33-year-old Miley Cyrus confessed it in front of the cameras of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’: paper disgusts her. It’s not a quirk or a star’s eccentricity; it’s papirophobia, a specific fear that triggers sweating, trembling, dry mouth, and nausea as soon as she sees a sheet of paper nearby.
The phobia complicates simple things. She doesn’t open letters, touch wrapping paper, and avoids the worst possible scenario for her: someone with dry hands holding paper in front of her face. That’s why her fiancé, Maxx Morando, is the one who opens every package that arrives at the house, always outside, far from her.
According to her, it all began in childhood, when her siblings would rub paper to annoy her during long car rides. Over the years, instead of disappearing, the fear grew stronger. Cyrus is now considering therapy or hypnosis to try to control it before it continues to grow.