Miley Cyrus has shared her thoughts on her childhood and how she has come to realise how "harshly" she was judged.
Miley, who rose to fame in 2006 when she was cast as the lead in Disney’s Hannah Montana, is the daughter of US country star Billy Ray Cyrus and the god-daughter of Dolly Parton. Despite her teen-friendly beginnings, the singer is now known for her rock ‘n’ roll vibe and often provocative performances.
In her recent interview with British Vogue, the pop star, 30, said that for years she had carried "guilt and shame around" due to media controversies and upset she had caused. In a recent Instagram post by Vogue, they gave people a sneak peak into the interview explaining how she was judged as a child.
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Miley said: "I carried some guilt and shame around myself for years because of how much controversy and upset I really caused. Now that I’m an adult, I realise how harshly I was judged."
She then added she was: "actually not an attention-seeking person" but had created attention by dividing herself "from a character I had played. I don’t need this to be a women’s empowerment story.
"I wear my empowerment at all times, I don’t need to profess it." The full interview will be available to read in the new issue of Vogue on Tuesday, May 23.
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