A content creator has shared a hilarious and surprisingly wholesome story about her husband's past connection to pop icon Miley Cyrus, proving that some childhood relationships have the most unexpected legacies.
The Viral TikTok Confession
Savannah Gavigan, a former Disney performer and now a mother of three, recently posted a clip on social media where she lip-synced to Miley Cyrus's hit song See You Again. The video took a comedic turn as she panned the camera to her sheepishly smiling husband, Jesse. In the caption, she revealed the punchline: her husband had briefly dated Cyrus when they were in middle school in the Nashville area.
"My toxic trait is that I force my husband to listen to his ex because our kids deserve to know the classics," Savannah wrote. She clarified that the relationship happened "before Hannah Montana/at the beginning of Hannah Montana" and fizzled out naturally, as most middle-school romances do. For a self-professed superfan who grew up loving Hannah Montana, she calls it a "fun fact" rather than a serious part of their past.
From College Sweethearts to Family Life
In earlier posts, Savannah explained that she and Jesse Gavigan dated throughout university and eventually married in 2016. They now share three children together. The light-hearted TikTok video was her way of blending her husband's amusing history with her desire to share the music she loved with their family, creating a uniquely modern parenting moment.
Miley Cyrus's Journey in Love and Music
The story emerges as Miley Cyrus herself, now 33, has been reflecting on her own relationship history and lessons learned. In a candid interview with The Cut in September, she sat down with her mother, Tish Cyrus, and sisters to discuss love. Cyrus revealed that her mother once encouraged her to stay with "the wrong guy 'cause they're hot," a piece of advice she humorously linked to her past, decade-long on-and-off relationship with actor Liam Hemsworth.
Cyrus married Hemsworth in 2018, but the pair divorced less than a year later, finalising their split in 2020. She has since moved on, confirming her engagement to drummer Maxx Morando, 27, in December. The singer emphasised that her priorities have shifted, stating she is now with someone "who means a lot to me and treats me really well and respects me."
Throughout her career, Cyrus's dating history has included other high-profile names like Nick Jonas, Patrick Schwarzenegger, and Cody Simpson. Yet, it's these early, innocent connections—like the one with Jesse Gavigan—that sometimes resurface in the most unexpected and heartwarming ways, bridging the gap between global stardom and everyday family life.
