Miley Cyrus broke down in tears during her performance of 'Wrecking Ball' at yesterday's Super Bowl and told the audience: "my heart gets broken a lot."
The 28-year-old singer - who split with ex-husband Liam Hemsworth after just eight months of marriage in 2019 - had to take a moment before she continued to sing 'Wrecking Ball' ahead of the Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show.
Miley and Hemsworth had previously dated on and off for a decade prior to their 2019 split.
As she sang the line, "Don't you ever think, I just walked away, I will always want you," Miley's voice cracked.
She then tried to pick up the chorus with, "I came in...", and then explained to the audience why she was struggling to sing the hit song.
The 28-year-old said that the song was written after a relationship ended, and Miley told the pre-game crowd in Tampa, Florida, that she wears her "heart on [her] sleeve" and it "gets broken a lot".
She said wiping away her tears: "Singing that song, 'Wrecking Ball', about feeling completely broken and shattered ... everyone's suffering is different, even everyone's threshold of pain.
"I wear a lot of glitter and I wear a lot of armor, and I also wear my heart on my sleeve, and it gets broken a lot."
During her performance, Miley also paid tribute to her godmother Dolly Parton by singing 'Jolene', and she was also joined on stage by Billy Idol and Joan Jett as she performed for vaccinated healthcare workers at the Raymond James Stadium.
Billy and Miley performed a rendition of their punk rock duet 'Night Crawling' from her recent LP 'Plastic Hearts' as well as the singer's own hit song 'White Wedding'.
Meanwhile, Joan and Miley sang their track 'Bad Karma' from the 2020 album, with Joan also performing her songs 'Bad Reputation' and 'I Hate Myself For Loving You'.
Miley performed at the sporting event while wearing a leather cheerleading outfit with 'FTW' emblazoned across its top and concluded her performance by singing 'The Climb'.