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14-05-2025
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Elizabeth Hurley says Billy Ray Cyrus romance works because of their surprising common ground
Elizabeth Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus are on cloud nine. During the Breast Cancer Research Foundation's 2025 Hot Pink Party on Tuesday, Hurley gave some insight into the couple's romance. "I have to go back to England tomorrow, but Billy will come to England soon," she told European news outlet RTL TV, per People. When asked about what brought the unusual couple together, she answered, "We are very happy, we both love country music, we both love the country, and we both love our kids. We're happy together." Hurley shared similar sentiments to Page Six, saying, "I think people found Billy and I being together a little surprising. It's not surprising to me because we're actually quite similar and get on extremely well." "We both like to laugh a lot, and we both love the country. And we both love country music, both love movies. We've got a lot in common — and cowboy boots, definitely." Last month, the duo confirmed their relationship by posting a PDA-filled photo together. Hurley included his 2009 song, "Back to Tennessee," in the post, a song which was released with the film "Hannah Montana: The Movie." In the song, Cyrus sings about leaving "fancy cars and diamond rings" behind to return to what he loves back at home and his Tennessee roots. The new couple previously worked together with Kelsey Grammer on the 2022 romantic comedy, "Christmas in Paradise," and Hurley has admitted she has been a fan of Cyrus, 63, since watching "Hannah Montana" with her son. "They've been friends for a long time and both found themselves single at the same time," a source previously told Page Six. "The romantic side started only a few weeks ago." "Liz is great and visited him for Easter," a source told told People after the photo was shared. "They've been seeing each other romantically for a little bit. And how lucky is he? Liz is lovely. She's very warm, positive and the best to be around." The insider added, "They had a great time shooting that movie together, it was beautiful and relaxed, and it really stuck with him." During an appearance on "The Ty Bentli Show" last month, Cyrus admitted he is the happiest he has been in a while with his new romance. "It's just been beautiful," Cyrus, 63, said, noting there's "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." Cyrus, who divorced Firerose last year, recently reflected on what matters most in his life. On Sunday, the 63-year-old "Achy Breaky Heart" crooner took to social media to address rumors of a family feud, praise his ex-wife Tish Cyrus for being a "strong" mother to their children and admit that he has made plenty of "mistakes" throughout his life. "Happy Mother's Day to all the #StrongMothers out there," he began his post on Instagram. "Here's a couple that made our family who and what we are in this photo for Sunday Callin. My Mom Ruthie…who loved Will and her mama Mary who was born with the musical gift and passed it down to all of us in the family who play music by ear…Thank God she did, because I can't read a note. Speaking of…I too rarely comment on rumors…but on this given day…I give you my truth." "I'm so proud of Miley and her guts and her courage…her wisdom and strength to bring it when our family needed it most," he continued, referencing his daughter, Miley Cyrus. "We are so close to a full healing. We have all been through a lot. On this Mother's Day, I would like to testify to a couple facts. 1.) I still very much believe in the power of prayer and respectfully ask if you do also, and have an extra prayer for the CYRUS family…I humbly would accept." "I must also add, as I witnessed just yesterday before 60 Gold Star Family's who had lost Sons and Daughters in service of our country…Please put a prayer in for them also…or give them mine if need be. Our family can heal. We are all still here. Those families have suffered a loss that can not be replaced or changed." "2.) Tish Cyrus was and is the very definition of a strong mother," he concluded. "Trust me, I'm the first to admit, being married to me was not easy. I'm very good at making mistakes. A very imperfect man. But thank goodness…somewhere along the line my Mama also taught me, 'life is a series of adjustments.' Being honest here. Since I was a kid, I had to learn that lesson the hard way. Funny how history repeats itself. Full circle." Fox News Digital's Tracy Wright contributed to this post.
Fox News
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Elizabeth Hurley embraces country life with Billy Ray Cyrus in new romantic snaps
Elizabeth Hurley leaned into Billy Ray Cyrus' country roots one week after the couple went Instagram official. Cyrus, 63, wrapped his arms around his new girlfriend in a series of photos shared on social media Sunday. The "Austin Powers" actress appeared to be smitten with the country musician as they toured his Tennessee ranch together in an all-terrain vehicle. Hurley, 59, looked completely at ease wearing a sheer white blouse and blue jeans as she posed for photos with the "Achy Breaky Heart" singer. She added his 2009 song, "Back to Tennessee," to the post, a song which was released with the film, "Hannah Montana: The Movie." Cyrus sings about leaving "fancy cars and diamond rings" behind to return to what he loves back at home, and his Tennessee roots. "All this time I was chasing after dreams, it was right in front of me, I was lost without her," the lyrics state. "I'm on the road now, I know just what I need, to find my way back to Tennessee." He continued, "I'm coming home now, to Southern, is so sweet, and find my way back to you and me, find my way back to Tennessee." Cyrus debuted his new song "Ask (Honor Song)" on Friday, and told "The Ty Bentli Show" that their blossoming relationship is a gift from God, and he's the happiest he's been with his new romance. "It's just been beautiful," Cyrus said, noting there are "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." The former co-stars reconnected over text, with Hurley making the first move nearly two years after they worked on the 2022 film "Christmas in Paradise." "We did very few scenes together, but the couple times we were in the same scene, there was a chemistry there that felt … we just laughed, and it was at a time I wasn't laughing a lot. And I found out the oddest thing," he said of Hurley. "I've obviously, I know all about her life and career and me, a kid from Flatwoods, Kentucky, going to sit and pretend I'm an actor with Elizabeth Hurley knowing that, wait, how did this happen? And the oddest part was first how much we laughed." Cyrus was in the throes of divorce from his third wife, Firerose, when Hurley contacted him unexpectedly after not communicating for more than two years. "I felt like, 'Wow, can life get any harder? Can it get any tougher?' For me, at a certain point, it was like, 'You can't get knocked down any flatter than laying on your back when life is kicking you,'" Cyrus said. "And, in this moment, this hand kind of reached out in a text message, not a physical hand, as in the one you saw in the picture. That'd be good. A friend reached out." At the time, he "didn't even know the number" of the person who sent him a text along the lines of, "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." "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," Cyrus said. "This friend that made me laugh. "If all we ever were [is] the friends that we are, I would take that. She's so impressively brilliant. She reminds me a lot of Dolly Parton. She's a very smart businesswoman. If you can laugh together, you can make it through everything."
