Miley Cyrus reveals she went into therapy because of сriticism she received as a child
Miley Cyrus has revealed that she has had to have therapy over the criticism she received as a child star.
The singer, 30, shot to fame in 2006 when she landed the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana, which followed the adventures of a schoolgirl living a double life as a famous pop star.
Miley, who was just 13-years-old when she achieved global fame, has only dealt with the ‘painful memories’ that early stardom left her with in recent years.
Speaking to The Sun on Sunday newspaper’s Bizarre column, the actress revealed she is now ‘in a good place’ after getting help.
She said: ‘When I look back at the criticism I received as a child, it has only been these last few years that I have understood just how wrong that was.
‘I am a great believer in therapy to help heal painful memories and I am in a good place — but the reality is, it should never have happened!’
The Party In The USA songstress — whose sitcom ran from 2006 until 2011 — infamously shed her child star image with a sexually-charged performance of Blurred Lines with Robin Thicke at the 2013 VMAs.
On the same day, she released her raunchy Wrecking Ball video but insisted that the career move was nothing to do with attention
and more that she had to «prove» that she was her «own person» away from the character she had played.
She added: ‘I am not an attention-seeking person but I had a point to prove that I was my own person and not a character I had been playing.
I wouldn’t erase any part of my story or my transition — I always think it an interesting life makes for interesting storytelling.
‘I was honest with my fans about struggling with depression, and I know that has encouraged some of them to get help with the issues that they may be facing.
That gave me a real purpose, a reason to get up in the morning. When you are open and honest, that becomes a part of who you are — and organically that is going to be reflected in your songwriting.’
