Miley Cyrus.Photo:Miley Cyrus TikTok
Miley Cyrus TikTok
As the singer made her way through her youth, adolescence and adulthood, Cyrus got candid about some of the more scandalous, surprising and memorable moments to date. From her flirtatious encounter with Ariana Grande to the backstory behind her toplessVanity Fairphotoshoot, read all of the biggest reveals from Cyrus' video retrospective.
01of 08She Performed on the Day She Decided to Split from Liam HemsworthMiley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth.Kevin Mazur/MG19/GettyWell into her TikTok series, Cyrus said she needed to “slow down” to discuss something a bit more serious: herdivorce from Liam Hemsworth. The singer-songwritercandidly explainedhow she made the decision to end their marriage on the day she performed at Glastonbury music festival in 2019.“That was another moment where the work, the performance, the character came first,” she noted. “I guess that’s why it’s now so important to me for that not to be the case — that the human comes first.”
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She Performed on the Day She Decided to Split from Liam Hemsworth
Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth.Kevin Mazur/MG19/Getty
Kevin Mazur/MG19/Getty
Well into her TikTok series, Cyrus said she needed to “slow down” to discuss something a bit more serious: herdivorce from Liam Hemsworth. The singer-songwritercandidly explainedhow she made the decision to end their marriage on the day she performed at Glastonbury music festival in 2019.
“That was another moment where the work, the performance, the character came first,” she noted. “I guess that’s why it’s now so important to me for that not to be the case — that the human comes first.”
02of 08Her Decision to Marry Liam Came from a Place of Love — and ‘Trauma’While elaborating onthe reasons she decided to end her marriagein the same TikTok, Cyrus pointed to the fact that the couple’s Malibu home had burned down in November 2018, which caused the two to decide to take their relationship to the next level the following month — perhaps before they were ready.“Me and Liam’s commitment to being married, of course came from a place of love first because we had been together for 10 years, but also from a place of trauma and just trying to rebuild as quickly as we could,” Cyrus said.
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Her Decision to Marry Liam Came from a Place of Love — and ‘Trauma’
While elaborating onthe reasons she decided to end her marriagein the same TikTok, Cyrus pointed to the fact that the couple’s Malibu home had burned down in November 2018, which caused the two to decide to take their relationship to the next level the following month — perhaps before they were ready.
“Me and Liam’s commitment to being married, of course came from a place of love first because we had been together for 10 years, but also from a place of trauma and just trying to rebuild as quickly as we could,” Cyrus said.
03of 08She ‘Didn’t Make a Dime’ From Her ‘Bangerz’ TourMiley Cyrus.Don Arnold/WireImageCyrus revealed that shefully funded her 2014BangerzTouras “an investment in [herself].” She said that due to the “outlandish” nature of her ideas, people were hesitant to support her in performing the album around the world.“I didn’t make a dime on this tour because I wanted the tour to be excellent,” she saysin the clip. “When everyone kept saying, ‘Why are you doing this? You’re going to do like 100 shows and not going to make any money.’ I said, ‘There’s no one I would rather invest in than myself.’ So I paid for it all to make it exactly what I thought I and the fans deserved.”
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She ‘Didn’t Make a Dime’ From Her ‘Bangerz’ Tour
Miley Cyrus.Don Arnold/WireImage
Don Arnold/WireImage
Cyrus revealed that shefully funded her 2014BangerzTouras “an investment in [herself].” She said that due to the “outlandish” nature of her ideas, people were hesitant to support her in performing the album around the world.
“I didn’t make a dime on this tour because I wanted the tour to be excellent,” she saysin the clip. “When everyone kept saying, ‘Why are you doing this? You’re going to do like 100 shows and not going to make any money.’ I said, ‘There’s no one I would rather invest in than myself.’ So I paid for it all to make it exactly what I thought I and the fans deserved.”
04of 08She Flirted with Ariana Grande in 2015Ariana Grande and Miley Cyrus.Kevin Mazur/One Love Manchester/GettyCyrus made some cheeky commentary whilereviewing a clip of her and Ariana Grandecovering Crowded House’s 1986 classic “Don’t Dream It’s Over” in 2015.“This is as serious as it can be, me and Ariana Grande performing in onesies in the backyard,” Cyrus said while revisiting their performance, which has over 114 millionYouTubeviews, for theTikTok clip. She added playfully, “I was flirting with her, and she was a little scared.“The formerHannah Montanastar continued on to praise her fellow singer: “Ariana’s a real friend. There’s never been a time where I’ve asked her to do something that was important to me that she didn’t come through, and same thing for me with her,” she said.
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She Flirted with Ariana Grande in 2015
Ariana Grande and Miley Cyrus.Kevin Mazur/One Love Manchester/Getty
Kevin Mazur/One Love Manchester/Getty
Cyrus made some cheeky commentary whilereviewing a clip of her and Ariana Grandecovering Crowded House’s 1986 classic “Don’t Dream It’s Over” in 2015.
“This is as serious as it can be, me and Ariana Grande performing in onesies in the backyard,” Cyrus said while revisiting their performance, which has over 114 millionYouTubeviews, for theTikTok clip. She added playfully, “I was flirting with her, and she was a little scared.”
