Elizabeth Hurley ‘Knew’ She ‘Was Going to Like’ Miley Cyrus amid Billy Ray Romance
Elizabeth Hurley ‘Knew’ She ‘Was Going to Like’ Miley Cyrus amid Billy Ray Romance
Angel SaundersTue, July 28, 2026 at 4:38 AM UTC
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Elizabeth Hurley; Miley CyrusCredit: Mike Marsland/WireImage; Savion Washington/2026GG/Penske Media via Getty -
Before dating Billy Ray Cyrus, Elizabeth Hurley knew of Miley Cyrus through her son’s love for Hannah Montana and her music
Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus confirmed their relationship in April 2025 after meeting on a holiday movie set in 2022
Miley has expressed support for her dad’s new relationships
Elizabeth Hurley had a feeling she would like Miley Cyrus long before dating her dad.
During a recent appearance on SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen Live, the English actress, 61, revealed that the Disney alum, 33, had been on her radar years prior to Billy Ray Cyrus entering the picture.
“She’s adorable,” the Bedazzled star told Cohen, 58.
Miley Cyrus and Billy Ray Cyrus at the Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special, March 2026Credit: Ser Baffo/Disney
“I’ve been lucky to meet some of his kids and they seem fabulous,” Hurley said of the father of six moments before.
Cohen then asked Hurley if she and the “Flowers” singer knew each other before she and Billy Ray, 64, became a couple.
“No, I’d never met her, but my son used to love Hannah Montana, so he loved Father Montana,” she said of the sitcom, which debuted on Disney in 2006 and ran for four seasons. “He loved Miley too, so I always knew who she was, and when he was a young teen, he used to love all her music.”
The actress welcomed son Damian Hurley with businessman Steve Bing in 2002.
Hurley confessed: “I used to have to watch her music videos, like ‘Wrecking Ball,’ a zillion times with him, so we were very familiar with who she was, and I knew I was going to like her and I do like her.”
PEOPLE reached out to a rep for Miley for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.
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Hurley and Billy Ray confirmed their relationship in April 2025 with a joint Instagram post of them sharing a kiss on Easter, though they initially met while filming a Christmas movie in 2022.
The following month, Miley opened up about her parents’ dating life in an interview with The New York Times.
Billy Ray Cyrus and Elizabeth Hurley at the 59th Annual CMA Awards n November 19, 2025 in NashvilleCredit: Emma McIntyre/Getty
“I think timing is everything. As I’ve gotten older, I’m respecting my parents as individuals instead of as parents — because my mom really loved my dad for her whole life, and I think being married to someone in the music industry and not being a part of it is obviously really hard,” Miley said of her parents’ split.
She later added, “But now that my mom is so in love with my stepdad, who I completely adore, and now that my dad, I see him finding happiness, too — I can love them both as individuals instead of as a parental pairing. I’m being an adult about it.”
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Billy Ray and Miley’s mother, Tish Cyrus, split in April 2022 after more than 28 years of marriage. Tish marriedDominic Purcell in 2023.
In June 2025, Billy Ray and Hurley supported Miley at the London premiere of her visual album Something Beautiful.
“The babies are all grown up 🥹❤️,” Hurley wrote alongside a photo of Miley and Damian at the event.
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