
Miley's romantic-looking vacation in Italy with Kaitlynn Carter, who at the time was recently separated from husband-in-spirt-if-not-legality Brody Jenner ("The legitimacy of that marriage has become a matter of public debate, but for he and I, it was very real," Kaitlynn shared in Elle), was said to be the catalyst for Liam's decision to start divorce proceedings.Īnd it's usually never fuller than when she's invested in a project that's important to her, so sure enough, Miley hightailed it back to the studio as soon as she could.

Liam had filed for divorce in August, a couple of weeks after their split announcement initially resulted in a lot of folks hoping that this breakup, like the ones that had come before over the course of their decade-long relationship, wouldn't stick. Because it turned out she was going to need that strength to face the emotional obstacles to come.Īs 2019 lumbered to a close, Miley had "freedom" tattooed in script across her right knuckle, a gesture many of her fans took to be a symbolic declaration related to her separation from Liam Hemsworth over the summer. "She is doing well and looking forward to getting back to making music."Īnd while that could have felt like a punishment for the outspoken star, Miley used the time to reset her intention, physically and mentally, as yogis do. She is texting and writing things for now," a source told E! News at the time. "Miley's recovery will be several weeks without being able to speak.

Weeks of not talking, let alone singing, followed. And no one puts the pieces back together quite like Miley Cyrus.Ī year ago the singer was at home, silently recovering, after treatment for tonsillitis revealed longstanding damage to her vocal cords that required surgery to repair.
