Gretchen Wilson Befriends 'Hannah Montana'

Gretchen Wilson photo courtesy of Sony/BMG.

June 20, 2007 — Dial-Global reports that Billy Ray Cyrus' daughter, Miley, and Gretchen Wilson have struck up quite a friendship. Noting that the two "are always emailing each other and talking about different ideas," Billy Ray says Miley and Gretchen are "really a good team" and "could really write some great songs together."

There are, in fact, plans to have the "Redneck Woman" make a guest appearance on Miley's hit TV show, "Hannah Montana." Gretchen says that would make her a huge hit at home and that her daughter Grace would also love to share the small screen with one of her favorite actresses.

"Well, we watch Hannah Montana about 15 times a day at my house," Gretchen says. "She's a pretty big star and obviously my daughter just idolizes her...thinks that she is 'it.' I hear catch phrases from 'ya think?' and 'sweet nibblets,' all the time. Those are like common phrases around my house."

Gretchen says Grace is very eager to appear on the show. "I think I got her dad kinda talked into it," she says. "He's more about, you know, 'Keep it down. Let her be a kid,' and I think she is being a kid and she really knows that she wants to do this. Obviously, she'd just probably be like in the cafeteria or one of the school kids or something. They're talkin' about writing me a little bitty piece in it, and I'm gonna do it 'cause I wanna be a star to my daughter. And if I can get on 'Hannah Montana,' then I'll be something."