Miley Cyrus’ Mom Encouraged Her to Stick With Exes Due to Their Good Looks

Miley Cyrus playfully admitted that her mom, Tish Cyrus, hasn’t always had the best advice when it comes to dating.

“Mom’s always wanted me to stay with the wrong guy ’cause they’re hot,” Miley, 32, said in a new interview with The Cut published on Tuesday, September 2.

Tish, 58, however, appeared to stand by her advice that looks matter.

“That was great advice because after so many years, you’re kind of over it and you’re like … ” she explained. “At least you get to look at somebody that’s frigging hot!”

According to the “Party in the USA” singer, finding someone “who treats me with respect” is a high priority. Fortunately, she found that in drummer Maxx Morando.

“I ended up with a person who means a lot to me and treats me really well and respects me,” she shared. “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. I had to find someone who treats me with respect and then mom never really put that on the top three of her must-haves. Mom was like, ‘They need to be tall.’”

Miley was previously linked to stars including Patrick Schwarzenegger and Nick Jonas. The Hannah Montana actress was also previously married to Liam Hemsworth from late 2018 to early 2020.

During the candid chat, Brandi Cyrus joked that her boyfriend, Matt Southcombe, is “hot as hell.”

She also gave credit to her mom for having “evolved” over the years to focus less on looks and more on other attributes.

“That’s because she found someone that is hot and respects her,” Miley replied when referencing her mom’s new husband, Dominic Purcell. “That’s always the goal.”

Back in June, Tish opened up about Miley and sister Noah Cyrus’ respective boyfriends. At the time, she expressed how happy she was that her daughters each found someone special.

“My girls are in such super-healthy, amazing relationships,” Tish said on the June 12 episode of her “Sorry We’re Cyrus” podcast. “I love love and I think that they have been much more cautious in love than I was, and taken longer to make sure it’s the right person.”

While Miley has been dating Maxx, 26, since 2021, Noah, 25, is currently engaged to fashion designer Pinkus.

In a previous podcast appearance, Noah told her mom she always wanted to get married and thought about marrying every man she had been in a relationship with.