Their relationship left a mark on 2000’s and 2010’s teenagers.
Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth became a symbol of young, pure love when they started dating.
However, the romance that followed was full of breakups, drama and rumours.
Miley Cyrus met Liam Hemsworth in 2009 on the set of the movie "The Last Song".
In an interview with Seventeen Magazine, the then-teen star described their joint auditions
saying, "the chemistry was instant."
Shortly after filming wrapped, the two were photographed kissing passionately in an airport.
However, the pair did not confirm they were in a relationship.
The couple finally confirmed they were together in March 2010 when they walked the red carpet
at an Oscars event.
Months later, the singer revealed that her boyfriend had been a huge inspiration for
her album "Can't be tamed".
As sweet as the stars' relationship seemed, it fizzled out months later.
In August 2010, Hemsworth's representative confirmed to People Magazine that the couple
had broken up.
A source told E!News that Miley, who was 17 at the time, wanted to focus on her career,
so Liam was "a distraction."
Less than a month later, the actors were spotted grabbing lunch together.
An eyewitness claimed they kept smiling and acted like they missed each other.
"They definitely seemed like a couple again," the person said.
The couple was also seen cuddling and sharing whispers while having dinner together.
This reconciliation didn't last long, and, in November 2010, the pair broke things off
again.
A source told People Magazine, "Their on- and off-again relationship is currently off."
However, the person also stated, "They could be back at some point."
Well, the source was right!
In April 2011, the stars gave their relationship another chance.
However, they decided to take things slow and tried hanging away from the cameras.
The singer hinted at reconciliation in an interview with an Australian radio station,
where she said, "I love Australian boys obviously".
The couple began attending events together, like the Hunger Games premiere in early 2012.
Engagement rumours soon started when fans noticed Miley was wearing a ring.
The singer first denied the rumours.
However, in July 2012, Liam and Miley confirmed that they were engaged.
Cyrus told People Magazine, "I'm so happy to be engaged and look forward to a life of
happiness with Liam."
An anonymous informant also told the magazine that the musician's family approved of the
union.
"Billy Ray loves Liam.
He's happy his daughter has found the right guy," they said, referring to Miley's famous
father.
"The whole family loves Liam."
A couple of years went by with nothing major happening.
Well, until 2013, that is.
Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton accused Cyrus of cheating on Hemsworth with "Gossip Girl"
actor Ed Westwick.
The singer took to Twitter to express her anger about the rumours, mentioning Hilton
and saying, "Hope you find love one day but can you not f*ck with mine."
She then clarified that she had never been with Westwick.
However, this scandal, together with the lovebirds attending separate Oscar parties, led to breakup
gossip again.
The rumours continued all the way to March, when Miley was spotted in Los Angeles with
her engagement ring off.
The former teen star tweeted about her relationship once more, saying she was sick of L.A and
the lies that came with it.
Cyrus explained that she hadn't called off her wedding, but was taking a break from social
media, adding the hashtag, "#Draining".
Later that month, the musician uploaded a photo with her ring to social media.
Twitter users didn't seem to be the only ones doubting the relationship.
In April of that year, Billy Ray Cyrus confessed to Nightline that he didn't know if the young
actors would marry since they were both very young.
Meanwhile, a source told People magazine that the couple had postponed the wedding.
Another insider told the publication the pair didn't want to tie the knot until they had
figured out their problems.
"Miley is very worried about losing Liam.
She is crazy about him."
In August 2013, something happened that might have been the last straw in the relationship:
Miley's infamous VMA performance.
During MTV'S Video Music Awards, Cyrus wore a tan latex bikini while she grinded on 36-year-old
Robin Thicke.
The performance sparked a ton of controversy, with the Parents Television Council calling
it "inappropriate" and even other musicians like Cher criticizing it.
Some of the star's friends told Page Six they believed Miley was on substances during the
ceremony.
The singer was very open about her use of drugs during this time, telling Rolling Stone
Magazine, "Hollywood is a coke town, but weed is so much better.
And molly, too.
Those are happy drugs."
Another of her controversies happened when she smoked marihuana while accepting an MTV
European Music Awards.
One month after the VMA performance, the singer's representative confirmed the couple had called
off the engagement.
Only days later, Liam was seen making out with Mexican Actress and singer Eiza Gonzalez.
The split got to Miley, who broke down during her first performance after the breakup.
