Cody Simpson Says Breaking Up With Miley Cyrus Was 'Kind Of A Mutual Decision'

Even though Cody Simpson and Miley Cyrus are no longer together, there are just no hard feelings against each other.

During a recent appearance on "The Kyle & Jackie O Show," Simpson, 25, said that his breakup with Cyrus, 29, was largely due to "circumstance," according to People.

"It was kind of a mutual decision between us, knowing that we were sort of going in different directions in our life," Simpson said, adding that at the time, he was heading to Australia to practice swimming in the hopes of making it to the Olympics.

"I had just started training at that point, so my life was changing a lot and I knew I was going to have to eventually move back to Australia to do it properly and professionally. She was just going into her whole new album and was going to be going out on tour and doing all that stuff, so it was kind of a fork in the road kind of scenario, really," he said.

Even though their relationship didn't last long, Simpson said that he did enjoy whatever time he did get to spend with Cyrus. “We had a great amazing year together and everything, we lived together during all the COVID lockdown stuff,” he added.

The two were first linked as a couple in October 2019, just a short while after she split from ex-husband Liam Hemsworth. She and Hemsworth finalized their divorce in January 2020, according to Page Six.

However, in August 2020, just 10 months after confirming their relationship, Simpson and Cyrus went their separate ways.

After their split, Cyrus took to social media to clear the air. The "Wrecking Ball" singer said on Instagram Live that she and Simpson are "individually working on" themselves. "For right now, two halves can't make a whole," she said, per People.

But given how the two have been friends for over a decade, she told fans not to be surprised if they're spotted out together in the future. "Don't make it some drama story if next week we hang out and we're getting pizza. We've been friends for 10 years, and we're going to continue to be friends. Just don’t make it something that it is not," she said.