Miley Cyrus expose American Idol's Lauren Alaina: Miley Cyrus left American Idol contestant Lauren Alaina gobsmacked on Wednesday - when she surprised the youngster in the studio. The 16-year-old - who sang Miley's The Climb earlier in the season - couldn't believe it when Cyrus joined her and this week's mentor Jimmy Iovine in the recording studio.
"Let me bring out a friend of mine," said Iovine as the LOL star revealed herself. "I listen to your music all the time, you're awesome," said Miley, as a stunned Alaina replied: "So are you!"
"The most important thing you can do is do it for yourself," Miley advised the contestant. "You'll always have mean comments and people will always talk about you. Always. That's never going to change."