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Uh, Noah Cyrus Apparently Dated Her Mom’s Husband & Miley Had No Idea

Camryn Bacon

With a new day comes a new bout of apparent drama in the Cyrus family. According to sources from People and Entertainment Tonight, Noah Cyrus dated her mom’s new husband, Dominic Purcell, before they established a relationship. Yeah, that’s right. Tish Cyrus married the 54-year-old Prison Break star and her celebrity “hall pass” in August 2023.  Her Campus reached out to Noah and Tish Cyrus’ teams for comment but didn’t hear back by the time of publication.

According to People, Noah Cyrus and Purcell had a “friends with benefits” type relationship in 2022. No one reportedly knew about their relationship. Whether Noah was invited or not, she was not present at her mom’s wedding last August — instead, she was spotted at Paris Fashion Week. 

Tish Cyrus shared on the Call Her Daddy podcast that she and Purcell had their first encounter over an Instagram DM initiated by Purcell in 2016. She didn’t see that message for a year. It wasn’t until July 2022, when Tish left heart emojis on Purcell’s Instagram post after her split from Billy Ray Cyrus, that she initially made their relationship public. For the following months, she was happily posting about her new man. In April 2023, Purcell proposed, and they got married four months later. 

Tish Cyrus apparently didn’t warn Noah about her forming a connection with Purcell, which left Noah “offended,” says a source from Entertainment Tonight.

Sources tell People that Miley had “no idea” about her youngest sister being in a relationship with Purcell. “Miley had no idea about the drama with Dominic. No idea at all,” said People’s sources. Her Campus reached out to Miley’s team for comment but didn’t hear back by the time of publication.

According to the report, Miley confronted her mom about the news, saying it was a strange situation, “but she loves her mom and wants her to be happy.”

As for Noah, she’s now engaged to fashion designer Pinkus as of May 2023. 

So, is everything OK between Noah, Miley, and their mom? Only time will tell if any of the Cyrus women will open up about the reports themselves.

Camryn Bacon graduated from Texas A&M University in December 2023 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Journalism. She is a Style writer for Her Campus National, covering fashion, beauty, and more. Her main topic of choice is fashion because Camryn loves experimenting with colorful clothing and statement pieces. Beyond Her Campus, Camryn wrote for an on-campus magazine, 'A-Line Magazine' at Texas A&M University, where she wrote online articles and created a print issue each semester. She covered everything from influencers to rom-coms to astrology but especially loves to talk about anything, fashion and lifestyle. She also interned for 'BEAT Magazine,' overseeing editorial operations and social media engagement. She has written for the Galveston County Daily News, where she interned during the summer of 2023. Her dreams are to work for 'Interview Magazine' and live in New York, the concrete jungle dreams are made of. In her free time, Camryn enjoys thrifting with her mom, writing poetry, and trying new coffee shops. You can often find her posting to Instagram about what new stories she's writing, on her poetry account or talking about The Beatles. Her favorite show is 'Sex And The City,' but she cannot go a day without watching at least one episode of 'Friends' (she even has a CD in her car that plays it).