Miley Cyrus wants to shelter sister Noah, 14, and maintain her 'innocence as long as I can'

As a former child star, Miley Cyrus understands the perils of being a kid in the entertainment industry.

So it makes sense that the 21-year-old pop star is protective of her little sister Noah following in her famous footsteps.

'She's a natural entertainer. Sometimes I'll be like, "Oh my god, she's totally stealing my shine!" If she's in the room, all the attention is on Noah,' the Golden Globe nominee told 2Day FM's Sophie Monk.

'She's kind of like a natural at it. So I feel like, if she wanted to [be a star] I wouldn't stop her. But she's really into sports. She really loves horses, so I'm going to keep her on that and that kind of innocence as long as I can. It takes someone really strong and someone who doesn't care what people think [to survive this industry].'

The impressionable 14-year-old is now with Miley on her Bangerz Tour where she dances in a cat costume and helps her big sister avoid wardrobe malfunctions.

'She's with me all the time. She definitely does [keep me grounded],' Cyrus said.

'She does the dances with me the whole time. Sometimes she'll be doing them wrong and I'll notice I'm following her and doing the dance she's doing. So it's fun. We just play with each other the entire show because it makes it easier when you have your family there. My mom [Tish] does the whole thing too, she'll go to the front and do all the dances with me.'

The not-so-typical teen clearly looks up to the Wrecking Ball hitmaker, and her Twitter profile picture reflects that familial bond.

Noah has acted in several TV shows, and she's best known for voicing the title role in the 2008 Hayao Miyazaki animated flick Ponyo.

Miley was also asked about her pop star peer Justin Bieber, who angered Australian authorities last year after leaving graffiti on the QT Hotel.

'That's a reocurring thing [for Bieber] getting in trouble with the cops. I stay away from cops. They scare me. Stay away from the police, that's what you want to stay away from,' the We Can't Stop singer advised.

'As long as its legal. And if it's not, don't take pictures of it. Don't Instagram it.'

The Hannah Montana starlet will next take her Bangerz Tour to the Netherlands' Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam on Sunday.

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