Miley Cyrus shares hidden battle that almost stopped her Grammys performance

Daily Mirror

21-05-2025

Miley Cyrus has opened up about the post-pandemic anxiety battle which left her afraid to perform in public and even led to her almost missing out on the Grammys, where she won two gongs.
Singer Miley Cyrus has revealed that she suffered with anxiety following the Covid-19 pandemic, admitting she was worried about getting back out in public after being locked away for so long.
While the pop star may appear to be oozing with confidence from the outside, she shared in a new interview that lockdown took it's toll on her sense of self and even left her questioning whether to go to the 2024 Grammy's, where she was awarded the coveted Record of the Year gong for her acclaimed album Flowers and the Best Pop Solo Award.
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Explaining that she went to the award show for 'healing', Miley told The Zane Lowe Show: "I wasn't going to go to the Grammys. I wasn't going to perform at the Grammys for sure because as everybody was post-pandemic, I was struggling with a lot of anxiety.
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"And going from being locked down for a couple of years to being on the stage in front of Oprah just felt like shocking to every part of my nervous system. And so I almost didn't do that.
"And I started doing shows at the Chateau Marmont that were intimate and you know, all hand-chosen by me, and I had a celebration with the closest people in my life to celebrate the nomination of the Grammys."
She continued, "But it was just so bittersweet because I felt like the whole night I was making excuses for why I wasn't going to go. One, it was, I was afraid, and there was fear. But I also don't think I wanted to ever look at how much it would mean to me to win."
The rare interview comes as Miley recently cleared up rumours she was in a family feud with her mum, Tish, assuring that the pair are tighter than ever.
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Rumours began to swirl after Tish reportedly seemingly unfollowed her daughter on Instagram, but clearing things up, the latter put it down to a technical error.
"I rarely comment on rumours, but my mama and I are too tight for anything to ever come between us. She's my best friend. Like a lot of moms, she doesn't know how to work her phone and somehow unfollowed me - simple, coincidental and uninteresting," said Miley on Instagram.
Tish echoed this sentiment, explaining: "I didn't. Idk what happened lol. I have no idea how that happened but it's fixed now [pink heart emoji]."