{"id":14712,"date":"2026-07-23T14:55:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T09:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=14712"},"modified":"2026-07-23T14:55:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T09:55:01","slug":"how-billy-ray-cyrus-and-elizabeth-hurley-make-long-distance-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=14712","title":{"rendered":"How Billy Ray Cyrus and Elizabeth Hurley Make Long Distance Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/billy-ray-cyrus\/\" target=\"_blank\">Billy Ray Cyrus<\/a> and <strong>Elizabeth Hurley<\/strong> may live an ocean apart, but the actress says the miles haven&#8217;t been much of a challenge.<\/p>\n<p>The couple, who confirmed their romance earlier this year after reconnecting following Billy Ray&#8217;s divorce from <strong>Firerose<\/strong>, splits their time between Hurley&#8217;s home in the English countryside and Cyrus&#8217; longtime home in Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re very happy together,&#8221; Hurley told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1434187\/elizabeth-hurley-details-billy-ray-cyrus-relationship-long-distance\" target=\"_blank\"><em>E! News<\/em><\/a>. &#8220;We&#8217;re really enjoying trying to get this balance between America and the UK.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hurley said the distance works because, despite living on opposite sides of the Atlantic, they enjoy the same kind of quiet, country life.<\/p>\n<h3>Happiest in the Country<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;But the good thing is that he&#8217;s very country where he is in Tennessee,&#8221; Hurley said. &#8220;I&#8217;m very country where I am.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She said that&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/country-music-most-volatile-marriages\/\" target=\"_blank\">one of the biggest reasons<\/a> their relationship works. Neither of them has much interest in busy social events or constantly being on the go.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s a really important thing in our relationship that neither of us wants to be out and about. I love gardening. He loves being outside in nature. We both love watching birds of prey. It&#8217;s a really lovely life.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Bonding Over Classic TV<\/h3>\n<p>Their love of a slower pace even carries over to what they watch together.<\/p>\n<p>Hurley said the couple recently watched <strong><em>Little House on the Prairie<\/em><\/strong> and started talking about whether they could happily live that kind of simple life.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/billy-ray-cyrus-album-the-hill-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\">Billy Ray Cyrus Was Reaching for \u2018Light in the Darkness\u2019 on \u2018The Hill\u2019 [Exclusive]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We can do that!&#8221; she said. &#8220;We could have pined in the prairies. We&#8217;d be very good.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Love Story Origin<\/h3>\n<p>Billy Ray and Hurley first met while filming Christmas in Paradise in 2022, but they didn&#8217;t begin dating until reconnecting <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/billy-ray-cyrus-lawsuit-miley-cyrus-mother\/\" target=\"_blank\">after his marriage<\/a> to Firerose ended in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The couple made their relationship Instagram official on Easter Sunday 2025, sharing a photo of Billy Ray kissing Hurley on the cheek.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, they&#8217;ve <a href=\"http:\/\/Lights, Camera, Action: See Which Country Singers Have Attempted Acting  Read More: See Which Country Singers Have Tried Acting | https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/country-stars-who-have-acted\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" target=\"_blank\">continued to build<\/a> a relationship rooted in the simple things they both love, balancing their time between Tennessee and the English countryside.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">8 Unlikely Country Music Marriages + the Wild Love Stories Behind Them<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>These marriages are so crazy they&#8217;re worth their own country song!<\/p>\n<p>From the little boy who called his shot, to the cop who stole the superstar&#8217;s heart, here are eight of country music&#8217;s most unlikely marriages. 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