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Falling stars: Disney good girls gone bad

They shot to fame as wholesome girls-next-door in some of Disney's most successful films and TV shows but they couldn't stay squeaky clean forever.
Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan.

They shot to fame as wholesome girls-next-door in some of Disney’s most successful films and TV shows but they couldn’t stay squeaky clean forever.

As quickly as Disney could cast the next sugar-sweet young star, the previous generation was blossoming into wild women who never seemed to miss an opportunity to strip off.

From Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera to Miley Cyrus, here are some of Disney’s most famous girls gone wild.

Disney girls Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan.

Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus has gone from super-sweet to most outrageous woman in music.

The Parent Trap star Lindsay Lohan is just 27 but she’s already been jailed six times and completed five stints in rehab.

Britney Spears started her career as a member of the Mickey Mouse Club before becoming a pop star, locking lips with Madonna and shaving her head during a very public breakdown.

Fellow Mickey Mouse Club member Christina Aguilera transformed her wholesome image in 2002, becoming of the raunchiest stars in the industry.

The Amanda Show star Amanda Bynes posed in a raunchy shoot for Maxim magazine (right) before having a very public breakdown earlier this year.

Vanessa Hudgens shot to fame in High School Musical but her wholesome image was tarnished by leaked nude photos and a shoot with Maxim magazine (right).

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody star Ashley Tisdale got rid of her good girl image by posing nude for Allure magazine and topless for Maxim magazine.

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody star Ashley Tisdale got rid of her good girl image by posing nude for Allure magazine and topless for Maxim magazine.

Lizze McGuire star Hilary Duff broke free from her squeaky clean image by posing for provocative photo shoots in Us Weekly, Shape and Maxim (right).

Before The O.C. Mischa Barton starred in Disney film A Ring of Endless Light but was later arrested for driving under the influence and drug possession.

Camp Rock star Demi Lovato went into rehab in 2010 to treat bulimia, self-harming behaviour and problems with drugs and alcohol.

Wizards of Waverly Place star Selena Gomez is now one of Young Hollywood’s sexiest stars.

High School Musical star Zac Efron was Disney’s golden boy until he was admitted to rehab for a drug addiction.

Raven Symone was the pint-sized star of That’s So Raven. Here she is all grown up in Vibe magazine

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