Elizabeth Hurley wished her boyfriend Billy Ray Cyrus a gushing birthday on Instagram – and unveiled his peculiar nickname.
The Bedazzled star, 60, dropped a slew of PDA-packed photos as she wished ‘Squirrel Man’ a happy 64th birthday on Monday.
‘Happy Birthday Squirrel Man,’ she captioned the post, along with four red heart emojis.
Taken at various different events, Elizabeth and Billy Ray looked just like any other smitten couple as they adorably took selfies together.
The post ended with one especially cute video of Elizabeth and Billy Ray sharing a laugh and a kiss.
Fans noted just how in love the couple looked in the photos – yet there were those still in shock over the odd couple.
Elizabeth Hurley wished her boyfriend Billy Ray Cyrus a gushing birthday on Instagram – and unveiled his peculiar nickname
A few couldn’t help but bring attention to the unusual pet name.
‘Wonder why you call him squirrel,’ one wrote with a laughing-crying emoji.
Another posted a meme of a squirrel that read ‘COME AT ME BRO.’
One brought up Lana del Rey’s marriage to alligator tour guide Jeremy Dufrene: ‘Lana & Alligator man; Elizabeth & Squirrel man,’ they wrote with a shrugging emoji.
In general, the comments reaction was rather mixed.
‘I’ve never seen Billy Ray smile like this in my life!’ one posted.
‘Looking happy,’ another posted.
‘Maybe the oddest pairing but so cute,’ another said of the relationship. ‘Wishing you both happiness.
The birthday post featured a slew of sweet snapsÂ
They looked just like any other couple, head over heels for one another, as they snuggled up in the photos
Several pointed out the peculiar nickname
Fans had mixed reaction to the couple
‘Achy Breaky Mistakey,’ another wrote, referencing Billy Ray’s hit song Achy Breaky Heart.
‘We are so confused. #mismatch,’ another posted.
Elizabeth and Billy Ray shocked fans when they debuted their unlikely romance back in April.Â
The pair’s relationship began following his divorce from Firerose – his third marriage.
He had met Elizabeth on set of the 2022 movie Christmas In Paradise and as he was navigating through the split, he received a message from Liz.
‘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,’ he said on Apple Music’s The Ty Bentli Show back in April.Â
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.’
The odd couple shocked fans with their unlikely romance back in April
They sweetly shared a laugh and a kiss in a video Elizabeth included
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.
mHe had met Elizabeth on set of the 2022 movie Christmas In Paradise and as he was navigating through the split, he received a message from Liz; the couple pictured earlier this month
‘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.’
Billy Ray was previously married to Tish Cyrus from 1993 to 2023, and they share four children together – Miley, 32, Noah, 25, and Braison, 31. He is also stepfather to Tish’s 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.
Elizabeth lives in her £6million 13-bedroom estate in Herefordshire with son Damian, who she welcomed with the late Steve Bing.
The sprawling Georgian estate, which is Elizabeth’s main home, also boasts five bathrooms and its own lake.
She has owned Donnington Hall since 2012 that she bought with her then-fiance, Shane Warne who passed away in March 2022.
