Miley Cyrus has revealed that she inherited “narcissism” from her father Billy Ray Cyrus amid their “ongoing feud.”
Speaking on David Letterman’s My Next Guest Needs No Introduction podcast, Miley opened up about the positive and negative traits she inherited from her dad.
The singer inherited her estranged father‘s musical abilities and decided to follow in his footsteps.
The 31-year-old told David: “I also inherited the narcissism from my father, I don’t know anything about my own siblings except for the part that I was doing.”
“I was moving to L.A., and that’s all I really knew.”
Miley praised her mother as her “hero” and although she acknowledged both her parents helped steer her towards her successful career, she admitted that the roles they played in helping her achieve fame “can’t be weighed on the same scale.”
“My father I’m grateful for being able to watch him ahead of me,” she explained.
“He’s almost given me this map, and it’s a map of what to do and what not to do, and he’s guided me on both.”
“Without my dad, I know … who I am as a person wouldn’t exist. Because my dad as a creative and like, as an artist, and the way his brain works has always made me feel safer in my own mind.”
In September 2022, it was revealed that Miley had reportedly “cut contact” with her father Billy Ray Cyrus amid an ongoing “feud”.
According to The Sun, the pair clashed after Billy announced his split from Miley’s mom Tish back in April, after almost 30 years together.
Miley and Billy also unfollowed each other on Instagram.
Following Miley’s Grammy success, a source later told Us Weekly that Billy Ray “tried reaching out to Miley many times” and “congratulated her” on her first-time win.
“Miley and Billy Ray are on the outs, Miley’s very close with her mom and is standing by her.”
A source told The Sun at the time: “Miley is all about peace but she didn’t agree with some things that her father has done. It has really escalated and they are not on good terms.”
“There were words exchanged over what happened towards the end of Billy and Tish’s marriage, and since then, but they clearly see things very differently.”
“Neither of them is particularly eager to make amends right now without an apology.”
“The rest of the family are hoping it will blow over soon and they will be able to make up, but Billy and Miley are both upset,” the source continued.
