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Mandy Moore Says Motherhood Shifted Her Friendships, Confirms Celeb Mom Circle Began During the Pandemic

Sources say the group’s response is surprise, not hostility.

Overview

  • On the Conversations with Cam podcast, Moore said she has “had to sort of mourn” how some friendships changed once she became a parent and now gravitates toward friends with kids the same age.
  • She credited Hilary Duff with launching early music classes that brought the moms together during COVID, described an active group chat, and noted a recent 24‑hour getaway to Ojai to celebrate Duff’s birthday.
  • Ashley Tisdale’s January 1 essay for The Cut detailed feeling excluded by a mom group via off‑shoot text chains and uninvited hangouts, with her representative denying that specific people were named.
  • Fans have widely speculated the circle includes Moore, Duff and Meghan Trainor; Duff’s husband Matthew Koma mocked Tisdale with a parody magazine cover, and Trainor posted a TikTok saying she wasn’t involved.
  • An unnamed insider told Us Weekly the moms believed the friendship had faded organically, saw no big blowup, and wish Tisdale no ill will as they move forward.