Hilary Duff's Commencement Speech: Lessons & Tour

0:00It's May 1st. From Hollywood to your headphones, this is Entertainment and celebrity news today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Hillary Duff just added commencement speaker to her resume, dropping wisdom on Northeastern University's class of 2026 at Fenway Park Inn. Boston on April 29th. The Lizzie McGuire star turned pop icons shared lessons from her wild ride in entertainment, starting with a joke about her own schooling ending around. The third grade when her acting career took off. She got real about turning down big paychecks that didn't feel right, explaining how saying yes to everything made her lose her voice. Instead, she learned to pause, redirect her energy, and wait until she was ready to create on her terms. Fans and grads aided up with the crowd roaring an approval at the massive stadium. Duff's story hit home, drawing from her pivot away from music after her 2007 album Dignity Hit No. 3 on the Billboard 2, 100, letting her dive into acting, producing, and writing

1:00bestsellers. She bounced back strong in 2015 with Breathe In, Breathe Out, Landing at No. 5, and this year dropped luck or something like it, co-made with her husband, which also peaked at No. 3, plus the hit roommates. Now she's gearing up for the lucky me tour, kicking off June 21st in West Palm Beach, and hitting cities across North America, Australia, the UK and Mexico into next year, proving she's still owning her path.