Miley Cyrus ‘Cannot Help Comparing’ Her Life to Liam Hemsworth’s, Wants to ‘Outdo’ His Next Wedding

Miley Cyrus is engaged to Maxx Morando, but she’s still obsessed with hunky ex-husband Liam Hemsworth, and insiders say her fixation is just getting more intense as they both plan weddings in 2026.

On Dec. 2, it was announced 26-year-old drummer Maxx had popped the question to the “Wrecking Ball” singer, 33, after four years of dating. It comes just three months after Liam, 35, revealed he got engaged to his longtime girlfriend, 29-year-old model Gabriella Brooks.

“The timing of Miley’s engagement to Maxx is very suspect,” says an insider. “She swears it has nothing to do with Liam getting engaged but it’s hard to believe that since she’s still so obsessed with him.”

“It is not that she doesn’t love Maxx, she does. But as much as Miley has tried to move on, she’s really had a tough time,” says the source.

The Hannah Montana alum was 17 when she and the Aussie hunk met on the set of the romantic drama film The Last Song in 2009. The two dated on and off before tying the knot in December 2018. But the marriage was short-lived and they were divorced by February 2020.

“She had a huge reaction when she found out Liam was getting married again and then suddenly, about two months later, she’s also engaged,” says the source.

“What’s worse is she’s been trying to pump everyone who knows Liam for information about his wedding,” the insider says. “It’s so obvious that she wants to make sure to outdo him — she keeps trying to find out his date, his venue and who’s on his guest list.”

As much as the “Malibu” singer thinks she’s being subtle, everyone can see she’s caught up in this race to see who can have the bigger fairytale moment, according to our insider.

“She cannot help comparing everything she is doing now to what Liam is doing,” says the insider. “It is like she needs to prove that she has moved on faster and better than he has, like happiness is some sort of competition to win.”