When Billy Ray Cyrus and Elizabeth Hurley announced that they were going out together in an Instagram post on the theme of Easter, it seemed that two very different worlds hindered.
It was not only a question of seeing Hurley apparently out of his element in the checkered flannel and a cowboy hat in a farm when her flow is generally warm photos of bikini and glamorous photos of the red carpet. Or seeing Cyrus, who had family members concerned for his well-being, sporting rabbit ears with game while heading for a kiss. On paper, the British-model actress and the country singer based on the Nashville region, which has divorced twice since 2022, seems to be an unusual match.
We were not the only ones to have this thought. “Who else didn’t have that on their Bingo 2025 card?” A person commented on the couple’s position. Others wrote: “Is it today April 1?” And “it’s weird”.
Even other famous people have been launched by the news. Small house on the meadow Actress Melissa Gilbert commented: “Wait … What?” For what is worth, the adult son of Hurley, Damian Hurley, gave his OK via emoji, writing: “🥳 🥳 ♥ ️.”
As strange as a pairing it may seem, there is a background for the new couple. The father of Hurley and Miley Cyrus Costarred in the film 2022 Christmas in paradise,, So they have known each other for at least two and a half years. According to people, they “saw each other romantically a little” and she visited him at Easter.
Cyrus and Hurley join a long list of other pairs of improbable celebrities. The idea that “opposites attracts” is as old as time and does not only make real real relationships, but is a long -standing theme in films, in television shows and in songs.
The coupling that has surprised everyone ”
“It is not a twinning I, nor the public, to what could be expected,” a famous and expert marieuse in relation Carmelia Ray told Yahoo Entertainment. “Based on the reaction of other celebrities and their fans, it surprised everyone.”
So what is a good couple in the first place? These are “two people who align themselves with their attitude, their values, their lifestyle, their objectives and their main compatibility,” she said. “They are emotionally mature, have a high EQ (emotional quotient) and understand their attachment styles.”
Ray thinks that “aesthetically, they seem to be a good match”, but more than that, they are also in a “reasonable age group”. Hurley is 59 years old and Cyrus is 63 years old, “which is rare in many celebrity relationships,” she said, stressing that Brad Pitt, Madonna et Cher all have much younger partners.
Hurley and Cyrus met during the shooting of 2022 Christmas in paradise in the Caribbean. (Lionsgate)
Alessandra Conti, a matchmaker and dating coach, also applauds the “match adapted to the age”, especially for Cyrus, who has just divorced bitter of Firerose singer, 36, after less than a year of marriage. The 28 -year -old wedding of Cyrus with Tish Cyrus, 57, ended in 2022, and he was married to Cindy Smith from 1986 to 1991.
“The fact that Billy Ray had a marriage that lasted 28 years with a woman who was adapted to the age against seven months with a woman who was half his age in terms of who he will have a compatibility with the long term and has a lot for his new relationship with Elizabeth,” said Conti to Yahoo.
Conti thinks that the twinning “can be better for Billy Ray than for Elizabeth” on the heels of Cyrus’ son traces saying that he and his brothers and sisters were “really worried” that they “lose” their father “far too early” due to unpertified struggles. Hurley “lives an incredibly healthy lifestyle, and although she is not technically sober, she says she barely drinks, does not smoke, does not eat processed foods or candies and he has tons of vegetables.”
While Hurley can be able to help Cyrus get back on the right track, does not jump into a new romance with someone who had consecutive divorces Red Flag City?
“Two divorces in two years are a model that needs special attention and consideration, and is at best a bright yellow flag and at worst a large red flag,” said Conti. “If Elizabeth was my client, I would train her to keep her heart and proceed to extreme caution.”
Ray does not see divorce as “an immediate red flag” if Cyrus and Hurley do the work and establish a relationship of truth and transparency.
“In the end, love is not to be perfect – it’s about finding the right adjustment,” said Ray. “If they are happy together, I root them to prove that the skeptics are wrong. My advice? Focus on confidence, learn from the past and keep their connection and their communication before and in the center. The world could look, but they should let their hearts open the way.”
After all, Hurley also experienced relationship problems. She is divorced by Arun Nayar, treated with the infamous Hugh Grant scandal while they were together in the 90s and had a very public battle with the former Steve Bing on the paternity of Damian.
Hurley with her son, Damian. (Thomas Banneyer / Picture Alliance via Getty Images)
“I am a great believer that growth is very real, especially as life occurs,” said Conti. Hurley “knew maternity, divorce, the death of her ex-fiancé (Shane Warne). This woman crossed her and came out stronger than ever. ”
And while Hurley seemed, at first glance, like a fish out of the water in the Cyrus farm, for years, she directed her own 400 -acres organic in the Gloucestershire, in England. She already has flannel shirts, boots in boots and cowboy hats – and has her own chickens. We bet to say that Cyrus finding his way in his world – red carpets and non -stop beach trips – may be the most difficult. Without forgetting to have the Atlantic Ocean between them.
Why do people even care about the romance and compatibility of Hurley and Cyrus?
This brings us to why we care about two famous people – that most of us do not know – come together in the first place. It is deeply rooted in human behavior, whether the person we are talking about is famous or not.
“Why are the young people of the school so invested in who everyone goes out? Why do we chat about others in this way? It is a must, in particular adolescence, to focus on this kind of thing,” said Gayle Stever, professor of psychology at the Empire State University, in Yahoo. “The emphasis on the celebrities of the media and their relationships is similar to these same behaviors that we are committed to people in our own daily life. If two people at work come out, is not everyone whispered about it? ”
The media in general – and now social media – have “expanded the circle of people who are known to us”, even if we do not know them directly.
“Just as we engage in gossip on those we know in a face -to -face context, people like to chat on people who are in this extensive social field that we call” the media, “said Stever, who is the author of the book Celebrity psychology. “The media have expanded our circle of knowledge of the social in the parasocial field, and the same behaviors that we present in the social zones of our lives are also part of the mediatized parasocial parts of life. Everyone has parasocial relationships (which are) defined as being by knowing someone who does not know you.”
OMG’ING OVER HURLEY and CYRUS on social networks “is an extension”.
