like, 'f—k it. He's my boyfriend.' I just needed to make sure it was right.” They split in November 2016 after several months of dating.

Hilary made her red carpet debut with Matthew Koma at a pre–SAG Awards party at Chateau Marmont Hotel in West Hollywood in January 2017, two years after they collaborated on her album Breathe In. Breathe Out. She and the singer split that March, but reconciled months later.

The couple announced in June 2018 that they were expecting their first child together – a baby girl. “Guess what guys! @matthewkoma and I made a little princess of our own and we couldn’t be more excited!!!!!!,” she wrote, days after sister Haylie welcomed daughter Lulu.

The Disney alum and Koma welcomed their first child together, a baby girl named Banks Violet Bair, on October 25, 2018. “This little bit has fully stolen our hearts!” Duff wrote on Instagram.“She joined our world at home on Thursday afternoon and is absolute magic.”

Koma proposed to the former child star in May 2019 after dating on and off for two and a half years. “Thanks for the promotion babe,” she wrote via Instagram.

Duff wed Koma in a low-key backyard wedding in December 2019. Close family and friends were present for the sweet event.

The “Come Clean” singer welcomed her third child, daughter Mae James Blair, in March 2021. She announced the arrival with an Instagram photo of her family of five in her birthing pool. “We LOVE you beauty,” she wrote.

In January 2022, the former Disney star took on a new role in the How I Met Your Mother spinoff, How I Met Your Father, on Hulu. Duff stars as Sophie, a hopelessly romantic photographer in search of her soulmate. Similar to HIMYM, Sophie is unaware of her biological father.

The How I Met Your Father alum shared that she had given birth to her and Koma’s third child together, daughter Townes.

“Townes Meadow Bair 🧸 , now we know why she made us wait so long … She was perfecting those Cheeks!” Duff wrote via Instagram in May 2024 alongside black and white snaps from the birth. “I Have been dreaming of holding you in my arms for months and the past 5 days of getting to know you, stare at you and smell you has been pure moments of magic. We all love you like you’ve been here all along beauty.”