Miley Cyrus is making headlines front and center, but behind the scenes a source exclusively tells Breaking Celebrity News that the twerking pop star is more lonely than ever.

Cyrus, 21, moved out of her parents home — Tish and Billy Ray — when she was just a teenager and dated hunky Hunger Games actor Liam Hemsworth for three years before becoming engaged in 2012, but ended it for good after many breakups in Sept. 2013.

In fact, Cyrus even admitted to Barbara Walters in a special interview following the tumultuous breakup with Hemsworth that she was "so scared of ever being alone" that she stuck it out with him longer than she should have.

"Being alone has always been a fear of Miley's, and she tried to pretend after the split with Liam that she enjoyed her newfound freedom — but the fact of the matter is that she's painfully lonely," a close source to the "Wrecking Ball" singer told Breaking Celebrity News.