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Miley Cyrus and her sister, Brandi Cyrus, bonded with their mom, Tish Cyrus, about being in romantic relationships with partners who are younger than themThey joked about being “cougars” during the June 19 episode of their podcast, Sorry We’re Cyrus Miley asked if she was considered the “landslide” of the group because of her six-year age gap with her boyfriend, Maxx Morando
Mother-daughter bonding at its finest.
Miley Cyrus joined her sister, Brandi Cyrus, and her mother, Tish Cyrus, on their Sorry We’re Cyrus podcast, where they discussed a shared dynamic in their romantic lives that they all have in common.
Miley, 32, is dating Maxx Morando, 26, Brandi, 38, is in a relationship with Matt Southcombe, 36, while Tish, 58, is married to actor Dominic Purcell, 55. Age differences between partners are what the trio referenced on the show.
“What does it say about the three of us that, technically, we are all cougars?” joked Brandi during the podcast episode released on Thursday, June 19.
Tish Cyrus and Miley Cyrus in Los Angeles in February 2024.
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The Something Beautiful artist revealed that it says “so many things” before questioning if she was “the landslide” of the group due to their age gap.
“(Maxx) will be 27 when I turn 33, which I’m so excited for him to turn 27 ‘cause that was such a great year for me,” she said. “I’m just hoping that, as long as he follows in my footsteps, everything is going to be great.”
Miley added, “That’s right when I started turning my life around.”
Tish, Miley and Brandi Cyrus in Los Angeles in February 2024.
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However, Tish — who was previously married to Billy Ray Cyrus, who adopted her kids Brandi and Trace, 36, from a past relationship — admitted that she “never” thought about being older than her husband, but was open to her perspective.
“Wait, you and Matt, at some point, (will you be) the same age?” Tish asked Brandi of her boyfriend, adding, “Cause it’s only a year.”
Southcombe, who was off-camera during the episode, playfully jumped into the conversation to correct Tish about his age.
“I’m 36 right now,” he made clear, before it then clicked for Brandi that they “won’t ever be the same age.”
Tish Cyrus and Dominic Purcell.
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Tish noted that she and Purcell are sometimes “only two years apart” in between their birthdays, despite the three-year gap at the moment.
Miley chimed in, “Me and Maxx … sometimes we’re only four (years apart) for three days. We’re only a couple of days apart.”
“He’s a Scorpio (and) so is his grandfather, that’s what makes Maxx just so cool because he can sting,” she continued. “Like, very cool (and they) think that they’re little angels until it turns around and they got a sting.”
“I couldn’t be with someone (who) doesn’t sting,” the singer admitted, adding, “They would have been toast already.”
Maxx Morando and Miley Cyrus in Los Angeles in March 2025.
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Miley, who’s been romantically linked to Morando since December 2021, has previously opened up about their age gap in a Harper’s Bazaar cover story interview published Nov. 20 last year.
“He looks at life really differently than I do,” she told the outlet of dating someone who’s part of Generation Z. “He grew up with a laptop. I had a desktop computer that I shared with my brothers and sisters.”
Age-based differences aside, Miley revealed some commonalities shared between her and the Liily drummer.
“He’s very similar to me. We just don’t take life too seriously,” she shared.
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