Inside Elizabeth Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus' relationship timeline

The Grammy winner first met Elizabeth back in 2022 on the set of Christmas in Paradise. However, Billy had only just split from his ex-wife, Tish, in April. "We did very few scenes together but the couple times we were in the same scene there was a chemistry there," he shared. 

"We just laughed, and it was at a time I wasn’t laughing a lot."

He continued: "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."

However, once filming ended, the two lost touch for nearly two years – a time when Billy was navigating a challenging chapter in his life. "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," he explained.

"And in this moment... a friend reached out."

This friend was none other than Elizabeth herself, and the text read: "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."

In the Instagram post, Elizabeth donned a casual ensemble that featured a blue flannel button-down shirt and a pair of light blue jeans. Billy coordinated with his girlfriend's effortless vibe and wore a chambray button-down paired with striped pants. 

"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," shared Billy.

It seems the singer has already fostered a strong relationship with Elizabeth's son, Damian. "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," he said.

Billy shares his three daughters – Miley, Noah, and Brandi – with his ex-wife Tish. The couple married in 1993 but parted ways in 2022. The singer has one son, Christopher Cody, from his previous relationship with Kristen Luckey. Billy married Firerose in 2023, but the relationship was short-lived, and the couple split less than a year later.

The actress was in a 13-year relationship with Hugh Grant in 2002. Elizabeth welcomed son Damian with one-time fling, Steve Bing, before she married Arun Nayar in 2007. The couple split in 2011, and the star was engaged to the late cricketer Shane Warne.