Miley Cyrus is opening up about the unconventional dating advice she’s received from her mom, Tish Cyrus.
During a candid interview with The Cut on Tuesday, the 32-year-old singer sat down with Tish, 58, and her sisters Brandi, 38, and Noah, 25, to discuss love, family and the lessons they’ve carried into their relationships.
According to Miley, her mother had a surprising rule of thumb when it came to choosing partners.
‘Mom’s always wanted me to stay with the wrong guy ’cause they’re hot,’ she revealed, seemingly alluding to her past romance with Liam Hemsworth, whom she divorced after less than a year of marriage in 2019 after dating on and off for a decade.
Tish didn’t deny it, instead she defended her philosophy with humor.
‘That was great advice because after so many years, you’re kind of over it,’ she said with a laugh. When pressed by Miley to clarify, she added: ‘At least you get to look at somebody that’s frigging hot!’
Miley Cyrus is opening up about the unconventional dating advice she’s received from her mom, Tish Cyrus
But while the matriarch, who remarried Prison Break star Dominic Purcell after her 2022 divorce from Billy Ray Cyrus, may have been joking, Miley used the moment to highlight how her own priorities shifted over time.
‘No, I ended up with a person who means a lot to me and treats me really well and respects me,’ Miley explained of her current boyfriend, drummer Maxx Morando. ‘I had to learn that the hard way because my mommy taught me the wrong way and then I had to learn the right way by myself.’
She went on to note that Tish’s checklist for an ideal partner never included qualities like honesty, trust, respect and open communication.
‘Mom was like, ‘They need to be tall,’ Miley teased.
Noah, who is engaged to fashion designer Pinkus but previously made headlines for her complicated involvement in a love triangle with Purcell and her mother, chimed in that she and Miley had faced similar struggles when it came to relationships.
Brandi, however, insisted their mother’s advice worked just fine for her, proudly calling her partner Matt Southcombe ‘hot as hell.’
Miley was quick to fire back that Morando is ‘too,’ while stressing that he also treats her with care and respect, two traits she now views as nonnegotiable.
The playful back-and-forth ultimately ended with Brandi and Miley agreeing that their mom has ‘evolved’ in her approach to love.
During a candid interview with The Cut, the singer, 32, sat down with Tish, 58, and her sisters Brandi and Noah to discuss love, family and the lessons they’ve carried into their relationships (seen in 2019)
‘Mom’s always wanted me to stay with the wrong guy ’cause they’re hot,’ she revealed, seemingly alluding to her past romance with Liam Hemsworth; pictured in 2012
Cyrus and Hemsworth dated on and off for a decade before calling it quits; seen in 2024
Miley quipped that it’s only because Tish ‘found someone that is hot and respects her,’ which, she joked, ‘is always the goal.’
In August, Noah addressed the feud rumors surrounding her and various members of her family.
‘I keep myself quite separated from any interest or ‘drama’ with the family. The one thing that’s connected us with the entire world is music, and that’s what’s the most important to us,’ Noah told People.
Still, she admitted the speculation can be ‘draining.’
‘It doesn’t hurt us or touch us. It’s something that you really learn to keep separate and far away from yourself,’ the July hitmaker concluded.
