--- title: Miley Cyrus Opens Up About Sobriety, Being 'Pansexual' description: The former 'Hannah Montana' star shared her perspective on politics, sexuality, and her relationship with Liam Hemsworth. canonical: https://time.com/4766858/miley-cyrus-interview-on-sobriety/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-05-04T15:15:35.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:43:20.905Z og:title: Miley Cyrus Opens Up About Sobriety, Being 'Pansexual' og:description: The pop star is readying her return and opening up about her relationship og:url: https://time.com/4766858/miley-cyrus-interview-on-sobriety/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt45a931eecc21ebc7/6988cc012dce01eccf9ed58d/miley-cyrus.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: "A Very Murray Christmas" New York Premiere og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Miley Cyrus Opens Up About Sobriety, Being 'Pansexual' twitter:description: The pop star is readying her return and opening up about her relationship twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt45a931eecc21ebc7/6988cc012dce01eccf9ed58d/miley-cyrus.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Miley Cyrus Opens Up About Sobriety, Liam Hemsworth, and Being 'Pansexual' > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Jim Spellman/WireImage) NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 02: Singer/songwriter Miley Cyrus attends the "A Very Murray Christmas" New York premiere at Paris Theater on December 2, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Jim Spellman/WireImage)Jim Spellman—WireImage  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner May 4, 2017 3:15 PM UTC Pop star Miley Cyrus is preparing her return to the music scene after spending the last few years [avoiding red carpets](http://time.com/4487816/miley-cyrus-red-carpets-zoolander/), coaching on _The Voice_, and hunkering down with [on-again partner Liam Hemsworth](http://time.com/4401005/miley-cyrus-liam-hemsworth-vegemite-tattoo/) and her army of pets. (She has two pigs, seven dogs, and two mini horses, for the record.) She’s also got a new single dropping next week, “Malibu,” and in a new interview with _Billboard_, she opened up about her relationship, sobriety, and evolving image. “I haven’t smoked weed in three weeks, which is the longest I’ve ever \[gone without it\]. I’m not doing drugs, I’m not drinking, I’m completely clean right now! That was just something that I wanted to do,” [she told _Billboard._ ](http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/magazine-feature/7783997/miley-cyrus-cover-story-new-music-malibu) She also discussed her taste in partners, saying that she doesn’t like guys to be “too masculine” because that “grosses” her out. “Who I’m with has nothing to do with sex — I’m super open, pansexual, that’s just me,” she said. As for her relationship with Aussie actor [Hemsworth](http://time.com/4435543/miley-cyrus-liam-hemsworth-carpool-karaoke/), known for his hunky roles in movies like _The Hunger Games_? “I always get in trouble for ­generalizing straight men, ’cause straight men can be my worst nightmare ­sometimes. And I’m with a straight dude,” she explained. “But he’s always like, ‘Well, don’t call me that!'” She added her feelings on her gender identity. “…I just don’t feel like a girl, and I don’t feel like a boy. I just feel like nothing,” she explained. 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