Elizabeth Hurley “likes the whole cowboy thing” about new boyfriend Billy Ray Cyrus.
The 59-year-old actress and the 63-year-old singer surprised their followers with a joint Instagram post on Easter Sunday, which showed the country star giving Hurley a kiss on the cheek.
Friends say she finds Cyrus’ country roots attractive.
An unnamed friend tells the New York Post’s Page Six: “She’s been waiting a long time for romance. I think she likes the whole cowboy thing.”
The pal adds that Hurley spent Easter with Cyrus at his Nashville ranch.
And while some have reacted with shock to the new romance, insiders insist the two of them are serious about one another.
“This is not a hoax. Liz is not a hoaxy person; she’s very sincere, very bright and I think she likes him,” a friend reveals. “Just look at the photo of them together — she looks happy! People are so quick to be mean.”
Hurley and Cyrus have not shared any other information about their reported relationship, however the actress did hint at the romance earlier this month. During a recent holiday to the Maldives, she posted a picture of herself in a bikini and tagged Cyrus’ account.
She also used his song “She’s Not Cryin’ Anymore” to accompany the picture, and he liked the post.
The pair have worked together on a professional level in the past, having starred in the 2022 film Christmas in Paradise together.
Hurley was previously married to Arun Nayar from 2008 to 2010. She remarked in 2020 that she was looking for “companionship” and “”un.”
“I’d definitely be open to the idea of being loved, loving someone, having someone fantastic in my life and sharing it,” she said five years ago. “I don’t know if marriage comes into that to be honest, because I’m not going to have more children, and I don’t need anyone to pay my bills or give me a roof over my head. But I would like someone for companionship, fun.”
Cyrus’ first wife was Cindy Smith, whom he was married to from 1986 until their divorce in 1991. The country star and his second ex-wife Tish Cyrus, 57, are parents to Miley Cyrus, 32, Noah Cyrus, 25, and Braison Cyrus, 33.
Then, he married singer Firerose in 2023, but divorced less than a year later.
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