Miley Cyrus is calling the 2018 house fire that destroyed her Malibu home the “biggest blessing” of her life. Yeah, you read that right.
The singer lost everything, her house, her belongings, and, according to her, a lot of her relationships. But instead of spiraling, Miley saw it as a reset button. Speaking at a Spotify screening of her upcoming visual album Something Beautiful, she opened up about how that devastating moment became a powerful turning point.
“When my house burned down, that was the biggest blessing I’ve ever had in my life, actually,” she told the crowd, as reported by People magazine. “Losing everything and being able to rebuild, and being able to be purposeful and choose every piece that I’m going to collect, is also just about the people in my life.”
Miley, now 32, didn’t hold back when talking about how the fire didn’t just take her physical space, it torched a lot of her personal connections too. “When my house burned down, a lot of my relationships also burned down,” she said. But oddly enough, she sees that as a good thing. The heartbreak and loss led her to a space of gratitude and growth.
For context, Miley shared that Malibu home with her then-husband, Liam Hemsworth, and the two parted ways not long after the fire. It was a chaotic, emotional period, but one she now sees as necessary. She told the audience that if she could talk to her younger self, she’d say, “Appreciate those darker times because, like I said, they are only leading you into the light.”
The house fire might have taken a lot from her, but it also helped her reconnect with her fans in a deeper way. Miley reflected on the long journey she’s shared with her fanbase. “People say we grew up together, and we really did,” she said. “It’s definitely what makes this film so magical and so potent, all of us have kind of created it together.”
She even joked about how connected she feels with her fans, saying she can walk into a room of strangers and say, “Remember when my house burned down?” and people will actually nod. Or even, “Remember when my fish died?” and the response will be, “Yeah.”
“Most people don’t have millions of people that are like, ‘Sorry about your fish,’ but it’s so nice that I have millions of people that are like, ‘Damn, Pablow, you know, like, RIP.’”
For Miley, that kind of emotional connection, through weird little shared moments and massive life changes, is everything. Losing her home didn’t break her. It brought her closer to herself and to the people who’ve stuck by her through all the strange, beautiful chaos.
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