She later confirmed that the separation had been coming for some time and revealed that
she wrote her breakup song, "Drive", on Valentine's Day!
The singer also confessed that the music of her album "Bangerz" was about her up-and-down
relationship with the "Hunger Games" actor.
The musician continued opening up about the split in interviews.
She told Cosmopolitan that she was living through the best times of her life and didn't
want to waste it dwelling over a breakup.
The musician also confessed to Barbara Walters, "I just feel like I can actually be happy.
I was so scared of ever being alone."
Cyrus also reflected on being engaged so young.
Hemsworth's family wasn't afraid to speak openly about the former relationship either.
In an interview with GQ, Chris, Liam's brother, took a dig at Miley.
He said, "I've watched Liam do things I did at his age, like being in relationships he
shouldn't be in."
Cyrus tried to move on and dated model and actor Patrick Schwarzenegger for a few months.
She also came out of the closet as pansexual, meaning that the gender of the person she
dates doesn't matter to her.
As far away as they seemed, there was still love between the exes.
In late 2015, Liam told Men's Journal, "We were together five years, so I don't think
those feelings will ever change."
In early 2016, rumours about the couple getting back together sparked after they spent New
Year's Together.
Days later, they were spotted kissing and cuddling at a music festival.
And the rumours were right!
On January 18, Cyrus uploaded a picture on Instagram with her engagement ring back on.
A Source told US Weekly that Miley never really got over Liam.
When talking about Hemsworth, the insider added, "Miley's always had a special place
in his heart."
The lovebirds began living together on a Malibu property with several animals, like dogs,
pigs, and horses.
Cyrus distanced herself from her previous image and released a more sweet and less controversial
album.
In 2018, tragedy struck the couple when their home burned down during the California fires.
The actors and their animals made it out safe, but many of their lifelong memories got destroyed.
In an interview with Jimmy Fallon, Miley revealed that Liam was the one who saved all their
animals and called him a "hero".
Cyrus also talked about her fiancé's more…
private characteristics on Instagram, where she wrote that he had a "Good d-k game."
During the Christmas holiday, a close friend of Liam uploaded some pictures where Miley
wore a white dress, and the actor wore a tux, leading fans to think the couple had secretly
married.
Cyrus confirmed the rumours when she uploaded some pictures sporting a wedding ring.
In one of them, she wrote, "This is probably our one – millionth kiss."
The couple's love continued growing, and in 2019 they celebrated their 10th anniversary.
However, fans were in for a sour surprise: only four months later, Cyrus' representative
confirmed to People magazine the couple had split.
Hemsworth addressed the breakup on his Instagram, where he wrote "Just a quick note to say that
Miley and I have recently separated, and I wish her nothing but health and happiness
going forward."
Days after the separation was announced, Miley went on holiday with reality TV star Kaitlynn
Carter, who had also recently divorced her husband, Brody Jenner.
Before the divorces, both couples were friends, but the PDA between the girls led some to
believe there was cheating involved in the splits.
Miley did not take the cheating accusations well and posted a rant on Twitter where she
said, "I refuse to admit that my marriage ended because of cheating."
She explained that she would always love Liam but had to make a healthy decision for herself.
Kaitlynn also addressed the rumours, implying that her relationship with Brody was open.
Cyrus was not in a rush to file for divorce.
However, Hemsworth filed only eight days after the separation announcement citing “irreconcilable
differences”.
A Source told US Weekly that the actor moved so quickly because Miley was "being so open
about her relationship with Kaitlynn."
When asked about the breakup, the "Hunger Games'' star told Daily Mail "I don't want
to talk about it, mate."
Kaitlynn and Miley went to events, and there were even rumours that they had moved in together!
However, they broke up a little over a month later.
The singer reportedly felt like the relationship was moving in the same direction as her coupling
with Hemsworth.
After the breakup, both sides threw shade at each other.
Liam's sister in law, actress Elsa Pataky, said in an interview that "Liam deserves much
better."
Meanwhile, Miley released a song called "Don't call me angel," a pet name the actor had for
her.
However, they have also said nice things about each other, with Miley confessing to Howard
Stern that she sometimes misses her ex.
Both exes have gotten together and broken up with different people since the split,
showing that they've moved on.
However, the relationship will forever have a place in many young adults' hearts.
Here at Rumour Juice, we wish both stars the best.