skylar gillespie has 24.4 millions followers on instagram. only in 2025 can a 26 year-old who has starred in tv shows, movies, and played her own songs to full arenas get away with no one stopping her for a selfie "listen, everyone's famous nowadays" she says with a laugh "there are dogs that have more followers than i do"
her big break came when she landed a role on girl meets world, the 2014 disney channel reboot of beloved 1900s sitcom boy meets world. skylar—then a precocious 14-year-old—was cast as maya hart, the sassy best friend to rowan blanchard's earnest riley matthews. by the series's 2017 cancellation, it had launched the careers of both of its leads. "it was such a beautiful experience, i wouldn't have changed it," skylar says of her time on the show. "but i was just about to turn 18, and i was really excited about moving on to the next thing."
the next thing was working as a acting coach for disney channel original musical fantasy movie descendants 3, with her sister daniella malik. then in 2019, she began to work as a acting coach for netflix original musical show julie and the phantoms
"how did working on julie and the phantoms change your life?" we asked
"where do i even begin?" she says with a laugh "if it wasn't for kenny ortega who offered me a job in this show i wouldn't have my best friends, who i consider family. working with kenny, it opened a window for me in the music industry. the legend himself helped me sign with a label, helped me record four albums, and helped me go on four tours" she says
skylar gillespie referring to her four albums titled "my little sky", "behind the scenes" and "moral of the story" earlier today in the morning, skylar dropped her fourth album titled "i get to love you". her fourth album contain the song 'i get to love you' that skylar wrote and performed for charlie on their special day
"not only did kenny ortega open new windows for me in the music industry, but also in life" she said
"that's right! you met your husband on the show!" we mentioned
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