The formerHannah Montanastar continued on to praise her fellow singer: “Ariana’s a real friend. There’s never been a time where I’ve asked her to do something that was important to me that she didn’t come through, and same thing for me with her,” she said.
05of 08That Wasn’t a Stripper Pole at the 2009 Teen Choice AwardsKevin Mazur/TCA 2009/WireImageCyrus faced some harsh criticism after her performance of “Party in the U.S.A.” at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards, with some criticizing her use of a “stripper pole” on stage as a 16-year-old. Nearly a decade and a half later, the singerset the record straightwith her “Used to Be Young"video series: the pole wasn’t a stripper pole at all. It was only there to provide stability for Cyrus as she danced atop an ice cream cart in high heels.
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That Wasn’t a Stripper Pole at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards
Kevin Mazur/TCA 2009/WireImage
Cyrus faced some harsh criticism after her performance of “Party in the U.S.A.” at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards, with some criticizing her use of a “stripper pole” on stage as a 16-year-old. Nearly a decade and a half later, the singerset the record straightwith her “Used to Be Young"video series: the pole wasn’t a stripper pole at all. It was only there to provide stability for Cyrus as she danced atop an ice cream cart in high heels.
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She Was Unaware of Sinead O’Connor’s ‘Fragile Mental State’ During Their Feud
Miley Cyrus, Sinead O’Connor.Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images; Kim Haughton/Shutterstock
Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images; Kim Haughton/Shutterstock
Looking back, Cyrus views her actions as a result of immaturity: “I had no idea about the fragile mental state that she was in,” she saidon TikTok. “And I was also only 20 years old. So I could really only wrap my head around mental illness so much.”
She continued, “All that I saw was that another woman had told me that this idea was not my idea, and even if I was convinced that it was, it was still just men in power’s idea of me and they had manipulated me to believe that it was my own idea when it never really was. And it was. And it is. And I still love it.”
07of 08Her ‘Vanity Fair’ Photoshoot Was Controversial — but She Stands By ItAs Cyrus said in her retrospective, “everyone knows the controversy” that followed hertopless photoshoot forVanity Fairin 2008. But Cyrus defended the moment for what it meant to her — and had the support of her family on set.One of her most notable memories from the experience was wearing red lipstick for the first time. “Pati Dubroff, who did my makeup, thought that that would be another element that would divide me fromHannah Montana,” Cyrusrecalled in the clip. “This image of me is a complete opposite of the bubblegum pop star that I had been known for being and that’s what was so upsetting [to others].”And despite the scandalized public reaction that followed, Cyrus shared a more wholesome side of the experience. “My little sister,Noah, was sitting on Annie [Leibovitz]’s lap and actually pushing the button of the camera, taking the pictures. My family was on set.” she said.
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Her ‘Vanity Fair’ Photoshoot Was Controversial — but She Stands By It
As Cyrus said in her retrospective, “everyone knows the controversy” that followed hertopless photoshoot forVanity Fairin 2008. But Cyrus defended the moment for what it meant to her — and had the support of her family on set.
One of her most notable memories from the experience was wearing red lipstick for the first time. “Pati Dubroff, who did my makeup, thought that that would be another element that would divide me fromHannah Montana,” Cyrusrecalled in the clip. “This image of me is a complete opposite of the bubblegum pop star that I had been known for being and that’s what was so upsetting [to others].”
And despite the scandalized public reaction that followed, Cyrus shared a more wholesome side of the experience. “My little sister,Noah, was sitting on Annie [Leibovitz]’s lap and actually pushing the button of the camera, taking the pictures. My family was on set.” she said.
08of 08Her ‘Black Mirror’ Performance Later Caused Her Anxiety AttacksMiley Cyrus.NetflixAccording to Cyrus, she filmed atraumaticBlack Mirrorscenein South Africa at the same time her Malibu house was burning down. In a climactic moment from the episode, Cyrus' character isstrapped down to a gurneyhysterically begging someone not to inject her with a mysterious liquid drug.“Two or three years later after this happened, I didn’t understand, but I had this anxiety attack with a vision attached where I was strapped down to a gurney. I would have these dreams any time I would go to perform, and I thought that was just an anxious vision that made no sense,” she said, noting that she later made the connection between her real-life trauma and the scripted trauma seen on-screen.
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Her ‘Black Mirror’ Performance Later Caused Her Anxiety Attacks
Miley Cyrus.Netflix
Netflix
According to Cyrus, she filmed atraumaticBlack Mirrorscenein South Africa at the same time her Malibu house was burning down. In a climactic moment from the episode, Cyrus' character isstrapped down to a gurneyhysterically begging someone not to inject her with a mysterious liquid drug.
“Two or three years later after this happened, I didn’t understand, but I had this anxiety attack with a vision attached where I was strapped down to a gurney. I would have these dreams any time I would go to perform, and I thought that was just an anxious vision that made no sense,” she said, noting that she later made the connection between her real-life trauma and the scripted trauma seen on-screen.
source: people.com
