Miley Cyrus to spend 'several weeks in silence'

Miley Cyrus has been told not to talk for "several weeks" in order to fully recover from last week's operation on her voice box.

The 26-year-old singer was told she would need to go under the knife after doctors discovered there was an issue with her vocal cords during a recently conducted tonsillectomy.

The Wrecking Ball hitmaker - who has been working on new songs - has been forced to mute her music career for the time being.

Meanwhile, her boyfriend Cody Simpson has been in the news for penning a song about her.