It’s likely been a rough few weeks for Liam Hemsworth, who has left Los Angeles, where he shares a home with Miley Cyrus and their pets, and has been staying with family in Byron Bay, Australia as confirmation of the couple’s split was publicly confirmed.
While Miley has been posting multiple daily photos from her girl’s trip to Italy, during which she was spotted kissing Brody Jenner’s ex-wife, Kaitlynn Carter, Liam has been absent from social media since a rep for Miley released a statement saying the pair’s eight-month marriage is over.
Yesterday, 26-year-old Miley addressed the break up on Instagram, sharing a photo of herself standing in front of mountains with the caption: “Don’t fight evolution, because you will never win. Like the mountain I am standing on top of , which was once under water , connected with Africa , change is inevitable. The Dolomites were not created over night, it was over millions of years that this magnificent beauty was formed. My dad always told me “ Nature never hurries but it is always on time”…. it fills my heart with peace and hope KNOWING that is true. I was taught to respect the planet and its process and I am committed to doing the same with my own …. 💙”
Liam has also made his first public remark on the split, albeit reluctantly. The actor was approached by a Daily Mail Australia reporter who asked him the recent reports, to which Liam replied, “‘You don’t understand what it’s like. I don’t want to talk about it, mate.”
Liam’s comments come two days after Miley’s rep said the two had “agreed to separate at this time.”
“Ever-evolving, changing as partners and individuals, they have decided this is what’s best while they both focus on themselves and careers. They still remain dedicated parents to all of their animals they share while lovingly taking this time apart. Please respect their process and privacy,” the full statement reads.
Despite most of us being very confused and upset by the news the two had decided to go their seperate ways, according to those close to Liam and Miley, the split doesn’t come as a surprise.
“This split isn’t shocking to people who are actually with them every day,” a source told PEOPLE yesterday. “After they reunited, everyone thought they were this ‘perfect’ couple, but they still had a lot of issues. They’re not on the same page when it comes to a lot of fundamental things that make a relationship work,” they added. “It’s not surprising at all.”
Another source told E! News that Miley and Liam “were drifting apart” and were “trying to make it work for months now.”
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This article originally appeared on InStyle Australia
