Miley Cyrus’ ‘Hannah Montana’ co-star Shanica Knowles say that the 15-year-old “deserves” to be the role model that she is, Transworld reports. Cyrus is looked up to by millions of young fans and Knowles, who plays Amber Addison in the Disney hit, says she believes that the actress and singer is “really talented, and she’s really spiritual and she has a good heart.”

“I’m going to giver her props for that. She’s doing an amazing job and I’m not really surprised by her success because she definitely deserves it. She is, and she always has been [a good role model],” Knowles says.