Tish Cyrus has revealed that she stayed with husband of nearly 30 years Billy Ray Cyrus out of ‘fear’ before their family fracture which led to daughter Miley snubbing her father at the Grammy Awards days ago.
The 56-year-old matriarch – who also revealed Miley got her on the ‘devil’s drug’ – appeared on the Call Her Daddy podcast with daughter Brandi Tuesday as she revealed why she stayed with her 62-year-old ex husband for so long.
The two ended their marriage in 2020 after nearly three decades together as Tish explained: ‘During that period, I took a really good, hard look at life, my life, and like, “What was I gonna do?”
‘Because it had not been in a good place for a long time. And I think I did stay so long out of fear of being alone. Like I had met him when I was 23, 24.’
Tish said that the COVID-19 pandemic had actually helped her gain the strength to be able to leave the Achy Breaky Heart hitmaker.
Tish Cyrus has revealed that she stayed with husband of nearly 30 years Billy Ray Cyrus out of ‘fear’ before their family fracture which led to daughter Miley snubbing her father at the Grammy Awards days ago
The two ended their marriage in 2020 after nearly three decades together as Tish explained: ‘During that period, I took a really good, hard look at life, my life, and like, “What was I gonna do?’; the former couple are seen in March 2010
The two had lived in different places for the first few years of the pandemic with Tish living alone in their California home and Billy Ray staying in Tennessee.
Tish explained: ‘So being alone, and all of a sudden just having kind of the weight of the world off my shoulders, and I was able to just breathe.
‘And smoke pot and garden, and go skinny dipping in my pool. That’s what I did during COVID. It was hugely transformative.’
The early days of the pandemic were especially heard as she received the news that her mother had died in August 2020.
The mother explained: ‘I was alone during that time, I had to go through it alone, and I literally can’t believe I did that.
‘It was so crazy, my two biggest fears in life were being alone and my mom passing away. And I had one month of a complete psychological breakdown.’
The whole process had sent her entire world into a tailspin as she detailed what an incredibly hard time it was for her.
Tish explained: ‘It was the worst thing, it was not good… Kind of pushed the mom thing under the rug, and then the divorce thing came.
The 56-year-old matriarch appeared on the Call Her Daddy podcast Tuesday as she revealed why she stayed with her 62-year-old ex husband for so long
Tish said that the COVID-19 pandemic had actually helped her gain the strength to be able to leave the Achy Breaky Heart hitmaker as the two had lived in different places for the first few years of the pandemic with Tish living alone in their California home and Billy Ray staying in Tennessee
Tish explained: ‘So being alone, and all of a sudden just having kind of the weight of the world off my shoulders, and I was able to just breathe. And smoke pot and garden, and go skinny dipping in my pool. That’s what I did during COVID. It was hugely transformative.’
Billy Ray and Tish are seen with daughter Miley in Los Angeles back in February 19
‘I could not eat, I could not sleep, I could not stop crying. I don’t have my mom, and then I don’t have my husband that has been my husband for 30 years. Like I’m scared.’
This comes just days after Tish and Billy Ray’s daughter Miley Cyrus omitted her famous father from her Grammys 2024 acceptance speech on Sunday night – to the shock of her adoring fans.
The hitmaker, 31, was one of the biggest winners of the night as she earned the coveted Record Of The Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for her hit track Flowers – leading to a rousing speech about her loved ones.
At the Crypto.com Arena in LA on Sunday, Miley reeled off names of her nearest and dearest, her peers, her co-workers and even gave a nod to her underwear however notably left her dad Billy Ray, 62, out of the speech.
Rumours of a rift in Team Cyrus have been long-standing, with many fans referencing his marriage to Firerose, who is 27 years his junior, in their claims that the family are at loggerheads.
In her speech, Miley said: ‘This award is amazing. But I really hope that it doesn’t change anything because my life was beautiful yesterday. Not everyone in the world will get a Grammy, but everyone in this world is spectacular…
‘So please don’t think that this is important, even though it’s very important, right guys? ‘[I want to thank] everyone that’s standing on this stage right now Tom, Tyler, Michael and Greg…
‘Our teams, my team, Crush, Columbia, my mommy, my sister, my love, my main gays because look how good I look…
Miley Cyrus omitted her famous father from her Grammys 2024 acceptance speech on Sunday night – to the shock of her adoring fans
Miley and Billy Ray pictured in 2009 on set of Hannah Montana: The Movie
In October, Bill Ray officially tied the knot with Australian singer, Firerose, during an ‘ethereal celebration of love’ and shared images taken on the special day.
The Achy Breaky Heart hitmaker said ‘I do’ to the songstress, 34, just two months after his ex-wife and Miley’s mum, Tish, married Prison Break star, Dominic Purcell in August.
Billy was previously married to Tish Cyrus from 1993 until she filed for divorce last year in April 2022 and cited ‘irreconcilable differences’ with their date of separation taking place two years earlier.
The pair had ups and downs throughout the relationship, with the singer filing for divorce 2010 – which was dropped. Tish also previously filed in 2013 – but that had also been dropped.
They share children: Miley, 30, Noah, 24, Braison, 29, and also Brandi, 36, and Trace, 34. He adopted Brandi and Trace from Tish’s previous relationship and also shares son Christopher, 31, with his ex, Kristin Luckey.
Miley was one of the biggest winners of the night as she earned the coveted Record Of The Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for her hit track Flowers
In October, Bill Ray officially tied the knot with Australian singer, Firerose, during an ‘ethereal celebration of love’ and shared images taken on the special day
Anyone else? Your wife, your fiancée, all the people that we love. Thank you all so much. I don’t think I forgot anyone. But I might have forgotten underwear. Bye!’
Fans alleged that the omission from the speech was due to issues over his marriage.
Last August, while appearing on ABC show Endless Summer Vacation: Continued (Backyard Sessions) Miley spoke of her father, saying: ‘I grew up on a sound stage, in a house with a family that was super close and all lived under the same roof…
‘And I grew up financially stable and emotionally stable, I think in my relationships also. And that’s something that my dad didn’t have. I’ve seen how that affects a lot of people that go from having nothing to everything. It’s a really dangerous place.’
The star’s shining moment came toward the end of the night as she beat out an impressive field for Record Of The Year including: Billie Eilish – What Was I Made For?, Boygenius – Not Strong Enough, Jon Batiste – Worship Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire, SZA – Kill Bill, Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero, and Victoria Monét – On My Mama.
