Billy Ray Cyrus Is Engaged to Girlfriend Firerose After Tish Cyrus Split: ‘We Found This Harmony’

16.11.2022 - 20:05 / usmagazine.com

His other half! Billy Ray Cyrus is engaged to girlfriend Firerose following his split from Tish Cyrus.

“She’s the real deal,” the musician, 61, told People on Wednesday, November 16, about the connection between him and his fiancée, 34.

Billy revealed he first met Firerose on the set of daughter Miley Cyrus‘ Disney Channel series, Hannah Montana. “I loved doing that show,” he recalled. “There’s a couple old pine trees on the lot that look like Tennessee. [My dog] Tex and I would go out there in the middle of the day and he’d take care of his business and we’d stretch and I’d think how much I missed Tennessee. On that given day, Firerose came out of the front door. There was almost a moment of, I don’t know, recognition. I was like, ‘This girl’s a star.'”

According to the Kentucky native, the duo stayed in touch following their run-in. “Our friendship was so solid over the years,” he added. “She plays all of her own instruments and writes her own songs. We began sharing music, and it just evolved.”

Firerose, for her part, noted that she was there for the actor amid his divorce from Tish, 55, saying, “Billy confided in me a lot of what was going on in his life. I was just the best friend I could possibly be, supporting him.”

Billy and Tish got married in 1993 following a whirlwind romance. After nearly 20 years of marriage, the couple called it quits for the first time when the country singer filed for divorce in 2010. They later announced their decision to give their relationship another chance.

Two years later, Tish filed her own divorce documents based on “irreconcilable differences” at the time. “This is a personal matter and we are working to find a resolution that is in the best interest of our family,” she told Us Weekly