Divorces and breakups are difficult but can feel especially painful under public scrutiny. In 2019, only a few months after getting married, Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth shocked the world by announcing their split. However, Cyrus stood out as a pillar of strength and resilience amid the divorce drama and personal turmoil.

A year after the news of her divorce broke out, the singer-songwriter revealed that she didn’t wallow in self-pity after her divorce but instead focused on what she could change.

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth’s Romance

Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus
The Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth romance has won people’s hearts worldwide. Their careers in film began to overlap in 2009 when they met on the set of The Last Song. Their instant chemistry paved the way for a flourishing relationship. However, their dynamic changed as both people matured.

Hemsworth’s Aussie cool and Cyrus’s success after leaving behind her Hannah Montana persona on the Disney Channel made them a celebrity power couple. But problems started popping up behind the scenes.

Conflicts arose as Cyrus became more outspoken about her sexuality and her process of self-discovery. In 2023, Miley Cyrus’s deeply personal song Flowers was released, which dealt with betrayal.
Liam Hemsworth
The song’s deep emotions and lyrics gave an intimate look into her suffering after her breakup with Liam Hemsworth. Fans assumed the song, which did not name Hemsworth, was about her struggles after breaking up with him.

The song instantly connected with listeners and became a rallying cry for people going through tough times. Cyrus used the song as an emotional release valve to discuss the nuances of her previous romance.

Miley Cyrus Unveils Her Resilience

Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus‘s journey to wellness went beyond the realm of music. She discussed the hardships she had endured in recent years on the popular Scandinavian talk show Skavlan. Cyrus has dealt with a wide range of loss and difficulty, from destroying her home in the Malibu wildfires to losing her cherished grandmother.

The actress’s response to these difficulties, however, stood out. When asked if she cried a lot when she separated from Hemsworth, Cyrus said she didn’t. Cyrus wasn’t “cold” or numb, but rather that she knew that living in the past would keep her there.
“In a way, I didn’t spend too much time crying over it and it wasn’t because I was cold or trying to avoid feeling something but it was just because I wasn’t going to change it. I tried to just continue to be active in what I can control, otherwise you just start feeling like you’re trapped.”
Cyrus didn’t waste any time getting back out there after splitting up with Hemsworth. She permitted herself to be herself and embraced the independence that came with it. It was a turning point in her life that Flowers gave her a place to release her feelings.

Source: Cheat Sheet