Head Over Heels For Hilary

From Teen Dream To Millennial Poster Girl, Hilary Duff Is #kickinggoals. She Speaks With Cosmo's Morgan Reardon About Owning Your Flaws And Why 30 Is Going To Be Her Best Year Yet...

- Morgan Reardon

Guys! I’M HAVING A SERIOUS HILARY DUFF APPRECIATION MOMENT RN. CONFUSED? ALLOW ME TO EXPLAIN…

In mag land it’s common knowledge that you should never interview your girl crush, or man crush for that matter, because more often than not, they don’t live up to your incredibly high expectations. That’s not to say they’re not still great people, but sometimes you can walk away feeling a little disheartened by their answers. Enter Cosmo’s June cover girl Hilary Duff, who smashed that theory to smithereens, proving she’s the total down-to-earth badass babe I knew she’d be.

And for that we should give credit where credit is due. After hitting Hollywood at the age of six, she quickly became a teen sensation, appearing on cult Disney show Lizzie McGuire. But she didn’t succumb to the pressures that so many child stars do – nope, she took the momentum and ran with it, forging a successful singing career (Metamorphosis will always be the soundtrack of my youth) and starred in a slew of fab films (Raise Your Voice on repeat, anyone?). These days, she’s balancing being a single mum to her adorable six-year-old son Luca and her role as sassy, switched-on millennial Kelsey in TV’s Younger. But while she might look like butter wouldn’t melt, don’t mess with Hils. She’s ready to take on trolls, body shamers and anyone else that doesn’t agree with her ethos of ‘Being kind to others and yourself.’

‘Let’s stop wasting precious time in the day wishing we were different, better, and unflawed,’ she says. Preach! And there’s so much more we can learn from her, so pull up a chair and get ready to take note – we’re giving Hilary the mic.