Where are they now? The kids of Lizzie McGuire.

Over the weekend, the Disney Chanel confirmed they are bringing back the all-time classic show Lizzie McGuire and…this really is what dreams are made of.

Hilary Duff, who is set to reprise the role of Lizzie McGuire, shared the news on Instagram. “SURPRISE!!!,” she wrote. “I’ve been trying to contain this excitement for a loooong time while this has been in the works!”

 

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SURPRISE!!! I’ve been trying to contain this excitement for a loooong time while this has been in the works! I am beyond excited to be home again, back with my girl ♥️…and into her 30’s #bringbackbutterflyclips #lizziemcguire #thisiswhatdreamsaremadeof #lizzieforpresident #DisneyPlus #D23Expo . . . . . . Also, If you needed yet another reason to get Disney+ ….the #lizziemcguiremovie will be living there!

A post shared by Hilary Duff (@hilaryduff) on Aug 23, 2019 at 4:03pm PDT

With Duff now 31 years old, the show will see Lizzie all grown up and working her dream job as an apprentice decorator in New York City. “I am beyond excited to be home again, back with my girl …and into her 30s,” Duff said on Instagram.

While we wait to find out if Lizzie’s bffs Miranda and Gordo will return in the show, we did some digging to see what the cast have been up to since the show wrapped up in 2004.

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Lizzie

Granted, Hilary Duff hasn’t really left our radars since the show ended, so she obviously didn’t require much ‘tracking down’.

After Lizzie McGuire, she enjoyed a successful pop career (Beat of My Heart is still a banger), starred in several movies including A Cinderella Story, Raise Your Voice, The Perfect Man and Cheaper By The Dozen and even released her own fragrance.

(It was called ‘With Love’ and was released at the same time as her song With Love, which featured advertising for the fragrance in its film clip – genius.)

She also had a clothing line – Stuff, by Hilary Duff, which was sold at Kmart and Target.

Currently, she plays a supporting role as Kelsey Peters in Younger and 10 months ago gave birth to her second child with fiance Matthew Koma.

 

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He asked me to be his wife♥️

A post shared by Hilary Duff (@hilaryduff) on May 9, 2019 at 7:20am PDT

She also has a seven-year-old son Luca with ex-husband Mike Comrie.

Miranda

Lizzie’s bff was played by Lalaine Vergara, who’s 32 now.

Adding to the unfortunate list of corrupted Disney starlets, Lalaine had a run-in with the law when she was 20 and spent a short time in rehab.

In July 2007, Lalaine was reportedly arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine, to which she pleaded guilty after missing her initial court date. She received no jail time and her record was wiped clean after court-ordered drug treatment.

She seems to have turned things around now. Her Instagram bio – “People tell me I look like this girl that used be on that show” – heads a feed full of edgy travel pics taken all over the world.

 

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LD in SD w/BC on da ZB.

A post shared by Lalaine Vergara (@thelalaine) on Sep 3, 2018 at 10:45am PDT

Other than travel, Lalaine has spent her post-Lizzie days singing, songwriting, and playing bass for band Vanity Theft.

She’s had a few small movie and TV roles, too – you may remember she made a brief appearance in Easy A as a gossipy teen.

She also shared this throwback post in 2016 which we love too much:

 

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Since I just moved I’ve uncovered many of????#ThrowBacks

A post shared by Lalaine Vergara (@thelalaine) on Mar 17, 2016 at 10:46am PDT

Gordo

Adam Lamberg, who played Gordo, is no longer acting and is a bit of a social media ghost…

But we found him. He’s the development officer at the Irish Arts Centre in New York City now, and he looks like this:

We also tracked down his work's Instagram page because we're creepy like that:

 

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Development officer Adam Lamberg, here making a toast before last night's performance of Mikel Murfi's #IHearYouAndRejoice, used to be an actor. Surely you’re not surprised????????‍♂️. #gesticulations #lizziemcguire #wheresgordo

A post shared by Irish Arts Center (@irishartscenter) on Sep 14, 2018 at 2:08pm PDT

After the show ended, Lamberg appeared in a couple of small independent films, but left the acting world to study geography and public administration before taking up his current position at the Irish Arts Centre.

Matt

Lizzie's annoying little brother Matt was played by Jake Thomas, who kinda looks exactly the same as he did 15 years ago but with a beard.

The 29-year-old posted this photo with his former on-screen mum on his Instagram last year:

 

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My TV mom! So proud of @hallietodd and her family (@ivywithrow @glennwithrow) for the fantastic film that they put together (@thelastchampionfilm)! #lizziemcguire

A post shared by Jake Thomas (@sirjakethomas) on Aug 25, 2018 at 9:24pm PDT

Thomas has been quite successful in the acting world, with quite a lengthy IMDB page to his name.

Thomas stuck around the tween world both during and after Lizzie wrapped - voicing Nigel Planter, a dorky wizard in cartoon The Grimm Adventures of Billy & Mandy and playing Jason Stickler in the Cory in the House after that. He has recently appeared in a few movies, including the comedy What Happened Last Night, thriller The Unwilling and comedy Baja.

According to his Instagram, he's now dabbling in photography and directing, too.

Kate Sanders

Lizzie's cheerleader nemesis Kate Sanders was played by Ashlie Brillault, who much like Gordo, disappeared from the acting world after Lizzie McGuire.

It turns out she ditched acting for law school - she's now a criminal defence attorney in California, according to her LinkedIn profile.

She's also a mum:

 

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A post shared by Ashlie Brillault (@ashbrillault) on May 15, 2017 at 5:42pm PDT

She's certainly come a long way from labelling Lizzie an 'outfit repeater' in the Lizzie McGuire Movie.

Ethan Craft

The dopey school heartthrob and Lizzie's mega crush was played by Clayton Snyder, and yep, you guessed it - he stopped acting after Lizzie, too.

After the show's final episode he went on to play water polo at Pepperdine University, and continued to play professionally in Europe (Rome?).

BUT, he made a return to acting in 2010, appearing in several short films, TV movies and series. He even popped up in episodes of NCIS and Rules of Engagement.

Oh, and he looks like this now:

 

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I still play water polo sometimes. And this time my team @laacwp wrecked havoc at the EU Nations Cup in Prague, Czech Republic and grabbed the GOLD. Love this sport, love this team. Here’s to many more years of each. ????????????????????‍♂️

A post shared by clayton snyder (@heyclaytron) on Sep 16, 2018 at 10:09am PDT

So, there you have it - all the kids from Lizzie McGuire accounted for. Now you can rest easy.