Hilary Duff has shared that there are moments when she does not “talk to (her) dad”.
On her new song The Optimist, which appears on her sixth studio album Luck... or Something, the singer and actress sings the line, "I wish I could sleep on planes/And that my father would really love me."
Speaking about the emotional lyric in an interview with Rolling Stone published on Thursday, Hilary explained that her relationship with her father, Robert Duff, is not always straightforward.
"There's times where I talk to my dad and times where I don't talk to my dad," she said. "I do have a pretty sunny disposition, but a lot of s**t has gone down, and that's life."
She also opened up about the song We Don't Talk, which points to another complicated relationship in her life.
Fans have been speculating that the track is about her sister Haylie Duff, with reports suggesting the two have been distant for some time.
Some fans even pointed to a mustard coloured couch she used during a London performance last month, claiming it could be a subtle reference to something connected to her sister.
"People have known my life since I was a child, and so they know all the characters in it and they know what I'm talking about. For me, it was important to be open about that theme. It genuinely came from the heart," the 38 year old said, without confirming who the song is about. "I was not, however, prepared for people to be like, 'The couch is the colour of the couch...' That is absolute bulls**t, and totally not true and crazy. And I don't have the time to make threads for people to catch on to about that. I have a full life and a busy family, and this was literally just a song about my truth, and that was it."
Representatives for Haylie have yet to comment on the speculation.
Co produced by Hilary’s husband Matthew Koma, Luck... or Something is available now.
The pop star is set to head out on a worldwide tour later this year titled the Lucky Me Tour in support of the album.
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