Miley Cyrus Feels 'Closer to God' After Dating Beau Justin Gaston

Thu, 09 April 2009 22:20:28 ET

Miley Cyrus Feels 'Closer to God' After Dating Beau Justin Gaston
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Miley Cyrus feels she is closer to God after she has been dating her boyfriend Justin Gaston. "I've never been closer to the Lord since I met him," she says on "Rachael Ray" in an interview to be broadcast on Friday, April 10 . "He's really made me read my Bible. He's made me actually read the stories in the Bible -- not the quick little verses -- that not only help me, but show you how to help other people".

Being introduced by her dad Billy Ray Cyrus on the set of her TV series "Hannah Montana", the teen sensation admits she didn't like Gaston at the first time. "Honestly, I didn't like him at first," she says of the 20-year-old underwear model/singer. "I was like, 'Great, another song writer. This should be fun'".

However, Cyrus has changed her mind as she currently is realizing that Gaston "like, the coolest guy, so it's good". "He's very cute, but I don't think he gets as much credit as he should because he's a really good guy," she tells Us Magazine.

In another Miley Cyrus news, the 16-years cutie reveals to Tyra Banks in an interview that she has snooped on the boys' cellphones. "I go through their text [messages]. I see if they're nice to their mom, because if they're mean to their mom they're going to be mean to me," she admits. "It's so much better than going through their phone and stuff because they always know".