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Hilary Duff Says She Got 'Zero Education' as a Child Star

She frames her schooling gaps as self-taught, stressing a priority on her children's formal education.

Overview

  • Duff discussed her schooling on the March 2 Table Manners podcast with Jessie and Lennie Ware, saying she had “zero education” while working in Hollywood.
  • She said she educated herself on subjects that interested her and joked that she relies on Google and ChatGPT to fill knowledge gaps.
  • Coverage conflicts on whether she earned a GED, with several outlets reporting she did at her mother’s urging and others reporting she did not.
  • Duff, who began acting around age 10 and rose to fame at 14 on Disney Channel’s Lizzie McGuire, said she is past worrying about formal credentials.
  • As a mother of four, she emphasized ensuring her children receive a strong, routine-based education and noted she learns from her 13-year-old son’s lessons.