Teyana Taylor says she feels like a real‑life Hannah Montana as she switches between red‑carpet glamour and hands‑on motherhood while raising her two daughters and navigating her Hollywood career.
Teyana Taylor says she feels like Hannah Montana as a mom juggling home life with her showbiz career.
The 35-year-old Oscar-nominated actress has Iman “Junie” Tayla Shumpert Jr., 10, and Rue Rose Shumpert, five, with ex-husband Iman Shumpert, 35, and just like Miley Cyrus and her alter ego, she feels like she is living two lives.
She told People: “I think because when I am home and when we are together, I’m in such mommy mode that … it’s almost like Hannah Montana.”
Teyana explained: “They understand it. I live two different lives where it’s like, ‘Okay, here’s carpet mommy. But then here is mommy, when she’s home, we’re going to the trampoline park, we’re cooking, we’re playing, we’re drawing.’ So they understand balance.”
She described her eldest girl as a “little celebrity” who loves posing it up on the red carpet.
Sharing how her daughters have coped with their mom being famous, she went on: “She [Junie] don’t walk in saying, ‘My mom needs this,’ or ‘I’m this.’ I love that balance.
“But then you see Junie and Rue on a red carpet and they posing and serving. So I just think it’s amazing to see how they navigate balance. It’s really inspiring. It just makes me proud as a parent.”
At Sunday night’s (15.03.26) Academy Awards, Teyana is nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Perfidia Beverly Hills in One Battle After Another.
Speaking to the publication about the nod last month, she admitted: “I’m not thinking about my [Oscars] speech. I’m not even trying to go down that rabbit hole.
“I’m pacing myself. I don’t want to jinx anything. Honestly, I’m having just a good time. Having fun and staying grounded, that’s so important for me. You know what I’m saying?”
Teyana Taylor feels like Hannah Montana balancing motherhood with stardom
