SHOCKING NEW CHAPTER: Billy Ray Cyrus and Elizabeth Hurley Take the Next Step With Guitars, Pets, and Quiet Love

He’s written some of the most iconic country songs of the last three decades. She’s a glamorous actress, model, and international star. But now, Billy Ray Cyrus and Elizabeth Hurley are writing a love story that no one saw coming — and it’s unfolding not on a red carpet, but in the quiet rhythms of everyday life.

The “Achy Breaky Heart” singer has gone public with his romance with Hurley, and together they’ve been spending the summer building something surprisingly ordinary — and surprisingly beautiful. Instead of Nashville studios or Hollywood premieres, their days are filled with guitar lessons in the English countryside, laughter in the garden, and new pets roaming the yard. Hurley admits she’s “appalling” at the guitar so far, but under Cyrus’s guidance, she’s determined to learn. For a man with Grammys and CMA Awards, teaching his partner to strum feels like a love song all its own.

Their connection began in 2022, while filming Christmas in Paradise. Cyrus was reeling from the collapse of a nearly 30-year marriage, and he later confessed that Hurley’s friendship was a lifeline. “We just laughed, and it was at a time I wasn’t laughing a lot,” he shared. That laughter grew into late-night texts, then into love. By Easter this year, the pair confirmed their relationship with a simple Instagram kiss captioned: “Happy Easter ♥️.”

Now, the couple has taken things further — adding two tortoises to their blended household. Hurley even joked that she’s become a bird watcher, spotting goshawks near her UK home. “I have a really interesting life. Wild. Parties every night,” she laughed, proving that even a glamour queen finds joy in quiet skies and shared smiles.

This summer also marked Hurley’s 60th birthday, celebrated with family, friends, and her son Damian’s homemade cake. Stripped of Hollywood glitz, it was a day filled with warmth — the same kind of grounded love she now shares with Cyrus. For his part, Billy Ray has introduced Hurley to his daughters, Miley and Noah, in London. Reports say the family has embraced her, giving this romance the blessing it needed.

For a man who once admitted he felt life had “knocked him flat on his back,” Cyrus has found new breath in this second chance. Hurley says what she loves most is his constant support. “That feels nice,” she admitted with a smile.

It’s the kind of unexpected love story that sounds like a country ballad: a Kentucky troubadour and a British movie star finding common ground in guitars, animals, family, and laughter. Not the flashy kind of love. The lasting kind. The kind that feels like a song still being written — and right now, the melody couldn’t be sweeter.