The 17-year-old is romancing Australian star Liam Hemsworth, who she met while they were shooting new movie The Last Song. The couple were initially cagey about their romance but recently confirmed they are dating, with Miley insisting the relationship is totally different to anything she has experienced before. Miley`s father Billy Ray Cyrus is protective of her and wants to see her happy, so she says he was delighted when she started seeing Liam. "He`s a 6ft 4in tall Australian surfer and I`m 5ft 4in from Tennessee and I couldn`t surf if someone gave me ten million dollars so we couldn`t be more opposite," she laughed. "But I went to Australia to visit him and his family and I was like, `Omigosh, this looks like Nashville.` There were like cows everywhere. I am like, `How are you from the opposite side of the planet and your world looks just like mine?` My dad`s just happy that I have something going on in my life with someone normal. No psychos, so that`s good." Miley found fame portraying Hannah Montana in the Disney TV show, and has also released some music. Although she loves singing, she recently revealed she is planning to focus on her acting career, and hopes to land some top movie roles. Starring in The Last Song inspired Miley to make the decision. She loves the process, and is now planning to hone her skills further when she has some time. "I`ve not taken, like, acting lessons or anything but it doesn`t mean I don`t need to because I`m sure I do. Once I watch this film in the theatre I`m probably going to go book an acting coach," she giggled to British newspaper The Daily Telegraph. "I`m kind of bipolar in my acting choices because I just want to do a little bit of everything. One day I▓m telling my mom, you know, I want to do an action movie and then I want to be doing comedy and then all different types of things. I get a little bored so hopefully I▓ll get a chance to do a little bit of everything."