Hilary Duff is in her comeback era! The former Disney star released a new album, “luck… or something,” on February 20, and it is filled with deeply personal songs.
One song fans cannot stop talking about is “We Don’t Talk.” There has been speculation for weeks that the hit is about Duff’s relationship with her older sister, Haylie Duff.
Hilary Duff’s Song ‘We Don’t Talk’ Is About Sister Haylie
During a sit-down interview with CBS News special correspondent Anthony Mason for “CBS Mornings,” the “Lizzie Maguire” alum confirmed the lyrics refer to her strained relationship with Haylie.
“It’s definitely about my sister and just absolutely the most lonely part of my existence,” Duff told Mason on Friday, February 20. “It’s [about] not having my sister in my life at the moment. [I] really struggled with thinking about including that on the record.”
She continued, “But it’s funny as a person that exists in the world without my other half. So many people are having that experience.”
She went on to say that she has met many people who relate to her situation. While she grappled with including such a personal song on her new record, Duff explained, she ultimately decided to because it’s her “truth.”
“Like I said, so many people are having this experience,” she continued. “And for me, making a record was all about connection. I was never going to take outside songs from people, you know? Because what would the point be if it wasn’t me?”
Hilary Duff and Haylie Duff’s Relationship
The Duff sisters, who both grew up in the industry, have not been photographed together since 2019. However, the root of their rift remains unknown.
“That’s my family,” the “A Cinderella Story” star said during an interview with Glamour earlier this month. “Those are the people that affect you the most, take up the most space naturally as a human who’s born into something.”
She added, “Just because you’re born into a family doesn’t mean that it always stays together. You can only control your side and your street…. I’ve had a very complicated life, and my parents had a very complicated thing. I know it’s not rare, and I think it goes back to the theme of, Why share now? I guess I just felt ready.”
As for whether she hopes Haylie will hear the song, Duff told CBS Mornings, “I don’t think that that would help.”
“I think I have to just exist as a person on my own and do what I want to do,” she added. “I hope that for everyone that is where I’m sitting. You have to do what you want to do, and you have to do what feels good for you. And I’ve it’s taken me a lot of time to get there and to live that way and to not care what the noise is going to be around it and just be me.”
