Billy Ray Cyrus has been trolled for calling his new girlfriend Elizabeth Hurley ‘the love of his life’ only two months after the couple went public with their budding romance.
The Achy Breaky Heart singer, 63 – who has previously been married three times – jumped to his main Instagram page on Tuesday to pen a sweet tribute to the British actress in celebration of her 60th birthday.
Back in April, the two stars debuted their relationship as they cozied up together in a photo during Easter weekend.
Cyrus uploaded a photo as Elizabeth sat on his lap for a cute snap as they both flashed cheerful smiles for the camera.
The beauty donned a patterned top and a pair of denim jeans while a black cowgirl hat was placed on top of her flowy locks.
Billy sported a brown shirt as well as shades and penned in the caption: ‘Happy birthday to the love of my life ❤️.’
Billy Ray Cyrus, 63, has been trolled for calling his new girlfriend Elizabeth Hurley ‘the love of his life’ only two months after the couple went public with their budding romance
The Achy Breaky Heart singer jumped to his main Instagram page on Tuesday to pen a sweet tribute to the British actress in celebration of her 60th birthday
Social media users jumped to the comment to offer mixed reactions to the singer’s latest post.
Hurley also shared her response to Billy’s birthday wish with an assortment of red heart emojis.
Her son Damian, 23, showed his support for their relationship by also a red heart emoji. Elizabeth shares the model with ex Steven Bing.
One fan also typed out, ‘How you two just started dating. love of your life what a joke,’ and another wrote, ‘you just met her,’ with laughing face emojis.
‘How many loves of your life have you had in the last 10 years??’ an Instagram user shared, whole one added, ‘Im happy for you bro but you have said that about all your past relationships.’
But others had differing opinions as another commented, ‘Dude looking happier than ever!!! Congratulations Billy.’
‘Happy birthday!!! Thank you for making Billy Ray smile again. You two are gorgeous together!’ a fan penned, and one wrote, ‘I love seeing you so happy! Yes!!’
Another also added, ‘Happy Birthday to your lovely lady. So glad to see you so happy and smiling Billy Ray.’
Back in April, the two stars debuted their relationship as they cozied up together in a photo during Easter weekend; seen in May in Rome
Hurley also shared her response to Billy’s birthday wish with an assortment of red heart emojis
One fan also typed out, ‘How you two just started dating. love of your life what a joke,’ and another wrote, ‘you just met her,’ with laughing face emojis
‘How many loves of your life have you had in the last 10 years??’ an Instagram user shared, whole one added, ‘Im happy for you bro but you have said that about all your past relationships’
But others had differing opinions as another commented, ‘Dude looking happier than ever!!! Congratulations Billy’
Hurley also rang in her 60th birthday by uploading an Instagram post of her own and left little to the imagination as she shared a snap while posing nude outdoors.
In the caption, the actress typed out: ‘Happy birthday to me! This year has already been a wild ride; my 30th year of working with the Estée Lauder Companies, my 30th year as the Global Ambassador of the @esteelaudercompanies Breast Cancer Campaign, the 20th anniversary of @elizabethhurleybeach and… I’m in love♥️♥️♥️.
‘Feeling very blessed and grateful for having the best friends & family in the world ♥️ pic taken this afternoon… in my birthday suit xxx.’
Her son Damian shared an additional comment by writing, ‘Hahahah I LOVE YOU happy birthday mama xxx.’
Two months earlier, Billy and Elizabeth unveiled their romance as they cozied up together in a photo while celebrating the Easter holiday.
Last month in May, the pair made their red carpet debut in Rome while attending the Orizzonti | Rosso Exhibition Opening Dinner together – with her son Damian also joining the couple.
At the time, Billy opted for an all-black ensemble while Hurley turned heads wearing a hot pink gown that clung to her toned figure.
The singer had uploaded snippets from their time at the event to his Instagram page and wrote in the caption, ‘With my beautiful girlfriend in Rome ❤️.’
