The revelation of singer Country arrive after he and Hurley became official Instagram on Easter Sunday.

Billy confirmed his relationship with Hurley less than a year after finalizing her divorce with singer Firerose in May 2024.

People magazine I obtained an extract from the upcoming interview of Billy on Apple Music Country “The Ty Bentli show“Where he explained his romance with the actress” Austin Powers “.

Billy revealed that they met during the filming of the 2022 film, “Christmas in Paradise”, on the Caribbean Island of Nevis.

At the time, Billy had just separated from his ex-wife Tish, with whom he shared the girls Miley Cyrus, Noah Cyrus and Brandi Cyrus, and his sons traces and Brarae Cyrus.

Billy shared his first meeting with Hurley, “we made very few scenes together, but the twice we were in the same scene, there was chemistry there.”

He added: “We just laughed, and it was at a time when I didn’t laugh much.”

The Crooner “Words by Heart” developed the extraordinary aspects of his first meeting with Hurley.

He said: “The strangest part was the first, how much we laughed. Secondly, I thought we were so different but in a very strange way, we had much more in common than we had different.”

Despite the strong initial connection they felt, Billy and Hurley would have spent two years without talking to each other after turning “Christmas in Paradise”.

In addition to their lack of communication, Billy found himself in a difficult phase of life.

However, in the middle of the difficulty, he received a message from someone he did not expect.

The 63-year-old man talked about his difficult period at the time, noting: “I had the impression:” Wow, can life become more difficult? Can it become more difficult? “”

He continued: “For me, at a certain point, it was like, you cannot get down to lengthen yourself on your back when life gives you a kick.”

However, when Billy expected the least, Hurley presented himself. He shared: “And right now … A friend has set out.”

Billy revealed that he did not know the number of people who sent him the SMS. “”

He also revealed the content of the message, noting that it was in the sense of “hey, it seems that life is a little difficult and that you just want you to know that I am in your corner; you have a friend in your corner; you have a friend in your corner.”

The Crooner “Aquy Breaky Heart” compared the message to a sincere note he received from Johnny Cash Back in 1992 “, when I took a little strokes of criticism.”

He remembers: “Johnny said:” Hey, you know, just remember that all the things that are good from all-powerful God above and that this thing happens, and in your case … The good prevails over evil.

Thinking about Hurley’s message, Billy said it reminded him of “a little what Johnny had written to my lowest point”.

He continued: “So, I text, I will:” Who is it? “And it’s like,” Elizabeth Hurley “. Of all the people to contact me in this second that I may have needed the most … This friend who made me laugh.”

Billy Ray Cyrus described Hurley as “a great human being” and shared in -depth details on their deposit [is] The friends we are, I would take that. She is so impressive. She reminds me a lot of Dolly Parton. She is a very intelligent businesswoman. “”

He added: “If you can laugh together, you can cross everything.”