You would be forgiven for thinking Anya Taylor-Joy was in Hollywood to celebrate her own star being added to the Walk of Fame. However, the actress was actually there to support the honour being bestowed upon her best friend, Miley Cyrus.
All eyes were on The Queen's Gambit star in a sparkling halter-neck mini dress paired with transparent stiletto heels, her platinum blonde hair styled in a ponytail, when she arrived at the ceremony for Ms. Cyrus.
To cheers from the crowd, Ms. Taylor-Joy told the 33-year-old pop star that she had been inspired by her since the age of ten after seeing the singer on the cover of a teen magazine. 'Miley didn't just grow up in front of the world, she outran every expectation it set for her,' said the 30-year-old actress. 'Miley, darling, you have always been and are now quite literally a star. Thank you for shining brightly for all of us.'
Ms. Cyrus, wearing a sleeveless Versace gown, celebrated her star, the 2,845th on Hollywood Boulevard, with her mother Tish, sister Brandi, and fiancé, singer Maxx Morando. However, some family members including father Billy Ray and sister Noah were seemingly absent from the ceremony.
A Star-Studded Event
Anya Taylor-Joy stole the show at the Hollywood Walk of Fame as Miley Cyrus posed with fashion designer Donatella Versace and the actress on her newly unveiled star in Los Angeles. The event comes nearly one year after the Flowers hitmaker revealed that her family had gone through a 'really difficult, dark decade' but managed to work things out without therapy.
While her father appeared not to be in attendance, the performer referenced him during her speech as she addressed fans and the crowd. 'My dad used to say that a skyscraper starts with a jackhammer. So does a star on the Walk of Fame, by the way,' she said at one point.
Ms. Cyrus later flashed a cheerful smile as she posed next to her new star, which sits directly across from the iconic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
Family Dynamics
The pop star has had a rocky past with her father Billy Ray, but the pair recently appeared to be on good terms. Last year in May, the father-daughter duo reunited in a photo uploaded to Instagram by the Achy Breaky Heart singer. Speculation of a possible rift between Cyrus and Billy arose back in 2025, and a source previously told the Daily Mail that she was worried her father could ruin her music comeback at the time. She also notably did not include her father in her speech when she accepted her first Grammy in 2024, which she won for Best Pop Solo Performance for her hit track Flowers.
