Billy Ray Cyrus and Tish Cyrus' Relationship: A Look Back

From when they got married to their 2022 divorce, here's a look back at Billy Ray Cyrus and Tish Cyrus' three-decades-long relationship

• Billy Ray Cyrus and Tish Cyrus met in 1991 at a club, one year before the release of "Achy Breaky Heart"

• Billy Ray and Tish got married in December 1993

• They share three children: daughters Miley and Noah and son Braison

• They called off two divorces in 2011 and 2013 before separating in 2022
  

After two previous divorce filings, Billy Ray Cyrus and Tish Cyrus finally decided to go their separate ways in April 2022.

"We have grown up together, raised a family we can be so proud of, and it is now time to create our own paths," the former couple told PEOPLE in a joint statement.

The couple first got married in 1993, and eventually welcomed three children together: Miley, Braison and Noah. Billy Ray also adopted Tish's children, Brandi and Trace.

The "Achy Breaky Heart" singer and Tish went through highs and lows during their nearly three-decades-long relationship. Billy Ray previously filed for divorce in 2010, but eventually withdrew his petition a few months later. In 2013, Tish filed for divorce, but they eventually got back together after going to couples therapy.

After splitting for good, the former spouses found new love. Billy Ray married Australian singer, Firerose, in October 2023, while Tish married actor Dominic Purcell in August 2023.

Here's a look back at Billy Ray Cyrus and Tish Cyrus' relationship over the years.

Related: Miley Cyrus' Parents: All About Her Relationship with Dad Billy Ray and Mom Tish

1991: Billy Ray Cyrus and Tish Cyrus first meet at a club

The two first met at a club sometime in 1991, just a year before the release of the country singer's hit song "Achy Breaky Heart." At the time, Billy Ray was homeless and living out of his car, telling PEOPLE in a previous interview, "It wasn't pretty."

November 23, 1992: Billy Ray Cyrus and Tish Cyrus welcome their first child together

In November 1992, the two welcomed their first child together, Miley Cyrus. The same year, Billy Ray also welcomed a son named Christopher Cody with another woman.

December 28, 1993: Billy Ray Cyrus and Tish Cyrus get married

A year after welcoming their first child, Billy Ray and Tish tied the knot on Dec. 28, 1993. At the time, Tish was pregnant with the couple's second child.

May 9, 1994: Billy Ray Cyrus and Tish Cyrus welcome their second child together

A few months after their wedding, Billy Ray and Tish welcomed their second child together, a son named Braison Cyrus, on May 9, 1994.

January 8, 2000: Billy Ray Cyrus and Tish Cyrus welcome their third child together

In January 2000, Billy Ray and Tish welcomed their third child together, a daughter named Noah Cyrus.

October 27, 2010: Billy Ray Cyrus files for divorce from Tish Cyrus

In October 2010, Billy Ray filed for divorce from Tish. "As you can imagine, this is a very difficult time for our family," they said in a statement. "We are trying to work through some personal matters. We appreciate your thoughts and prayers."

A month later, it was reported that Tish had an affair with Bret Michaels, which the Poison singer eventually denied. "The answer is no," he said during an appearance on Fox & Friends.

"I've been friends with her family forever," Michaels added. "It started out with me and Miley simply working on a song together. Her mom, Tish, likes 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn,' the first concert Miley ever saw was Poison, and so they wanted to remake it for the new record."

February 2011: Billy Ray Cyrus opens up about "mending" his relationship with Tish Cyrus

Following his comments in GQ, where he blamed Hannah Montana for "destroying my family," Billy Ray told PEOPLE he was doing everything he could to find family unity again, saying in an exclusive statement, "It is very important to me to work on mending my family right now."

Calling his comments in GQ "explosive, and unintentionally so," he added, "My family is the most important thing I have, and we are working together to make sure our future is stronger and healthier."

May 2011: Billy Ray Cyrus reveals he called off his divorce to Tish Cyrus

During an interview on The View in May 2011, Billy Ray revealed that he and Tish had called off their divorce. "I've dropped the divorce," he said. "I want to put my family back together Things are the best they've ever been."

"I feel like I got my Miley back in a way," he added. "I feel like we are the daddy and daughter that we were before Hannah Montana happened."

June 2013: Tish Cyrus files for divorce from Billy Ray Cyrus

About three years after Billy Ray called off their divorce, Tish filed to end their marriage in June 2013. "This is a personal matter and we are working to find a resolution that is in the best interest of our family. We ask that you respect our privacy at this time," she told PEOPLE in a statement at the time.

In a separate statement to PEOPLE, Billy Ray said, "This is a personal matter and we are doing what is in the best interest of our family. We ask that you respect our privacy at this time."

July 2013: Billy Ray Cyrus and Tish Cyrus call off their divorce

A month after filing for divorce, Billy Ray and Tish seemingly reconciled when they posted a snuggly Instagram photo with the caption "Date Night."

"We both woke up and realized we love each other and decided we want to stay together," the couple later said in a statement. "We both went into couples therapy something we haven't done in 22 years of being together, and it's brought us closer together and really opened up our communication in amazing ways."

