Damian Hurley Makes Rare Comment on Mom Elizabeth Hurley's Boyfriend, Billy Ray Cyrus

Catherine SantinoThu, February 19, 2026 at 8:27 PM UTC

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Damian and Elizabeth Hurley; Billy Ray Cyrus.

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Damian Hurley shared his thoughts on Elizabeth Hurley's boyfriend, Billy Ray Cyrus, saying that the country star is "very sweet"

The 23-year-old added that Cyrus' six kids "are very, very sweet"

Elizabeth and Cyrus made their relationship public in April 2025

Damian Hurley is giving his stamp of approval for his mom Elizabeth Hurley's boyfriend, Billy Ray Cyrus.

In an interview with The Standard published on Thursday, Feb. 19, Damian, 23, said that Cyrus, 64, was "a very sweet boyfriend who I adore."

The English actor and model — who is the son of Elizabeth and the late American film producer Steve Bing — added that Cyrus' six kids "are very, very sweet."

Cyrus shares Miley, 33, Braison, 31, and Noah, 26, with ex-wife Tish Cyrus. He also adopted Tish's two children, Brandi, 38, and Trace, 36, and shares son Christopher Cody, 33, with Kristen Luckey, whom he dated before meeting Tish.

Damian also said that he finds internet rumors about his mom's relationship "very strange and upsetting."

"Whenever I use my phone it is now flooded with so much stuff about all of us, the second I turn it on, which I found very strange and upsetting,” he told the outlet. "When I need to, I’m chronically offline. I delete Instagram for long chunks of time because it would be appalling to ever let that influence real life."

Elizabeth and Damian Hurley.

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As for his relationship with his mom, Damian said the pair are extremely close.

"My mum and I are twins," he said of Elizabeth, 60. "We’re very, very similar, which can also drive us insane, and I think with anyone that you can see yourself in, you can also get on each other’s nerves insanely."

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He shared that they arrange their busy schedules to meet at Elizabeth's home in Herefordshire, Donnington Hall, "with a cacophony of dogs, a cat and a parrot called Ping Pong, who was a gift from my stepfather Shane."

"I think she’s going to outlive us all," Damian added.

Elizabeth and Cyrus made their romance Instagram official in a joint post on Easter 2025. The actress and the "Achy Breaky Heart" singer first met while working together on the set of a Christmas movie in 2022 but did not reconnect romantically until after the country star's 2024 divorce from his third wife.

“Billy Ray is fabulous. We’re very happy, very happy,” Elizabeth told The Sunday Times about their relationship in an interview published on Oct. 25.

Elizabeth Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus.

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In October 2025, a source close to Elizabeth told PEOPLE exclusively that the couple was "going strong.""They've been together for more than six months now. Despite the skepticism, it was always real from the beginning. And they're going strong," the insider shared.

"They're very different, but it works. They're so cute together," the source added. "It's the kind of connection that surprises people but makes perfect sense when you spend time with them. Liz's very happy."

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