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When it comes to her fast-growing fame, it's tough staying a step ahead – even for Billy Ray, whose career is undergoing its own renaissance thanks to his turn this year on Dancing with the Stars. (His next album comes out July 24.) Last month the Cyruses and their five kids had to relocate to a new house (their third in less than two years since moving from Nashville to L.A. ) with a gated entrance because so many young fans rang their doorbell, asking, "Is Hannah Montana home?" Miley's Hannah Montana soundtrack went double platinum last year; her follow-up, Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus, is just hitting stores. She says she now steers clear of movie theaters and amusement parks because the mob scenes "get pretty crazy."
It's a different story at home. "Everything is about keeping her grounded," says Leticia, her mom and manager, who's called "Tish." "She knows that if there was any time I felt like things were getting to be too much for her, we would just not do it." After all, says Tish, behind the blonde wig and glittery eye shadow of Hannah Montana "she's just a kid." Adds Billy Ray: "We try to make it as normal as possible living in this world that she's in."
