Being the younger sister of the Disney Channel’s biggest star, Miley Cyrus, must have come with some perks. For example, there was no doubt free entry to the Mouse House whenever she wanted. Or a meet and greet with the Jonas Brothers or whichever teenage pin-ups adorned her bedroom walls. However, for Noah Cyrus, her family ties also have a flip side.
In a chat with Rolling Stone, the Grammy Award nominee revealed that being part of such a famous family — don’t forget that her father is “Achy Breaky Heart” hitmaker Billy Ray Cyrus and her brother Trace Cyrus, the heavily tattooed one-time lead singer of Metro Station, too — heavily impacted her sense of self: “I struggled a bit with that because it wasn’t exactly my first choice.”
“I had a hard time with people coming up to me and saying, ‘Are you Miley Cyrus’s little sister?’ or ‘Are you Hannah Montana’s little sister?'” Noah continued. “I did not like that, and it stripped me of my own identity for a long time.” In fact, when asked if she was related to the “Wrecking Ball” hitmaker, the singer would often pretend she was someone completely different.
