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Miley Cyrus goes candid about her experience with a ruptured ovarian cyst and how the traumatic health scare left her with an important secret about her line of work. The Wrecking Ball singer has dealt with several medical conditions throughout her career, including her diagnosis with a vocal cord disorder, her sobriety journey, and her lifelong experience living with Supraventricular Tachycardia, a congenital condition that causes abnormal heart rate. This week, the star went into details about several of these conditions, sharing less-discussed insights into how they affect her career.
Appearing on The Zane Low Show on Apple Music 1 on Thursday, Cyrus recounted a particularly harrowing experience she went through as 2022 wrapped off. The 32-year-old detailed the experience, which took place while working with her Godmother Doly Parton on her TV special, Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party. Describing it as a “pretty traumatic” experience, Miley Cyrus explained how an ovarian cyst ruptured during her show with SNL creator Lorne Michaels. Although she did not know exactly what was happening to her at the time, the crooner admittedly felt excruciating pain, but resolved to keep performing despite the medical emergency. Cyrus went on to admit that taking the stage in that condition was hard on her. However, she managed to see it through before getting the necessary medical attention.
Miley Cyrus Reveals the Advice That Saved Her Career
The entire ordeal felt traumatic, pushing Miley Cyrus to make a rash career decision after the ovarian cyst health scare. The crooner recounted making up her mind to quit the music industry. However, a chat with Michaels convinced her otherwise, leaving her with a knowledge she would forever cherish, and a shocking Hollywood secret. She shared,
“I had dinner with Lorne, and he said something that now has stuck with me. He goes, ‘Six months. Everybody has six months to feel sorry for themselves, and then we start to rebuild.”
Going further, the SNL creator revealed that many artists before Cyrus have found themselves at that point in their career, too, where they were on the verge of quitting. Each artist, who shared that desire with him, received the same advice on how to unpack their emotions and move on from the trauma. He made sure the crooner understood that “everyone has these traumatic experiences.” Armed with that knowledge, Miley Cyrus found the courage to move on from the traumatizing health scare, reembracing her career.
Singer Worries Fans With Unnecessary Health Risk
Although her story had a happy ending, the account of her harrowing experience left fans horrified. While many shared relief that Miley Cyrus was able to brave through that low point in her life, others admonished her for putting her life at risk just to keep a show going. Buttressing just how risky that move was, many recounted their excruciating ordeals after experiencing a ruptured ovarian cyst. A fan shared on Reddit,
“I blacked out when I had an ovarian cyst rupture a few years ago. I can’t fathom being onstage or having to perform through that kind of pain.”
Another wrote,
“I was alone in a hotel room — threw up several times from the pain, and then fainted on the floor of the bathroom. She’s so hardcore for this.”
third fan commented,
“How was she still standing? Burst cysts are excruciating. What a boss!”
A fourth wrote,
“That’s taking ‘the show must go on’ to an extreme level.”
Miley Cyrus also went candid about her other medical conditions on The Zane Lowe Show. Addressing her vocal cord condition, Reinke’s edema, the Flowers crooner took a positive approach to it, noting that the “very large polyp” on her vocal cord gave her “a lot of the one and the texture” that made her who she is today. Regardless, she acknowledged how difficult it felt performing with the condition, which results from vocal cord overuse, likening it to “running a marathon with ankle weights.” Hence, while the excitement over her new album, Something Beautiful, keeps buzzing, fans expecting a tour on the horizon may be left disappointed.
