‘Black Mirror’ is a show with terrifying scenes of a dystopia, often correct in its prophecies about tomorrow. The anthology series has garnered great acclaim over the years, with increasingly shocking episodes about the downside of technology. But while filming for the show, Miley Cyrus couldn’t have possibly known how the show’s trauma would enter her own life.
Miley Cyrus recently spoke about the trauma she faced after filming ‘Black Mirror.’ Years after filming, she would experience terrible visions from the filming and the burning down of her house. As a result, she began to experience anxiety attacks during her stage performance.
Miley Cyrus Declining Mental Health While Filming ‘Black Mirror’
Miley Cyrus has opened up about her mental health on the TikTok video series Used To Be Young. The ‘Wrecking Ball’ pop star’s house was burned down while filming scenes for the fifth season of ‘Black Mirror.’ She went through several panic attacks after losing her house. The trauma affected her professional life as well.
While on the stage, Miley Cyrus experienced a terrible sense of deja vu. The 30-year-old pop star was haunted by the vision of being tied to a gurney, the same scene she shot for ‘Black Mirror.’ The former ‘Hanah Montana’ actress explained, “I would have these dreams any time I would go to perform, and I thought that was just an anxious vision that made no sense. But actually as my house was burning I was strapped to a gurney with my hands locked in handcuffs strapped to a bed [filming ‘Black Mirror’].“
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Miley Cyrus knows what having a distorted sense of life after playing the Hanah Montana persona. To recreate the feeling, she went on the Bangerz tour. The popstar has said this tour wasn’t a phase but a self-investment. During the tour, the 30-year-old pop star emerged from a lifesize image of an equally giant tongue.
Miley Cyrus’s concert was meant to be a tribute to the Jim Carrey-starrer ‘The Truman Show.’ She explained, “I wanted to end it with a Truman Show reference. So I flew out on a giant hotdog, obviously, and I left through all the clouds and the exit sign like Jim Carrey does. Because I felt like The Truman Show was really a reflection of my life.”
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