Billy Ray Cyrus confirms speculated engagement to Australian singer Firerose

Country music star Billy Ray Cyrus has confirmed his speculated engagement to Australian singer Firerose.

The couple had posted photographs collectively on social media, exhibiting off a diamond sparkler on the 34-year-old’s left hand ring finger 4 weeks in the past however coyly captioned it “Comfortable autumn”, with none additional particulars.

Now, on the day of their new single launch, the couple have appeared in Folks journal to formally announce the information, revealing the 61-year-old singer popped the query on bended knee again in August.

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The 34-year-old, whose beginning title is believed to be Johanna Rosie Hodges, has legally modified her title to Firerose – a moniker given by her grandmother, she tells the publication.

Firerose first met Cyrus on the set of Disney collection Hannah Montana, which he starred in alongside daughter Miley Cyrus, 12 years in the past as his German shepherd Tex performed matchmaker.

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They obtained speaking after Firerose came to visit to pat Tex and the Australian singer revealed she’d been there to audition for an additional present. Moments later, with a intestine feeling he was within the presence of “a star”, Cyrus took her to fulfill the Hannah Montana manufacturing workforce.

“I simply thought, properly, the casting brokers, the producers, the writers, they’re all on the ground of the place we do Hannah Montana,” he informed the publication.

“And I really mentioned to her, ‘Do not ever take a wierd man up on this provide, however, on this case, Tex will testify that you may be completely protected. I’ll introduce you to a producer and you may form of make your self at house and watch us rehearse and , perhaps it would result in a task or simply one other contact at Disney.’

“And so, off me and her and Tex went again to the studio and I feel she met plenty of the forged and met the producers, writers. And, in some methods, properly, in plenty of methods, we turned mates.”

The pair stayed in contact over time then, throughout the pandemic, they turned songwriting companions, which then led to extra.

“After we started sharing the music, it simply advanced extra into, as musical soulmates, to soulmates, blissful, pure love that to me, I did not know might exist,” Cyrus informed the journal.

Firerose mentioned the singer opened as much as her about what was occurring in his private life and she or he tried to assist him as a pal earlier than issues later moved to the following stage.

On the time the father-of-six was divorcing his second spouse, Tish Cyrus – they’d beforehand file for divorce twice earlier than however this third time, in April, the couple finalised their divorce.

The Achy Breaky Coronary heart singer was additionally beforehand married to songwriter Cindy Smith from 1986 to 1991, earlier than marrying Tish in 1993.

Cyrus is dad to a few daughters and two sons with ex-wife Tish: Brandi, 35; Hint, 33; Miley, 29; Braison, 28; and Noah, 22. He additionally shares son Christopher Cody, 30, with ex-girlfriend Kristin Luckey.

Whereas there have been stories his youngsters – particularly Miley – aren’t blissful concerning the relationship and fast engagement, Cyrus tried to quash the rumours by saying there aren’t any laborious emotions and “everyone’s turning the web page”.

The couple haven’t introduced a marriage date.

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