Billy Ray Cyrus and Elizabeth Hurley's Unexpected Engagement Sparks Buzz
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No more achy breaky heart for Billy Ray Cyrus!
The country singer popped the question to girlfriend Elizabeth Hurley, sources confirmed to Page Six.
Cyrus, 65, and Hurley, 61, have been dating for more than a year and are now making it official after the English actress and model was seen flaunting a massive diamond.
Another source told Page Six, “She’s filming ‘The ‘Burbs’; I hardly think this ring is a prop.”
The “Hannah Montana” alum, meanwhile, gave a massive clue about their future plans as he posted a cryptic ring emoji in an Instagram post shared Thursday — which was liked with a celebratory emoji by Hurley’s son, Damian.
“This is the most fertile solid ground I have stood on in a long time,” Cyrus wrote in the post.
While promoting his new single “Party’s in the Back” with Deltona, he added, “I like seeing peoples dreams come true. I’m so excited for the show this weekend teaming up with NASCAR in Phoenix !!! Kinda has a ring 💍 to it.”
This will be a fourth marriage for Cyrus, who has six children — including superstar daughter Miley Cyrus. He was married to Cindy Smith from 1986 to 1991 and Tish Cyrus from 1993 to 2023, the same year he married Firerose. Their union ended in 2024, with the Australian singer accusing him of abuse, which he denied.
Hurley, meanwhile, was in a long-term relationship with actor Hugh Grant from 1987 to 2000, before she had son Damian with late producer Steve Bing.
The “Bedazzled” star went on to marry Indian businessman Arun Nayar in 2007, but they divorced in 2011, and she was later engaged to the late Australian cricketer Shane Warne from 2011 until their split in 2013.
A rep for Billy Ray Cyrus could not be reached for comment.
Cyrus and Hurley went public with their relationship on Easter Sunday in 2025 after first meeting on the set of the 2022 holiday film “Christmas in Paradise” and reconnecting in February 2025.
Although their romance raised eyebrows, Hurley told the “SheerLuxe” podcast earlier this month, “There are a lot more similarities than you’d think.”
“We have the same hair. Identical hair. Apart from his beard, we’re actually like twins,” she joked.
Though Hurley agreed it’s an “unlikely pairing in some ways,” she admitted they have “quite similar lives” and align in many ways.
Speaking to Page Six in May, Hurley shared that she and Cyrus connect on their love of the country life rather than city life.
“Funnily enough, [Billy’s] farm in Tennessee is very similar to my farm here in Gloucestershire, so in a way it kind of feels normal,” she explained.
The “Royals” actress told People in June that their time together in the countryside is often spent with Hurley using power tools in the garden and Cyrus strumming his guitar beneath a tree.
“We obsessively watch birds of prey and light lots of bonfires,” she said. “It’s bliss.”
Cyrus told the magazine, “There was something in the opposites of us, I think, that maybe not only got other people’s attention but even our own.”
“And I’ve never seen anybody that, in some ways, has more in common with the insanity that I have lived through in this crazy show business,” he added. “Then mix in other personal, good things and tragedies — she’s like me.”
