Hilary Duff returns to the stage as surprise guest at music festival: 'This is what dreams are ma...

The &34;Lizzie McGuire&34; star was the latest &34;Sally&34; to join the singer Role Model for his performance of &34;Sally, When the Wine Runs Out&34; at Austi

The "Lizzie McGuire" star was the latest "Sally" to join the singer Role Model for his performance of "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out" at Austin City Limits.

Hilary Duff returns to the stage as surprise guest at music festival: 'This is what dreams are made of, baby!'

The "Lizzie McGuire" star was the latest "Sally" to join the singer Role Model for his performance of "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out" at Austin City Limits.

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Hilary Duff at Milan Fashion Week in 2025; Role Model on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' in 2025. Credit:

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- Hilary Duff surprised fans, joining Role Model on stage during his Austin City Limits performance of "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out."

- The singer introduced the *Lizzie McGuire* star with a reference to one of her songs: "This is what dreams are made of."

- Natalie Portman, Olivia Rodrigo, Kate Hudson, Al Roker, and more have been previous "Sallies" during his shows.

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Hilary Duff shocked fans with a surprise appearance during Role Model's performance at Austin City Limits on Friday. The 38-year-old *Lizzie McGuire* star joined the singer on stage as the latest celebrity guest to be his "Sally" during his song "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out."

Role Model and Hilary Duff on stage at Austin City Limits.

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Role Model, whose real name is Tucker Pillsbury, introduced Duff with a cheeky reference to the most iconic song from *The Lizzie McGuire Movie*, shouting, "This is what dreams are made of, baby!" — a nod to the 2003 track "What Dreams Are Made Of."

Duff danced alongside the singer before the two musicians embraced on stage. Role Model then pointed to his guest as she walked off stage and waved goodbye to the crowd.

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Role Model has made a habit of bringing various celebrities on stage during "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out." The tradition kicked off in February, when the singer welcomed TikTok star Jake Shane into his set in Dallas as part of an inside joke.

"We had no plans to do this whole 'Sally' thing," Role Model told *Teen Vogue* in April. "I knew right before the tour started that Jake Shane was going to be in Dallas at the same time doing the show, so we were like, 'Oh, we should bring him out.' And then online there was this rumor that started that 'Sally' was about Jake Shane."

Role Model performing at Austin City Limits on Oct. 3, 2025.

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The singer went on to explain that he and Shane thought it'd be fun to "play into" the rumor and harken back to another pop singer inviting an iconic guest on stage. "[We'll] have a silly Internet moment and do a 'One Less Lonely Girl' type of thing and bring back that moment from [Justin] Bieber," he recalled thinking.

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Pillsbury continued the trend for subsequent concerts, first with artists like Ashe in Nashville and TikTokers like Grace O'Malley in Washington, D.C. Then came Wallows musician Dylan Minnette and *Mean Girls* star Renée Rapp at back-to-back Los Angeles shows.

At his concerts in New York, Role Model's "Sally" guests included Natalie Portman, Bowen Yang, and Conan Gray. In Chicago, Olivia Rodrigo and music producer the Dare played the role. Kate Hudson filled Sally's shoes at a show in Aspen, Colo., in August, and Al Roker did the honors when Role Model performed on *Today* shortly thereafter.

Duff announced last month that she will return to TV and music with a new docuseries and an album. The docuseries will offer "vérité footage, stylized interviews, performances, and videos from her personal archive" as the *Lizzie McGuire* alum gears up for her first stage performance in 10 years and works on an album with Atlantic Records after signing a new deal with the label.

"Embracing the ups, downs, and everything in between, fans will ride shotgun as she balances raising a family, recording new music, live show rehearsals, and preparing to perform on stage for the first time in over a decade," the docuseries' official synopsis reads.

Role Model will next perform at All Things Go in Toronto on Sunday, so perhaps an iconic Canadian will join him on stage (Alanis Morissette? Avril Lavigne? Drake?). He's also set to perform as the musical guest on *Saturday Night Live* on Oct. 11.**

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