Celebrity Childhood Friends Who Withstood the Test of Time!

Here are some of Disney’s most successful tweens at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards. Host Miley Cyrus poses with Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez. After an eating disorder and an unhealthy lifestyle landed her in rehab in 2010, Lovato was lucky enough to have the support of both Cyrus and Gomez during her personal transition. Lovato has said that "both of them will never leave my life no matter what happens, because we’ve been through so much together."

Tweeny pop stars Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus might incite a catfight among fans, but the talented two are actually good friends. They’ve performed live and hosted events together, showing the world that some friendships can stand the test of time.

Funnily enough, superstars Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez met years ago at a Jonas Brothers concert! The two Jonas ex-girlfriends came away from their relationships as friends rather than frenemies. Swift says Gomez is a thoughtful gift giver and that “we’ve been friends for four years and she has been through so much with me that I can say we’re almost sisters.” Aw.

It was cousins Kevin Richardson and Brian Littrell who formed the beginnings of Backstreet, but the band didn’t reach superstardom or land a recording deal until the addition of Nick Carter, A.J. McLean, and Howie Dorough. The quintet’s sweet harmonies captured the hearts of millions, making the iconic boy band “larger than life.” In 2006, Richardson amicably left the group to pursue other interests, but the rest continued to work together on new music. In 2011, they reunited and kicked off a tour with fellow boy band New Kids on the Block. Richardson said that "being back with my brothers again feels great. I love these guys. We have gone through so much together. We just have a chemistry..."

Sorry, Demi, but Selena’s taken. It was BFF at first sight for actresses Selena Gomez and Jennifer Stone on the set of Disney’s Wizards of Waverly Place. Stone doesn’t have a single complaint about her relationship with Gomez, except that “Selena is pretty much homeward bound. We tried to go shopping and it was not easy to do.” Online Skype shopping?

Seen here spring-beachin’ on the set of their new film Spring Breakers, Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens are good friends from their Disney days. Decked out in barely-there bikinis, these starlets are maturing right before our eyes! The girls-gone-wild movie premise will definitely revamp their clean-cut images from their Disney beginnings, but they're good girls at heart. Besides, how hard could it be to film a movie about spring break with an old gal pal?

Drake Bell and Josh Peck first met on the set of Nickelodeon’s The Amanda Show. The two hit it off so well they soon developed their own TV show, Drake & Josh, aptly named. The series about stepbrothers with opposite personalities was a success. Bell and Peck’s on-screen bromance translated off screen as well, and they continue to work together on Nickelodeon projects from time to time.

Best friends on and off screen, Bella Thorne and Zendaya Coleman are too cute for words. As if the Disney Shake It Up stars don’t spend enough time together, they play frenemies in the Disney movie Frenemies. "It makes [filming] 10 times more fun," Zendaya has said. "I get to do it with my best friend and someone who I love dearly." Sounds like no work and all play for these two tweenies!

Disney’s hit TV show Hannah Montana didn’t just launch Miley Cyrus’s career, it also brought together the three costars in more ways than one. Emily Osment and Mitchel Musso actually dated for nearly two years during the show, but they remain good friends.

Donnie Wahlberg helped put together the original New Kids, including his pal Danny Wood. After a talent search in the Boston area, the New Kids were complete with the addition of school friends Joey McIntyre and brothers Jordan and Jonathan Knight. The New Kids enjoyed top 10 hits and international fame, but the stress of touring took a toll on the band, causing them to split amicably in 1994. This photo shows them on a reunion summer tour, proving that some teens’ dreams can come true.