Miley CyrusMandy Jiroux, watch out! There is another contender for the position of Miley Cyrus‘ BFF - her dad.

Billy Ray Cyrus told OK magazine recently: “I’ve always tried to be her best friend. That’s what I continue to do now. She needs her space to do her thing, but I’m always there and I’m always a phone call away or a text. She always knows if she needs me, I’m there.”

“It’s giving her room to be a kid. Room to be a young lady and to grow and find her own path and do things her own way.”