Miley Cyrus reveals she feels like a ‘genderless spirit’ in new interview

The singer described herself as "weird"
Laura Rutkowski23 June 2017
The Weekender

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Miley Cyrus has revealed she feels "genderless" during a television interview with ITV presenter Ross King.

Appearing on ITV's Lorraine, the 24-year-old described herself as "weird". When King asked her to expand, Cyrus explained: “I’m weird because of many reasons. Hopefully this will become the new normal too – I’m weird because I feel very genderless. I feel ageless."

She continued, "I’m a spirit soul, not even divided by human beings or animals. I treat the planet with as much respect as possible. There is no us and them – there’s no me and you. I want to be everything and I want to be also nothing. I just want to be able to be myself.”

When Cyrus appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon last week, she justified her decision to quit smoking marijuana. King took the opportunity to press her on the issue in the Lorraine interview, asking Cyrus whether becoming clean had provided her with more clarity.

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Cyrus responded, “I also want to be able to be as clear minded as I can and make sure what I’m saying is what I really feel, because I do that in my music, so I want to make sure that’s what I do when I get to sit down and talk to people like you. I want to be able to tell my truth and really where I’m at.”

In the May 13-19 issue of Billboard magazine, Cyrus admitted to not smoking weed for three weeks, the longest period of time she has ever gone without it. She also discussed her sexuality. She said, "I’m a little bit boyish. But I can also be super femme and dress as a bunny rabbit. Who I’m with has nothing to do with sex – I’m super open, pansexual, that’s just me."

A pansexual is someone who is romantically attracted to a person regardless of their sex, gender or gender identity.

Cyrus also discussed her fiancé, Australian actor Liam Hemsworth. She said, "I ask him sometimes, 'Do you like being a boy?' And he’s like, 'I don’t really think about it.' And that’s crazy to me, because I think about being a girl all the time. I’m always like, 'It’s weird that I’m a girl, because I just don’t feel like a girl, and I don’t feel like a boy. I just feel like nothing.'”

The pair met on the set of the film The Last Song in 2009 and began dating off and on. They got engaged in 2012, called things off in 2013 and rekindled their romance again last year.

Following on from her 2015 album Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz, Cyrus will be unveiling her sixth studio album later this year. Already-released singles Malibu and Inspired suggest a return to Cyrus's country roots and show off the star's softer side. She wrote Malibu – a love song about Hemsworth – in an Uber on her way to The Voice, where she acts as a coach for the contestants. She even flashes her engagement ring in the Malibu music video.

Lyrics from the track include: “I never would’ve believed you if three years ago you told me I’d be here writing this song.” The song is named Malibu after the city in California where Cyrus and Hemsworth live. They share their home with seven dogs, two pigs and two miniature horses.

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