'I've never felt more alone': Downcast Miley Cyrus shows the strain of her split with Liam Hemsworth via emotional social networking post
Despite the barrage of criticism she's received over the past few weeks and her recent split with fiance Liam Hemsworth, Miley Cyrus has remained surprisingly upbeat.
But it seems that the cracks are starting to show in young singer's emotional state.
The 20-year-old shared what could only be described as a forlorn mood on Tuesday via Instagram.
Forlorn: Downcast Miley Cyrus posted a photograph to Instagram of herself on Tuesday with a very forlorn accompanying caption
Under a picture she posted of herself from a past photo shoot, the We Can't Stop star wrote: 'And I've never felt more alone It feels so scary getting old.'
In the snap, Miley looks anything but, appearing youthful and perfectly polished in a black tuxedo jacket and her favourite diamond necklace complete with Chanel pendant.
She also has her blonde short hair slicked back with gel and red lipstick applied to her pout
The young star's post comes after it had previously been reported that Miley had moved on from Liam.
She was said to be dating Rolling Stone magazine heir Theo Wenner, 26, with things apparently chugging along very nicely already.
Wenner is no stranger to dating celebrities either, as he dated Liv Tyler, 36, in 2011 despite the hefty age gap.
According to Radaronline, Cyrus 'communicates with Wenner several times a day and says the pair are dating, albeit casually.'
'Shes definitely dating him,' a source told the celebrity website.
'Miley talks about how hot Theo is and how nice hes been to her. Shes definitely completely in lust with him.'
Miley was also said to be so besotted she left her Bangerz album release party in New York on October 8 to meet her paramour.
'He didnt come to the release party, but she snuck out at one point and went and met him at The Plaza,' the insider told Radar.
They also claimed that flowers which arrived at the event for Miley were from Wenner and not another suspected love interest, Mike Will Made It.
Wenner is the son of Rolling Stone magazine owner and chief editor, Jann Wenner.
He started as an intern at the musical bible before becoming a photographer for the magazine.
Meanwhile, Liam has also moved on.
Just before the actor and Miley officially announced their split in September, the Australian star was spotted partying with actress Eiza Gonzalez in Las Vegas.
Shortly after, The Hunger Games star was seen passionately kissing the Mexican star in Los Angeles.
Miley came under a considerable amount of criticism back in August following her very racy performance of Robin Thicke's hit song Blurred Lines at the MTV Music Video Awards.
She was seen wearing a nude latex bra and panties set, rubbing herself up against the married crooner and touching him in his private area with a foam finger.
Following the stage show, Miley was later seen fully nude in her Wrecking Ball video clip and partook in an almost pornographic photo shoot with photographer Terry Richardson.