Tana Mongeau is setting the record straight about her relationship withNoah Cyrus.
Earlier this month, the YouTube star, 21, sparked romance rumors when she referred toMiley Cyrus‘ 19-year-old sister as her “girlfriend” in a video. But on Friday, Mongeau toldEntertainment Tonightat the 2019 YouTube Steamy Awards in Los Angeles that they’re not dating.
“To be real, I think that I might have started the girlfriend stuff with some YouTube title,” Mongeau said, before gushing over her friend.
“I just love being around Noah,” she said. “There’s something about her, even before I knew her, that has always inspired me. She’s so real, she’s so raw. The way she turns her emotions into art and cares about mental health and was born into this life, but turns it into something beautiful, is so inspiring to me. And I love to kick it with her.”
Mongeau confirmed that “there is no tea” when it comes to her and Cyrus’ relationship: “Like, thatisthe tea on that. I literally just like to spend time with her and care about her. Everything else just kind of makes it a mess.”
Noah Cyrus/Instagram
“If I have a boo — I don’t know how to phrase this, I just like to test my friends sometimes,” she said. “I thought it would be a fun time to text Imari off of Noah’s phone to see if he would flirt with her back.”
Mongeau’s rep did not immediately return PEOPLE’s requests for comment at the time. A rep for Cyrus could not be reached.
In September, Mongeau said the two were just friends.
“No I’m not in a relationship with Noah,” she said during an appearance on theZach Sang Show. “I do f—– love her though. She’s so dope. We actually have so much in common.”
“We’re really similar,” she added. “It’s cool because it caught me off guard.”
Mongeau married fellow YouTuber Jake Paul in August in awild Las Vegas wedding, though they later clarified that the ceremony wasnot legally binding.
Tana Mongeau and Jake Paul.Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images
While the two still spend time together and present their relationship as romantic, Mongeau has said that they are in an “open” relationship.
“We are both very open people,” she said. “We are not in a place where monogamy is always easy.”
“It’s complicated,” she added. “But I guess you could say we are open.”
Mongeau previously datedBella Thornefor a year, and Cyrus last dated rapperLil Xan.
source: people.com
