Miley Cyrus is a force to be reckoned with. After becoming a household name on Hannah Montana in 2006, the Tennessee native has blossomed into an A-list movie star and singer who consistently keeps her fans on their toes.
The actress got her start on Disney Channel, but as her career continued to grow, she realized the effects of being a child star.
“There’s so much I don’t remember about being a child entertainer because it was so much to keep in my brain,” she detailed in the August 2017 issue of Harper’s Bazaar. “It’s like anything when you are in it. I didn’t realize how much pressure I was under and how that shaped me until, like, this year.”
Cyrus garnered criticism as she embraced growing up. “People were so shocked by some of the things that I did,” she recalled. “It should be more shocking that when I was 11 or 12, I was put in full hair and makeup, a wig, and told what to wear by a group of mostly older men.”
The “Wrecking Ball” songstress’ character on Hannah Montana was known for transforming herself on a regular basis, and Cyrus has been no different during her time in the spotlight.
“I’m not saying I’ve never been myself,” she noted. “Who I was on the last record [Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz] was really who I am. It’s just myself has been a lot of different people because I change a lot.”
No matter what stage of life she is in, Cyrus hopes that her authenticity is evident. “I think I show people that they can be themselves,” she said. “I also think something that has been important for me, in this next little, like, transition phase of my career is that I don’t give a f–k about being cool. I just want to be myself.”
As she discovered who she is, the Last Song star had a series of high-profile relationships — none more so than with Liam Hemsworth. She began dating the actor in 2009, and they were engaged from 2012 to 2013. They rekindled their romance in 2016 and tied the knot in 2018. However, they announced their split in 2019 and finalized their divorce in 2020.
“What really sucked about it wasn’t the fact that me and someone that I loved realized that we don’t love each other the way that we used to anymore,” Cyrus said during a September 2020 appearance on the “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast. “That’s OK, I can accept that. I can’t accept the villainizing and just all those stories.”
From her on-again, off-again relationship with Hemsworth to her emotional albums and jaw-dropping music videos, revisit Cyrus’ journey to fame!
Miley Cyrus is a force to be reckoned with. After becoming a household name on Hannah Montana in 2006, the Tennessee native has blossomed into an A-list movie star and singer who consistently keeps her fans on their toes.
The actress got her start on Disney Channel, but as her career continued to grow, she realized the effects of being a child star.
“There’s so much I don’t remember about being a child entertainer because it was so much to keep in my brain,” she detailed in the August 2017 issue of Harper’s Bazaar. “It’s like anything when you are in it. I didn’t realize how much pressure I was under and how that shaped me until, like, this year.”
Cyrus garnered criticism as she embraced growing up. “People were so shocked by some of the things that I did,” she recalled. “It should be more shocking that when I was 11 or 12, I was put in full hair and makeup, a wig, and told what to wear by a group of mostly older men.”
The “Wrecking Ball” songstress’ character on Hannah Montana was known for transforming herself on a regular basis, and Cyrus has been no different during her time in the spotlight.
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“I’m not saying I’ve never been myself,” she noted. “Who I was on the last record [Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz] was really who I am. It’s just myself has been a lot of different people because I change a lot.”
No matter what stage of life she is in, Cyrus hopes that her authenticity is evident. “I think I show people that they can be themselves,” she said. “I also think something that has been important for me, in this next little, like, transition phase of my career is that I don’t give a f–k about being cool. I just want to be myself.”
As she discovered who she is, the Last Song star had a series of high-profile relationships — none more so than with Liam Hemsworth. She began dating the actor in 2009, and they were engaged from 2012 to 2013. They rekindled their romance in 2016 and tied the knot in 2018. However, they announced their split in 2019 and finalized their divorce in 2020.
“What really sucked about it wasn’t the fact that me and someone that I loved realized that we don’t love each other the way that we used to anymore,” Cyrus said during a September 2020 appearance on the “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast. “That’s OK, I can accept that. I can’t accept the villainizing and just all those stories.”
From her on-again, off-again relationship with Hemsworth to her emotional albums and jaw-dropping music videos, revisit Cyrus’ journey to fame!
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2006
Best of both worlds! Cyrus scored the lead part in Disney’s Hannah Montana in 2006 at age 13. The breakout role skyrocketed her into stardom.
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2009
The child star was cast in The Last Song in 2009, a love story inspired by Nicholas Sparks’ novel of the same name. She fell for her costar and onscreen love interest, Liam Hemsworth, and the duo had an on-again, off-again relationship before getting engaged for the second time in 2016. In 2009, she also starred in Hannah Montana: The Movie and returned to her roots in Nashville.
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2010
In 2010, Cyrus bid farewell to her blonde Hannah Montana wig and moved on from the role that launched her career.
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2011
Cyrus made a new name for herself in 2011 and showed her naughty side on her Gypsy Heart world tour for her album Can’t Be Tamed.
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2012
The “Who Owns My Heart” songstress got engaged to Hemsworth in June 2012. That same year, she also chopped off her auburn locks and began sporting a more cropped hairstyle.
