Actress and model Elizabeth Hurley, 59, has been romantically linked to various high-profile celebrities over the years, but her new relationship has left fans shocked.
Liz confirmed her new romance with country music star Billy Ray Cyrus, 63, with the pair sharing a loved up photo together on Easter.
“Happy Easter ♥️,” Liz simply wrote alongside a snap of Billy Ray Cyrus kissing her on the cheek. The new couple appeared to be spending the holiday together on a farm.
The 59-year-old also added a song to the Instagram post: ‘I’m Still Standing’ by Elton John, and her son, Damian Hurley, also commented underneath the post, sharing a love heart and a celebration emoji.
Fans were quick to take to the comment section to share both their shock and joy over the surprise new pairing.
“Wait….what?,” one person wrote, while another added, “who else totally did not have this one on their 2025 bingo card?”
Others commented, “How many of us were all like WAIT WHAT when we open[ed] the app and saw this?!!🙋🏼♀️ did not see this one coming,” and, “Hey girl , TAKE THAT HAPPINESS”, while another joked, “What in the Hannah Montana is going on 😮.”
Billy Ray spoke to People about their new relationship, sharing that they met in 2022 on the set of Christmas in Paradise.
“We did very few scenes together, but the couple times we were in the same scene there was a chemistry there,” he said of Elizabeth. “We just laughed, and it was at a time I wasn’t laughing a lot.”
“The oddest part was first, how much we laughed. Second, I figured we were so different but in some very strange way we had way more in common than we had different.”
The singer also shared that there will be more pictures to come from from the couple. “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.”
When asked about how their newfound relationship is going, Billy shared that, “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.”
An insider allegedly told Page Six that Liz and Billy have “been friends for a long time and both found themselves single at the same time. The romantic side started only a few weeks ago.”
Liz Hurley previously sparked speculation about a potential relationship with Billy Ray Cyrus when she used his song ‘She’s Not Cryin’ Anymore’ in a previous Instagram post, uploaded on 9 April, and tagged the singer in a photo of herself wearing a bikini.
“The most glorious sunset in the glorious Maldives 💗,” she wrote in the caption.
Both parties have been in a few relationships since separating from their spouses in recent years.
Billy Ray separated from his wife of 28 years, Tish Cyrus, in April 2022, and he married Australian singer Firerose in October 2023, however the couple divorced in May 2024.
As for Liz, she was married to businessman Arun Nayar from 2007 to 2011, and she famously dated Australian cricketer Shane Warne from 2011 until 2013.
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