Miley Cyrus Reflects on Past 'Mistakes' and 'Detours': 'I Would Not Go Back and Change Anything'

Mar. 15, 2025

Miley Cyrus in 2025.Photo:Taylor Hill/FilmMagic

Taylor Hill/FilmMagic

Miley Cyrusdoesn’t regret any step of her journey.

In anInstagramvideo shared on Monday, Jan. 27 withPamela AndersonaboutThe Last Showgirl, Cyrus, 32, spoke about what she’s learned throughout her career. [Anderson stars in the film, while Cyrus performs “Beautiful That Way” on its soundtrack.]

She also recalled wanting to be theBaywatchactress when she grew up. “Ever since I was little, it was only Pam when people would ask me what I wanted to be when I grow up,” Cyrus said. “I would say you. And the whole thing. The tattoos, the hair, all of it. That’s all I wanted to do.”

TheHannah Montanaalum added that she loved watching Anderson evolve and felt inspired: “I’ve had so many different pivots and evolutions and — one might say — detours within my path. But it always ends up coming back around to make the next stage of who we are. Something that’s more potent, something that’s more real.”

She figured that she needed to bring her baggage with her. “I’m not ashamed of my life. I don’t need to let anything go,” she concluded.

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TheLast Songactress shared a similar sentiment. “Funnily enough when I look back, all the mistakes, anything I was unsure of or I didn’t understand, I am so proud of every moment and now every stage of my life.”

“I would not go back and change anything,” Cyrus continued, before quipping, “except a couple things I was wearing.”

Anderson doesn’t even consider the missteps in life “mistakes.” “I just want to know who I am,” she said about her acting roles, which include Roxie Hart inChicagoon Broadway and nowThe Last Showgirl. “How will you know unless you try?” she mused.

Miley Cyrus; Pamela Anderson.Neilson Barnard/Getty; Cindy Ord/Getty

Neilson Barnard/Getty; Cindy Ord/Getty

After earning a Golden Globe nomination for her performance inThe Last Showgirl, Anderson wassnubbedin the 2025 Oscar nominations, announced Jan. 23.

“Oh my gosh, it’s not something I ever expected. Doing the work is the win," she toldELLEafter the nominations were announced. “That’s what I like to do, and I think we can lose sight of that sometimes in this whole crazy awards season, but it’s nice to be recognized, and it’s all a bonus.”

The Last Showgirlis currently in theaters.

source: people.com