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2013
The pop star had many headline-making moments in 2013. She nearly buzzed all her hair off, had a raunchy on-stage moment with Robin Thicke at the MTV Video Music Awards and called off her engagement to the Hunger Games actor. On a brighter note, Cyrus dropped her album Bangerz at the end of 2013, which featured catchy tracks such as “Wrecking Ball” and “We Can’t Stop.”
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2014
Cyrus started dating Patrick Schwarzenegger in November 2014 and looked happy in her new relationship after splitting from Hemsworth.
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2015
2015 was a year full of positive moments and low blows for Cyrus. The “Adore You” singer split from Schwarzenegger, was linked to model Stella Maxwell and also dropped her Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz album.
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2016
Cyrus rekindled her romance with Hemsworth in October 2016 and confirmed that the pair were reengaged.
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2017
In 2017, Cyrus dropped her Younger Now record and paid tribute to her favorite city, Malibu, with a song named after the beach town. She also rocked a light blonde hairdo.
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2018
Cyrus deleted all her social media photos in 2018 to tease new music! Her career is better than ever.
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2018
The pop star married her longtime on-again, off-again love, Hemsworth, in December 2018 in a private ceremony at her Nashville home surrounded by a small circle of family and friends.
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2019
Cyrus and Hemsworth made their first public appearance as husband and wife at the G’Day USA gala in Culver City, California, in January 2019. The Isn’t It Romantic star joked on stage that he is “a big, grown adult now” before thanking his “beautiful wife.”
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2019
The Disney Channel alum poked fun at herself on her Instagram Stories in March 2019 while celebrating the 13th anniversary of Hannah Montana’s premiere. Alongside a throwback photo of her title character pressing a finger to her lips, she wrote, “After Hannah’s psychic reading when she was told in 10 years she’d become a big stoner and wear nipple pasties on stage.”
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2019
Cyrus and Hemsworth announced their decision to separate after less than eight months of marriage in August 2019.
“Liam and Miley have agreed to separate at this time,” the musician’s rep said in a statement to Us at the time. “Ever-evolving, changing as partners and individuals, they have decided this is what’s best while they both focus on themselves and careers.”
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2019
The same day that the “Slide Away” singer confirmed her split from Hemsworth, photos surfaced of Cyrus and reality star Kaitlynn Carter packing on the PDA in Italy. The two women ended their whirlwind romance in September 2019 after less than two months together.
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2019
After Cyrus was spotted with Cody Simpson in October 2019, she fired back at fans who accused her of moving on too quickly — and too publicly.
“I know the public feels invested in my past relationship because they felt like they saw it thru from the beginning,” she wrote in a lengthy Instagram post. “I think that’s why people have always felt so entitled over my life and how I live it because they’ve watched me grow up…. but I am grown now and make choices as an adult knowing the truth/details/reality. People only ‘know’ what they see on the internet. … I would like to share an activity with someone I am dating and not be stuck at home with pretty much nothing to do but ‘Netflix and chill.’”
Cyrus concluded: “Don’t f–king pity me, not what I’m asking for . I have a great life I wouldn’t trade for ‘ privacy’ but PLEASE don’t make this awkward for me! I am trying to make light and like always MAKE FUN of myself / and the public’s perception of me ! Get used to me dating – this is where I am at ! #HotGirlFall.”
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2019
Cyrus revealed on Instagram that she was hospitalized in October for tonsillitis, and asked fans to “send good vibes” her way. “Trying to heal as quick as I can to make it to Gorillapalooza w @theellenshow @portiaderossi @brunomars this weekend!” she wrote via her Instagram Story, sharing a pic from her hospital bed.
Soon after, the “Mother’s Daughter” singer quietly underwent vocal cord surgery in November. As part of a doctor’s order, she was instructed to go on vocal rest following the procedure, according to Entertainment Tonight.
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2020
Cyrus and Hemsworth finalized their divorce in January 2020, five months after he filed. Court documents obtained by Us Weekly at the time stated that they would be officially single the following month.
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2020
Us reported in August 2020 that the Hannah Montana: The Movie star and Simpson split after they “realized they’re better off as friends than dating each other.”
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2020
Cyrus released her seventh studio album, Plastic Hearts, in November 2020. She confirmed on The Howard Stern Show the following month that the song “WTF Do I Know?” was inspired by Hemsworth, but she clarified the lyric “I don’t even miss you.”
“Sometimes you miss people more than others, and sometimes, things get easier,” she explained. “Time kind of heals all, but that was at a time where I felt really strong. And then some days I don’t.”
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2021
The “Midnight Sky” singer celebrated the 15th anniversary of Hannah Montana’s premiere in March 2021. “You have all my love and [utmost] gratitude,” she wrote in an emotional letter to her character at the time. “Breathing life into you for those six years was an honor. … I love you, Hannah Montana.”
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2021
Cyrus marked Pride Month with a Peacock special titled Miley Cyrus Presents Stand by You in June 2021. She performed her hits and covered classic songs alongside fellow stars.
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2021
Cyrus cohosted the first annual Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party in December on NBC with Pete Davidson.
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2022
Us confirmed in February that Cyrus and Maxx Morando were “exploring things and seeing where it goes” after first being linked in late 2021. The twosome were spotted vacationing in Mexico the following month.
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2022
The musician announced in November that she would be teaming up with godmother Dolly Parton to host the second-annual Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party for NBC.
