Teen Stars 101

Mirror posted about Christopher Cyrus and what he said about his megastar sister, Miley.

One is the world’s most famous teenager, with £17million in the bank.

The other works part-time in an electronics store for £5 an hour, and relies on his mum to give him lifts to school.

Although there are just eight months between them and they share the same father, Miley and Christopher are worlds apart.

Recalling their last meeting at a Miley concert near his home in Fort Worth, Texas, in November 2007, Christopher said: “While she was on stage I was watching her from the sidelines.

“Afterwards we spent 20 minutes in her bus. Her voice is fantastic and I’m very proud of my sister.”

Christopher is clearly disappointed he does not have a closer relationship with the Cyrus family and recalls being excluded from a reality show with them. “That kind of sucked,” he said.

He reluctantly read out a string of text messages between him and his father, which began last Christmas Day with Christopher texting: “Merry Christmas.” He said he got a reply on January 4 from Billy Ray saying: “Hey bud, where you been? You disappeared on us.”

Christopher said: “I replied, ‘I disappeared? You disappeared. I tried to get a hold of you.’”

Showbiz experts say “Brand Miley” is worth $1billion (£670m) to Disney. In contrast, Christopher has more modest earnings. “I work at a store for $7.50 (£5.50) an hour. Sometimes I’ll get five hours a week, other weeks I’ll do 20. I take what I can get.”