Miley Cyrus: "Hannah Montana Was Restricting"

Miley Cyrus has spoken about the end of her television show Hannah Montana, saying there were “a lot of restrictions” with the role.

The actress-and-singer is looking forward to wrapping up the final series of the popular Disney programme and focusing on new projects. Miley has fond memories of playing her famous alter-ego, but feels ready to move on now because she thinks the character has reached a natural conclusion.

"I'll be 18 this year. Definitely you do a lot of growing, and that's hard to do on a show that does have a lot of restrictions as well. Because there are things we want to do, but then what?” she said in an interview with ET Online.

"Once you put them in college, it's like, 'OK. Then Hannah Montana does what?' So, it's kind of hard to keep it going when there's only really so much you can do with the character that can only grow so much.”

Miley describes the show as a “phenomenon” and is confident she will team up with her co-stars again in the future.

Miley’s father Billy Ray Cyrus, who also appears in the show, is also happy the programme has been such a success and supports Miley’s desire to pursue new projects.

He is confident his daughter’s career will continue to flourish and has revealed she is keen to focus on her music for now.

"For Miley, myself, the cast, the crew, everyone - it's just the right time to end this chapter and begin a new one," he said. "Miley is a singer and a songwriter, she knows where she wants to go… I think she'll always be growing as an artist."