Long ahead of her romance with Billy Ray, Liz and Hugh have been within the headlines

British actress and style Elizabeth Hurley made global headlines this week after her new romance with nation tune megastar Billy Ray Cyrus went public.

The Austin Powers megastar, 59, set the web alight when she shared an image of herself and the crooner, 63, sharing a kiss at Easter to her thousands and thousands of fans.

Cyrus then showed their courting on Apple Music Country’s The Ty Bentli Show, pronouncing: “It’s been a long time since I’ve been this happy.”

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He mentioned the duo had struck up a friendship at the set of the 2022 movie Christmas in Paradise in a while after keeping apart from his ex-wife of 28 years, Tish Cyrus.

Cyrus mentioned the pair did not talk for 2 years after the film, and he entered a troublesome length of his existence and went thru a divorce from singer Firerose.

He then gained a textual content from Hurley pronouncing he’d all the time have her as a chum, and their romance blossomed from there.

“Of all the people to reach out to me in that second that maybe I needed most… this friend who made me laugh,” he mentioned.

Now he is glad to peer the place issues cross of their courting, including that he “loves” spending time together with her son Damian, 23.

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“It’s great that God brought them into my life when he did. It’s been a long time since I’ve been this happy,” he concluded.

Prior to the legitimate affirmation, Hurley gave the impression to drop a big clue about their romance that all of us overlooked – with the actress sharing a video of herself taking part in a sundown swim within the Maldives on Instagram, set to Cyrus’ track She’s Not Cryin’ Anymore.

In her put up, Hurley tagged the lodges she stayed at in addition to the singer, in all probability implying that they had holidayed in combination within the tropical paradise.

But Hurley has indisputably had a captivating courting existence over time – and lengthy ahead of she debuted her romance with Miley Cyrus’ dad.

Hurley has dated a string of high-profile males who have no longer simplest turn out to be her fans but in addition her highest pals. From actor Hugh Grant to overdue Aussie cricketer Shane Warne, she has controlled to deal with friendships with all.

“All of my boyfriends, husbands and fiancés have been my best friends, so it’s a terrible gap they leave,” she admitted to UK mag Red in April 2019.

Here’s a glance again at Hurley’s courting historical past. 

Hugh Grant 

Hurley’s courting with Hugh Grant is arguably her most renowned thus far. They have been the epitome of a film megastar couple – she with that Versace safety-pin get dressed and he with the speeding rom-com smile.

The pair met in 1987 at the set of drama Rowing with the Wind and stayed in combination for 13 years. 

Their courting used to be rocked via scandal in 1995 when Grant used to be busted dishonest on Hurley with intercourse employee Divine Brown. 

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“Last night I did something completely insane. I have hurt people I love and embarrassed people I work with. For both things, I am more sorry than I can ever possibly say,” he mentioned in a public observation on the time. 

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Hurley stood via her guy and persevered their courting ahead of ultimately parting techniques in 2000. Still, regardless of the dishonest scandal, she simplest has great issues to mention in regards to the actor, who she calls her highest pal and is the godfather of her simplest kid, Damian.

“I’m very lucky that 31 years into our friendship, he’s still my best friend in the world. He’s a really great guy,” she advised E! News in 2018. “Yeah, I see him a lot, I speak to him a lot. You know, he’s now a father of five, he has five kids and he’s a great dad. He’ll remain my best friend for life.”

Grant is now married to Swedish manufacturer Anna Elisabet Eberstein.

Steve Bing

The style dated overdue businessman Steve Bing for 18 months within the early 2000s.

They break up in 2002 and in a while after Hurley found out she used to be pregnant with Damian, who she welcomed in April 2002.

Bing to start with denied the claims however a paternity take a look at later showed he used to be the daddy. 

“Ms Hurley and I were not in an exclusive relationship when she became pregnant. It is her choice to be a single mother,” Bing mentioned in a observation on the time.

“If indeed I am the father, I will be an extremely involved and responsible parent.” 

Although the exes not interacted in public, Hurley published that that they had turn out to be shut once more ahead of his unexpected loss of life on June 22, when the businessman reportedly took his personal existence.

“I am saddened beyond belief that my ex Steve is no longer with us. It is a terrible end,” she paid tribute on Instagram.

“Our time together was very happy and I’m posting these pictures because although we went through some tough times, it’s the good, wonderful memories of a sweet, kind man that matter. In the past year we had become close again. We last spoke on our son’s 18th birthday. This is devastating news and I thank everyone for their lovely messages.”

Steve Nash

After her break up from Bing in 2001, Hurley in short dated former NBA participant Steve Nash.

A rep for the athlete showed the connection to Sports Illustrated on the time, revealing, “They just vibed. The relationship is authentic.”

Arun Nayar 

Indian textiles inheritor and businessman Arun Nayar started courting Hurley in overdue 2002 once they have been presented over dinner via a mutual pal.

Five years later, they married in no longer one, however two lavish ceremonies within the month of March 2007 – the primary a Christian rite held at Sudeley Castle in England and the second one a lavish Hindu rite on the Umaid Bhawan Palace lodge in Jodhpur, India. 

Sadly, they break up in December 2010, with their divorce finalised in 2011.

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Hurley spread out about their divorce, pronouncing opposite to experiences it used to be amicable and she or he by no means went after his reported US$200 million fortune (approx. $288 million). 

“I personally have never received a penny from anybody, any boyfriend, any husband, in my entire life. I’ve never wanted to, I’ve never needed to,” she advised Tatler in February 2020.

“My husband [Nayar] and I had the most amicable divorce in the world and my lawyer said it was the cheapest case she’d ever handled because neither of us wanted anything. I pay for everything myself and I’m very happy that way.”

Like her different exes, Hurley and Nayar have maintained a friendship and are frequently observed holidaying and having dinner in combination. 

Shane Warne

Around the time of her break up with Nayar, Hurley used to be connected to overdue Aussie cricketer Shane Warne once they have been noticed kissing outdoor a London. But the style briefly set the document directly, revealing she had already break up with Nayar on the time.

“For the record, my husband Arun & I separated a few months ago. Our close family & friends were aware of this,” she tweeted in December 2010. 

Hurley and Warne’s courting went from energy to energy and in October 2011, 4 months after her divorce from Nayar used to be finalised, she introduced her engagement to the cricket nice.

“Shane Warne has confirmed his engagement to actress Elizabeth Hurley after proposing at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship,” her spokesperson showed in a press unencumber. 

Unfortunately, they by no means made it down the aisle because the pair break up in 2013, however Warne as soon as mentioned the pair have been nonetheless just right pals.

“Look we’re still friends, we had four years of great times together. It wasn’t anything that she did wrong or I did wrong, it was just one of those things which unfortunately got a little bit too hard. But we’re still great friends now.

“We’re nonetheless pals. I nonetheless love her. But there is a giant distinction between loving any person and being in love with them,” Warne said during a 96 FM radio interview in Perth back in 2018.

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“Unfortunately it were given somewhat too tough in spite of everything, however she did not do the flawed factor. I did not do the flawed factor. It used to be simply a type of issues that sadly did not relatively occur.”

The cricket legend died in Thailand in March 2022 reportedly from a suspected heart attack.

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