Elizbeth Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus are the celebrity couple no one saw coming.
If I was a betting man, I would have thought that the “Some Gave All” singer would have taken some time to himself after his somewhat tumultuous relationship – and subsequent split – from Australia singer Firerose (who was 28 years younger than Billy Ray). The pair got married in October of 2023, and in May of 2024, they got divorced.
Funny enough, the end of Cyrus’ relationship with Firerose was what sparked the connection between he and Elizabeth Hurley. The model/actress and the 90s country music singer met on the set of the 2022 film Christmas in Paradise, and there was evidently an undeniable connection from the very beginning.
That being said, the pair apparently didn’t speak for two years after the filming of the Christmas movie (Tish might not believe that). It was only when Billy Ray went through his public, messy divorce from Firerose that prompted Hurley to send him this text message to check in.
In an interview with People recently, the country artist shared the text message he received and added that the “pick me up” was a lot like a letter Johnny Cash had sent him at one point in his career:
“Hey, it looks like life might be a little bit tough and just wanted you to know I’m in your corner; you’ve got a friend in your corner. Johnny said, ‘Hey, you know, just remember that all things that are good come from almighty God above and that stuff happens, and in your case… the good outweighs the bad. Let ‘em have it. I’m in your corner…’
A bit of what Johnny had written me at my lowest point.” So, I text back, I go, ‘Who is this?’ And it’s like, ‘Elizabeth Hurley.’ Of all the people to reach out to me in that second that maybe I needed most… this friend who made me laugh.”
Once Cyrus was able to confirm that it was Hurley texting him during his low point, the pair were able to reconnect, and I guess you could say that the rest is history. One little check in text has blossomed into an Instagram official relationship.
It was on Easter Sunday that Cyrus and Hurley took to social media to share with the world that they were together, and later on in the aforementioned interview, Billy Ray shared that the kissing in the photo they shared is as genuine as it gets… and that he’s arguably never been happier:
“There will be one coming where she’s kissing me because people have been saying, ‘Why’s he always kissing her?’ Unfortunately when I see her, when she puts her cheek out there, I don’t know what happens, I just kiss it.
It’s just been beautiful, and again, no expectations of where we go from here other than her and her son — I do love him a lot, and it’s great that God brought them into my life when he did. It’s just a good thing. It’s been a long time since I’ve been this happy.”
What a lovely couple, right?
Only a week removed from Easter, Billy Ray Cyrus and Elizabeth Hurley shared another PDA-packed couple picture. In yet another outdoor photo, the new lovebirds leaned up against a tree that sits on Billy Ray Cyrus’ Tennessee property. An additional photo included in the post shows Hurley snuggled up next to Cyrus on his side-by-side, with one of Billy Ray’s dogs sitting shotgun.
Just like their Easter relationship announcement, this post had a simple, two-word caption:
“Tennessee weekend.”
Looks like they’ve been together forever, right? And for all we know, it’s only been a week.
Interestingly enough, the speculation that Billy Ray Cyrus and Elizabeth Hurley were in a relationship has been swirling for a while now. When Hurley posted a video of her in a bikini back on April 9th, she plugged in Billy Ray’s “She’s Not Cryin’ Anymore” as the post’s attached song.
This one to be exact:
And since both Hurley and Cyrus were single at the time after splitting from their spouses, the rumors that they were in a relationship continued to strengthen. Now with the “Happy Easter” photo that was posted a week ago, and the “Tennessee weekend” post that was just shared earlier today, I’d say Billy Ray Cyrus and Elizabeth Hurley are as official as ever.