They added, "Tish also said marriage can be really hard, especially after 22 years of being in entertainment. We've had rough times but we both realized we didn't want to be another statistic and wanted to make it work."

August 2016: Billy Ray Cyrus talks about how he and Tish Cyrus make their marriage work

In an interview with PEOPLE, Billy Ray spoke about how he kept his marriage going with Tish after two near divorces over the previous six years.

"Life is a series of adjustments, and you just try to do the best you can,"Billy Ray said. "Like if you are going to park your car in a parallel spot and you start backing up, and you don't quite fit in, you have to back it up a little bit. But, barring any unforeseen catastrophe, if you make the right adjustments you will get in the spot. That's about it. Life is a series of adjustments."

December 28, 2018: Tish Cyrus celebrates 25th anniversary with Billy Ray Cyrus on Instagram

In honor of their 25th wedding anniversary, Tish posted a photo on Instagram on Dec. 28 of her and Billy Ray from daughter Miley's wedding to actor Liam Hemsworth. The photo, taken just five days earlier on Dec. 23, featured Tish and Billy Ray standing next to Miley in her wedding dress, surrounded by roses.

Tish captioned the photo: "25 years ago today @billyraycyrus and I stood in our living room in Franklin Tn and said 'I Do.' I would definitely say everything has come full circle!"

She also posted another photo of her and Billy Ray when they were younger with the caption, "I love u Lovey….. if I had to do it all again, I wouldn't change a thing."

April 6, 2022: Tish Cyrus files for divorce from Billy Ray Cyrus

On April 6, 2022, Tish filed for divorce again in Williamson County, Tennessee, citing "irreconcilable differences," according to documents obtained by PEOPLE. She also said that the couple has not lived together in more than two years.

"It is after 30 years, five amazing children and a lifetime of memories, we have decided to go our separate ways — not with sadness, but with love in our hearts," reads a joint statement issued by the couple via a family representative exclusively to PEOPLE. "We have grown up together, raised a family we can be so proud of, and it is now time to create our own paths."

"We will always be family and look forward to a continued and loving shared experience as friends and parents. We have not come to this decision lightly or quickly but with so much going on in the world, we wanted to provide some clarity and closure, so we can remain focused on what is important," continues the statement. "With Love and Hope… Tish and Billy Ray Cyrus."

August 2022: Billy Ray Cyrus and Firerose get engaged

Billy Ray proposed to his girlfriend, Firerose, whom he began dating earlier that year.

"Billy looked at me and said, 'Do you, do you wanna marry me?' And I was just like, 'Of course I do. I love you,' " the Australian singer told PEOPLE. "He said, 'I love you. I wanna make this official. I wanna be with you forever.' "

May 6, 2023: Tish Cyrus announces her engagement to Dominic Purcell

Tish announced her engagement to Prison Break actor Dominic Purcell in an Instagram post. She shared a photo of Purcell with his hands around her waist as she showed off her ring, as well as another snap of Purcell leaning in for a kiss.

"A thousand times…. YES ❤️ @dominicpurcell," Tish captioned the post.

August 19, 2023: Tish Cyrus marries Dominic Purcell

Tish and Purcell said "I do" during a poolside wedding in Malibu, California. The bride wore a long white dress and veil during the ceremony. Her children Miley, Brandi and Trace were in attendance.

October 10, 2023: Billy Ray Cyrus marries Firerose

After a yearlong engagement, Billy Ray tied the knot with his fiancée Firerose, on Oct. 10. The newlyweds announced their happy news in a joint statement posted to Instagram.

"10/10/23 will always be the beautiful, joyous day that our two souls united as one in holy matrimony," they wrote. "It was the most perfect, ethereal celebration of love we could have ever imagined."

The couple continued, "For both of us to hear the preacher say, 'Billy Ray and Firerose Cyrus . . . I now pronounce you husband and wife' that was the sacred moment our new forever began. Long Live Love!"

February 7, 2024: Tish Cyrus opens up about her divorce from Billy Ray Cyrus

During an appearance on the Call Her Daddy podcast alongside her daughter Brandi, Tish opened up about why she and Billy Ray decided to part ways for good in 2022. "It had not been in a good place for a long time. I think I did stay so long out of fear. Literal fear of being alone,” she explained. “I met him when I [was] 24. So I, like, grew up … [and] he was such a huge part of that."

She added that at the beginning of COVID, she was able to "hard look at life" as Billy Ray stayed in Nashville and Tish stayed in California to be closer to her daughters Miley and Noah. "Then being alone and all of a sudden just having kind of the weight of the world off my shoulders in some ways and [I] was able to just breathe,” she said.

She added that during that time apart from Billy Ray, her mother Loretta Finley died, which caused her to go through a "complete psychological breakdown." She noted, “I could not eat. I could not sleep. I could not stop crying. I literally weighed, like, 103 lbs. … I don’t have my mom and then I don’t have my husband [who’s] been my husband for 30 years.”

When asked by host Alex Cooper if she wished she would have walked away from the marriage during her previous divorce filings in 2010 and 2013, Tish replied "yes" but added that she wanted to protect Noah who was still very young at the time.

"Looking back on it, it would have been better for her had I left. It would have been much better," she added.

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