The softie in Miley

Behind the winking mischief in Miley Cyrus’ shocking antics is her disarming soft spot for sick kids and adorable canines, as her acclaimed album, “Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz,” reveals. In this Instagram post for her 58.5 million followers, the pop superstar, with her fiancé Liam Hemsworth, dropped by the Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, California, last Dec. 30 to visit sick children (“Queen Warrior,” she calls one of them) and spread some holiday cheer. Two days later, she posted a photo of Liam with the caption, “Sorry. My dude is HOT.” Sweet. —Rito Asilo