Miley Cyrus helping boyfriend break into acting

Miley Cyrus is helping her boyfriend break into acting.

The 'Hannah Montana' star, 16, is using her showbiz connections to find work for 20-year-old underwear model Justin Gaston.

Justin said: "They've been helping me out and introducing me to a lot of people. It's hard to find a good family like this."

Justin has grown very close to Miley's father - 'Achy Breaky Heart' singer Billy Ray Cyrus - and is even planning to spend Christmas with the family. He added: "I'll probably be around somewhere with Billy Ray - hanging with the family."

However, insiders claim Justin - who has landed a modelling deal with Roberto Cavalli since he started dating Miley - is only using the young star to boost his celebrity status.

A source told America's OK! magazine: "You start to think he's in this for fame. She needed someone, and her father Billy Ray thought this was perfect for her image." Miley has recently said she loves the "challenges" her own fame has brought.

She said: "Being famous is what I've grown up with - being around my father who's gone through the same thing. "But when you have it happen to yourself, it's finally like, 'Oh, my gosh. Now I really understand what this is business is all about.' "