Billy Ray Cyrus and Elizabeth Hurley arrived together at the Olivier Awards 2026 on Sunday at London’s Royal Albert Hall, stepping onto the red carpet in a public appearance that marked another chapter in their now-public relationship. Cyrus, 64, wore a black suit with a charcoal-colored patterned scarf, while Hurley, 60, chose a plunging white gown.
The pair have been together since 2025 and confirmed their relationship on Easter Sunday that year, but their story goes back farther than the red carpet. They first met in 2022 while filming Netflix’s Christmas in Paradise, then reconnected in 2024 during Cyrus’s divorce from Firerose, whom he married in October 2023 and split from in May 2024. In April 2025, Cyrus said he felt chemistry with Hurley while filming and called her a great human being and impressively brilliant.
Hurley later said in May 2025 that people found their relationship surprising, but not her, because they are quite similar and get on extremely well. She said they both like to laugh a lot, love the country, love country music and movies, and even have cowboy boots in common. She also said they bonded over being single parents, a detail that helps explain why the relationship has held together in public after so many other Hollywood pairings have faded quickly.
That is what made their appearance at the Royal Albert Hall matter on Sunday. The sight of the actor and the singer walking in together was not just a fashion moment at a theater awards night; it was a visible confirmation that the relationship they described in 2025 is still going strong, six months after Hurley said there had been a reaction to the pairing and that it was no surprise to her.
For now, the next thing to watch is whether the couple continues to show up together as awards season and spring events roll on. Their red carpet outing at the Olivier Awards 2026 did not answer every question about where the relationship is headed, but it did settle the one that mattered most on Sunday: they were there together, and they looked comfortable being seen that way.
