Mannequin Elizabeth Hurley and singer Billy Ray Cyrus shocked followers final weekend after they hard-launched their relationship on social media ― however, in line with Cyrus, their romance had truly been brewing for a while.
Showing on Apple Music Nation’s “The Ty Bentli Show” Thursday, Cyrus recalled assembly Hurley on the set of the 2022 movie “Christmas in Paradise,” additionally starring Kelsey Grammer.
“The oddest part was first, how much we laughed,” he defined, in line with excerpts of the interview that appeared in Folks and Entertainment Tonight. “Second, I figured we were so different, but in some very strange way, we had way more in common than we had different.”
Although the nation musician famous “there was a chemistry” between him and Hurley from the get-go, they didn’t reconnect till about two years later through textual content, when he was experiencing a tough interval.
“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,” Cyrus stated. “And in this moment… a friend reached out.”
Hurley’s textual content, he stated, learn alongside the traces of: “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.”
“So I text back, I go, ‘Who is this?’ And it’s like, ‘Elizabeth Hurley,’” he added. “Of all the people to reach out to me in that second that maybe I needed most… this friend who made me laugh.”
Although Cyrus didn’t go into any specifics about what his tough interval entailed, the two-time Grammy winner and ex-wife Firerose divorced final 12 months after simply seven months of marriage. By all accounts, the break up was extremely contentious.
And in January, Cyrus’ efficiency at one among President Donald Trump’s inaugural festivities was broadly panned after he appeared to come across points with the venue’s audio system all through the set. Days later, Cyrus’ son Hint responded to the efficiency with an open letter on Instagram by which he urged his father to hunt assist whereas hinting at a prolonged estrangement.
Elsewhere in his chat with Bentli, Cyrus stated he and Hurley had “no expectations of where we go from here” simply but. He additionally gave a shout-out to Hurley’s 21-year-old son, Damian, who earlier this week gave his mother’s relationship his seal of approval on Instagram.
“It’s great that God brought them into my life when he did. It’s just a good thing,” Cyrus stated. “It’s been a long time since I’ve been this happy.”
Hearken to Billy Ray Cyrus’ full interview on “The Ty Bentli Show” right here.
