Miley Cyrus claims she’s empowering women

Miley Cyrus has opened up about the controversy surrounding her lifestyle, revealing she hopes to live a normal life and believes she can empower women.

The ‘Wrecking Ball’ singer explained to UK Cosmopolitan that she does not seek attention, and that she would love her records to be successful without any promotion.

“The biggest misconception about me is that I like the media attention. I wish I could be who I am without the fame. If everyone would still buy my records and if everything would go to No.1 in 30 seconds or whatever… that’d be great,” said Miley.

“I live without any regrets – you can’t change anything, so I don’t think about it. But would I ever want a ‘normal’ life? Yeah, there are definitely times when I wake up and wish I could go out without being photographed. I don’t care if people recognise me and say ‘hey’, but I don’t want to be stopped. I want to just walk around and see new cities.”

Cyrus went on to say that she does not put pressure on herself to be a role model for young fans.

“I don’t put pressure on myself to be a role model, other than hopefully inspiring people to be good and to treat people well. I’m going to be what I want, and I’m going to do what I want. When people are suffocated, that’s when they end up falling off.”

Speaking about her loyalty, she said: “I’m good to work with. I’m proud of that; I have a good reputation.

“I’m a really loyal person and if I dig you, I’m all the way down. But if you f**k me over, I’m all the way up. It’s like, once shame on you, twice shame on me. You’re the dumb one if you let someone back into your life and they s**t on you again.”

When asked if she considers herself to be sexy, she added: “I’m a feminist in the way that I’m really empowering to women… I’m loud and funny, and not typically beautiful.

“When do I feel at my sexiest? After I’ve eaten something really healthy and done Pilates, and I’m wearing tight leggings. When I’m in gym clothes I actually feel sexy and healthy, so sometimes I’ll stay in them all day!”

The full interview appears in the December issue of Cosmopolitan, on sale November 7.