Miley Cyrus’ sister Brandi Cyrus quitely dating Aussie Matt Southcombe for past year
Another Australian has infiltrated the famous Cyrus clan with news Miley Cyrus’ older sister, Brandi, has been quitely dating a Queenslander.
Another Australian has infiltrated the famous Cyrus clan with news Miley Cyrus’ older sister, Brandi, is dating a Queenslander.
Tall, dark and rugged, Aussie Matt Southcombe has reportedly been quitely dating the 37-year-old in the past year, with the new couple low-key sharing cosy photos of themselves on Instagram every now and then.
It was back in January that 37-year-old Brandi first hinted she was dating “an Aussie”, but it was only today the Daily Telegraph’s Scoop confirmed her new man is Matt Southcombe from Mount Tamborine in Queensland, who runs his own Harley Davidson bike restoration business called Mountain Choppers.
According to the masthead, the relationship is going so well that Southcombe has relocated to the US state of Tennessee, where the Cyrus clan have an estate.
Although their Instagram debut went unnoticed, they pair have been sharing photos of their time together, from weekend trips to Wyoming to bike rides on Christmas.
“Full stocking this Christmas. Hope everyone had a great day with the people they love,” Southcombe captioned a carousel of happy snaps during the festive season, to which Brandi commented, “Best Christmas”.
For the New Year, it was the DJ and actress’ turn to gush about how well life has been treating her lately.
“2024… you sure were good to me!!!” she began as she posted some unseen photos from the last 12 months, three of which featured her new boyfriend.
“These are just a few moments that really stood out this year. Put out my very first original remix, finished my very first Vegas residency, made some new friends, played some epic shows & festivals, and loved every single minute of all of it!!
“The crazy part is, next year is somehow gonna top it and I can’t thank everyone enough for their love & support this year. 2025 LET’S RIDE!!!”
Southcombe showed his support by commenting with some hearts and flames emojis.
The Queenslander is not the first Aussie to be welcomed into the Cyrus family.
Miley dated Aussie actor Liam Hemsworth for eight years before they married in 2018, only to divorce one year later.
The singer went on to have a brief, year-long romance with pop star Cody Simpson, who hails from the Gold Coast.
Meanwhile, family patriarch Billy Ray Cyrus also had a short marriage to Aussie singer Firerose. The pair were married in 2023, only for the country music star to file for divorce seven months later.
As for the matriarch of the family, Tish Cyrus, she married Aussie actor of Prison Break fame Dominic Purcell in August 2023, just four months after getting engaged.
Back in January, Brandi and Tish touched upon the family’s Aussie connections on their mother-daughter podcast, Sorry We’re Cyrus.
It was during this candid discussion that Brandi revealed she was dating an Aussie man.
“Men are trash. The majority of them are absolute garbage,” she said at the time. “But there’s a couple of good ones out there, I guess. I think I found one, so I love that for me.”
Tish said that she was happy for her daughter because, “You know what, he’s Australian. I’m not gonna rag on American men, but Australian men are just different.”
“Well, not all of them,” Brandi replied before they both looked at each other and laughed.
Brandi is Tish’s daughter from her first marriage to drummer Baxter Neal Helson, who she was married to from 1986 to 1989. The couple also welcomed son Trace Cyrus, 36.
When Tish married Billy Ray in 1993, he adopted both Trace and Brandi before the pair welcomed their own children together, Miley, son Braison, 31, and daughter Noah, 25.