Hurley also rang in her 60th birthday by uploading an Instagram post of her own and left little to the imagination as she shared a snap while posing nude outdoors
The singer had uploaded snippets from their time at the event to his Instagram page and wrote in the caption, ‘With my beautiful girlfriend in Rome ❤️’
Also in May, The Royals actress made an appearance at the Breast Cancer Research Foundation 2025 Hot Pink Party in New York City – and gave an update about their relationship during an exclusive interview with DailyMail.com.
She gushed that she is ‘very happy in my new relationship’ and added, ‘Billy’s a lovely man and we make each other very happy.’
Ahead of her birthday, a source told The Sun that Cyrus ‘is besotted with Liz.
‘He can’t believe this chance he’s been given and he’s throwing everything at it, including this very expensive birthday trip to the Caribbean. He thinks she’s the most beautiful woman in the world and feels incredibly lucky.’
The insider added that Billy ‘spoils her rotten with gifts but mostly they just enjoy hanging out, listening to records and making each other laugh.’
Cyrus has also previously broken his silence on their relationship on Apple Music Country’s The Ty Bentli Show in April.
The pair’s relationship began following his divorce from Firerose – and his third marriage.
He had met Elizabeth on set of the 2022 movie Christmas In Paradise and as he was navigating through the split from Firerose, he received a message from Hurley.
She gushed that she is ‘very happy in my new relationship’ and added, ‘Billy’s a lovely man and we make each other very happy’
He had met Elizabeth on set of the 2022 movie Christmas In Paradise and as he was navigating through the split from Firerose, he received a message from Hurley; seen with ex Firerose above
‘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. And in this moment… a friend reached out.’
Billy then tried to recall the contents of the message and explained she had said, ‘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.’
When he first received the text, the performer revealed that at first he didn’t know who the message was from.
‘So, I text back, I go, “Who is this?” And it’s like, “Elizabeth Hurley.” Of all the people to reach out to me in that second that maybe I needed most… this friend who made me laugh.’
He later gushed that the actress is ‘a great human being’ and also ‘impressively brilliant.’
‘She reminds me a lot of Dolly Parton. She’s a very smart businesswoman. If you can laugh together, you can make it through everything.’
The star also reflected on how he has also gotten close to his girlfriend’s son Damian as well.
‘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 later gushed that the actress is ‘a great human being’ and also ‘impressively brilliant’
Miley Cyrus also broke her silence on her father’s new relationship while talking to New York Times’ The Interview podcast late last month.
‘As I’ve gotten older, I respect my parents as individuals instead of as parents because, you know, my mom really loved my dad for her whole life,’ she stated.
‘I took on some of my mom’s hurt as my own, because it hurt her more than it hurt me as an adult. So I owned a lot of her pain as mine.’
The former Disney channel star added, ‘But now that my mom is so in love with my stepdad, Dom, who I completely adore, and now that I see my dad finding happiness outside of that too.
‘I can love them both as individuals instead of as a kind of parental pairing. I’m being an adult about it.’
Miley’s mom Tish Cyrus was previously married to Billy from 1993 until their divorce was finalized in 2023. That same year, she married Prison Break actor Dominic Purcell.
The Flowers hitmaker also squashed rumors of a feud with her family and issued a statement on her Instagram stories which read: ‘I rarely comment on rumors, but my mama and I are too tight for anything to ever come between us.
‘She’s my best friend. Like a lot of moms, she doesn’t know how to work her phone and somehow unfollowed me – simple, coincidental and uninteresting.’
Miley Cyrus also broke her silence on her father’s new relationship while talking to New York Times’ The Interview podcast late last month; seen in 2017 in Las Vegas
The Flowers hitmaker also squashed rumors of a feud with her family and issued a statement on her Instagram stories which read: ‘I rarely comment on rumors, but my mama and I are too tight for anything to ever come between us’
Miley also commented on her relationship with Billy and added, ‘My dad and I have had our challenges over the years. Now, in my 30s, family is my priority above all else. I’m at peace knowing bridges have been built and time has done a lot of healing.’
The songstress concluded with: ‘Grateful for the good health and love that flows through my family.’
Billy shares daughter Miley as well as Noah, 25, and Braison, 31, with Tish. He also became stepfather to her other two children from a previous relationship: Brandi, 38, and Trace, 36.
He is also dad to son Christopher, 33, whom he welcomed with ex Kristen Luckey.
