Miley Cyrus on Liam Hemsworth Split: I Was So Scared of Being Alone

Miley Cyrus steps out of an SUV and into a building on Tuesday (December 17) in Miami, Fla.

The 21-year-old entertainer recently opened up to Barbara Walters for the upcoming ABC News special, Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2013.

“I was so scared of ever being alone, and I think, conquering that fear, this year, was actually bigger than any other transition that I had, this entire year,” Miley said about her split with Liam Hemsworth. “I don’t ever want to have to need someone again, where you feel like, without them, you can’t be yourself.”

“I don’t think I realized what 19 truly is, and I got engaged at 19, and I definitely wouldn’t change being engaged. It was so fun wearing a fat rock for a few years,” Miley said. “But now, I just feel like I can actually be happy. I wait for those moments of silence, when I’m just at my house, by myself.”

Be sure to tune into the full interview on tomorrow on ABC!

FYI: Miley is wearing Levi’s cut-offs.