At the beginning of the year, Miley Cyrus hinted that she had reconnected with Liam Hemsworth when she posted a sparkly selfie that put her engagement ring front and center. Over the next several months, she wore a Hemsworth shirt and got a Vegemite tattoo, but she never verbally acknowledged that they were officially back together.

Of course, if one person could get it out of her, it's Ellen DeGeneres.

In a preview clip from today's episode, Miley explains that wearing the ring is weird because it's "real jewelry," which isn't really her aesthetic. Despite a preference for jewelry themed after gummy bears and cotton candy, Miley wears the ring because Liam loves her.

Psst, Liam, just a suggestion: a wedding band made out of a gummy LifeSaver. Consider it.