She was America’s teen idol. Why Hilary Duff says she escaped the major pitfalls of Hollywood.

On the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, Hilary Duff opened up about surviving child stardom, early-2000s culture and why she believes she “did not go crazy.”

Hilary Duff is setting the record straight on growing up in the spotlight.

“People look at me and think like, ‘Oh, she's had it easy, maybe,” Duff said on a Feb. 25 episode of the Call Her Daddy podcast. “I definitely have not had it easy, but I feel okay.”

“I did not go crazy,” Duff added.

Now, the 38-year-old is having a career resurgence. Her first album in more than a decade, “Luck … or Something,” was released Feb. 20. The 2000s pop-star is coming off a Las Vegas residency, and will kick off a tour of her new album this summer – her first world outing in nearly 20 years – before heading on an international leg that stretches into 2027. 

Her musical comeback is certainly turning heads. But so is the way she’s getting candid about her upbringing, and the perspective she’s gained after time away from the childhood spotlight.