Hilary Duff Confirms "We Don't Talk" Is About Her Sister, Haylie
There’s been speculation about where the Duff sisters stand for years.
It sounds like Hilary Duff is ready to break her silence on all those rumors about her relationship with her older sister, Haylie Duff. On Jan. 19, Hilary performed a brand new song on the first night of her Small Rooms, Big Nerves Tour, with lyrics about two family members who have drifted apart. After years of quiet distance between Hilary and Haylie, the song “We Don’t Talk” is the first real confirmation of where the sisters stand.
At first, Hilary did not reveal who exactly inspired the track, but that changed during a Feb. 20 appearance on CBS Mornings. “It's definitely about my sister,” she confirmed. “And just absolutely the most lonely part of my existence is not having my sister in my life at the moment.”
Apparently, Hilary “really struggled with including that [track] on the record.” However, she found other people related to her experience. “It’s funny, as a person that exists in the world without my other half, so many people are having that experience,” she said. “A lot of conversations I have with people are like, ‘Yeah, me too, me too, me too.’”
Before Hilary’s confirmation, fans of the Duff sisters have suspected that that the siblings have become estranged in recent years, due mainly to their lack of interaction with one another and some pointed remarks. This rumor popped up again at the start of 2026, when Haylie liked an essay about a “toxic mom group” that many believed to consist of Hilary and her friends.
The gossip went into overdrive a few days later, when Hilary premiered her song “We Don’t Talk” in her London concert. The song, which is on her new album luck...or something, is about a falling out with someone who comes “from the same home” and “the same mom.”
’Cause we come from the same home, the same blood / A different combination, but the same mom / People ask me how you're doing, I wanna say amazing / But the truth is that I don't know
Hilary repeats the song’s name throughout the chorus, affirming that she no longer has contact with the person she’s singing about.
“We Don’t Talk” was officially released on Feb. 20, along with the rest of luck...or something.
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