A newly singleLiam Hemsworthis catching some waves.
TheIsn’t It Romanticstar, 29, was spotted heading to the beach in Byron Bay, Australi,a on Tuesday, his first appearance sinceannouncing his splitfrom wifeMiley Cyrus.
Hemsworth was photographed with a surfboard in hand and wearing a wetsuit during his outing Down Under.
The actor’s beach trip came one day after headdressed his splitfrom Cyrus, 26, for the first time in an Instagram post that featured a photo of a sunset over a beach.
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The couple announced their breakup in a statement exclusively to PEOPLE on Saturday, just seven months after tying the knot.
“Liam and Miley have agreed to separate at this time,” a rep for Cyrus said. “Ever-evolving, changing as partners and individuals, they have decided this is what’s best while they both focus on themselves and careers. They still remain dedicated parents to all of their animals they share while lovingly taking this time apart. Please respect their process and privacy.”
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A source told PEOPLE, however, that the split actually came months prior to the announcement — and was the result ofsome serious contemplation.
“[Cyrus] really fought to make it work,” the source said. “She wanted to go to therapy. She just wants to be in a healthy and focused place.”
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The singer appeared to break her silence on the breakup on Sunday with asocial media postencouraging her followers not to “fight evolution,” because “change is inevitable.”
Since calling it quits, Cyrus has been spending time with friends and family, including sister Brandi andThe Hills: New BeginningsstarKaitlynn Carter, who joined her on arecent trip to Italy.
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Carter, who recently split from husbandBrody Jenner, and the “Mother’s Daughter” singer were photographed kissing and cuddling over the weekend, though a source toldPEOPLEthat Cyrus did not introduce Carter, 30, as her girlfriend, instead referring to her as a “friend.”
TheHannah Montanaalum and Hemsworth met in 2009 on the set ofThe Last Songand had a rocky, on-again, off-again relationship before they were engaged in 2012. They split one year later, only to reconcile in 2015 and tie the knot in December 2018.
source: people.com
