Months after sending the rumour mill into overdrive after they were both spotted wearing wedding bands on their ring fingers, Miley Cyrus has posted the sweetest birthday message to her fiancé, Liam Hemsworth, on Instagram.

Over the weekend, the 25-year-old singer posted three photographs of her snuggling up to her on/off beau of eight years to celebrate his 28th birthday with the caption: 'Happiest birthday to my very best friend on the entire planet! I ❤️ u!'

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The pictures come days after NW magazine claims the famous pair - who met on the set of their 2009 The Last Song - got married during their New Year's break in Byron Bay in Australia.

An insider reportedly told the publication of the nuptials: 'It's such a special place for them (in Byron Bay). It felt right.'

The 'Can't Stop' singer and her leading man famously called off their first engagement in 2013 but rekindled their romance in 2016.

While it's yet to be confirmed the pair have indeed said 'I do', it's not the first time they've sparked speculation to already being husband and wife.

Last year, it was widely reported the duo had tied the know in a secret wedding during their New Year's Eve party in San Diego.

Following her reconciliation with Hemsworth in 2016, Cyrus opened up about their split, telling Billboard: 'I needed to change so much. And changing with someone else not changing like that is too hard.'

'Suddenly you're like, "I don't recognise you anymore". We had to re-fall for each other.'

And fall for each other they did.

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