So yesterday.

I am fascinated by the phenomenon of celebrity siblings. You know what I’m talking about here – Sibling A works hard, does really well and becomes an international success. Then, shortly after Sibling A starts to receive awe and admiration, someone comes creeping up from behind –awkward, amateur Sibling B who, apparently, now thinks that as a result of their family bond, they are entitled to the same level of success. Unfortunately-named Jamie Lynn has followed Britney’s footsteps, Papa Joe scared Ashlee out of Jessica’s shadow and Solange thinks becoming Beyonce is her destiny. But out of all of the celebrity siblings that force us to pay attention to them, the one that disturbs me the most is that of Haylie Duff.

Yes, Haylie Duff. You may have heard of her and, if so, it’s more than likely been quickly followed by something like “sister of Hilary Duff.” Which makes sense, given this is still truly Haylie’s biggest claim to fame. She hasn’t gone on to headline in her own Nickelodeon series like Jamie Lynn, lip sync on live television like Ashlee, or voice characters for animated Disney projects like Solange. When you take a good look at Haylie’s resume, in fact, she’s done almost everything she could not to distance herself from Hilary. And this is why I struggle to as to why I should be forced to acknowledge Haylie as anything other than Hilary’s big sister.

To prove my point that Haylie is really only in the public eye because of Hilary, and not due to any legitimate professional experience, I searched through the best sources of information available on Haylie herself – her fan sites. And it appears I’m not alone in struggling to separate Hayls from Hils.

http://www.haylieduff.net/. Could be I wrong? A quick once-over on this site makes me think I just might be – looks like there could be a lot of interesting information here. And when I dig a little deeper, oh yes, there is. I learn that, yes, Haylie has parents, that her nicknames include Hayls (which I had already guessed), Yummy and Dirty Dog, and that she’s right-handed. Fascinating. On a professional front, I learn that, in 2004, with sister Hilary, she was the recipient of Radio Disney’s Most Rockin’ Relatives Award. Oh, and that together, she and her famous little sis own quite a few Juicy couture outfits. Despite my initial impression, I am ultimately right – lots of H&H information and little just having to do with what Dirty Dog has accomplished on her own.

http://www.haylieduff.com/. This is listed as Haylie’s official web site. But apparently it’s not quite ready – I’m greeted with a “coming soon” message and nothing else. Probably because when it came time to put it together, the webmaster realized that it would be a better use of time to work on http://www.hilaryduff.com/.

http://www.haylieduff.org/. Wait, did I click the right site here? This website says it’s actually http://www.hilaryfan.com/, dedicated to her sister and NOT to Haylie. Now I realize this is probably where the staff of http://www.haylieduff.com/ has been devoting their time.

Ironic, don’t you think?