The surprising dating 'habit' that unites the Cyrus family

The Cyrus family has more than just music in common – they also share the same taste when it comes to picking partners.Nearly all of the members of the famous family are currently dating, or once dated, an Australian.What is it about the Aussie charm that makes it so irresistible? Could it be the accent, or maybe it's the laid-back charm?Whatever it may be, the family has a long history of shacking up with Australians, who patriarch Billy Ray Cyrus once described as "Down-under Texans." Miley and Liam HemsworthThe most notable Aussie to join the Cyrus family is none other than Melbourne-born actor Liam Hemsworth.The tall, dark and handsome star started dating singer and actress Miley Cyrus in 2009 after they met on the set of The Last Song.*Hemsworth proposed to Miley in 2012 with a massive 3.5-carat diamond, but the pair split the following year.They began dating again in early 2016, and Cyrus confirmed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that she had re-accepted the engagment ring.The couple tied the knot in a private wedding in Tennessee in 2018.However, trouble struck just seven months into their marriage, with a representative for Cyrus confirming the pair had split in August 2019.Their divorce was finalised in February 2020.Although the relationship was tumultuous, it inspired a number of songs from Miley, including Slide Away.In the song, she sings "Once upon a time, it was made for us / Woke up one day, it had turned to dust / Baby, we were found, but now we're lost / So it's time to let it go".She also wrote a number of other songs about him, including Angles like you and Malibu.Miley and Cody Simpson Following her split from the Hunger Games star, Miley moved on with another Aussie heartthrob: singer and swimmer Cody Simpson.The pair's friendship blossomed into a romance in October 2019.Just one month later, Simpson, who's from the Gold Coast, joined the Cyrus family for Thanksgiving and also attended the wedding of Miley's brother, Braison.In April 2020, Simpson posted to his Instagram for the couple's six-month anniversary, writing: "Six months with you is worth a lifetime with anybody else. I love you."However, they split in August that same year after 10 months of dating.Simpson's relationship with Cyrus inspired one of the most beautiful love songs our ears have heard, Golden Thing.In the song, he sings: "I sing softly to her in the last daylight / And the chorus of birds in the heights of night / And if we could be heard / For whatever it's worth / The rulers in the sky, they'd cry... It's a golden thing shes got."The pair have remained on good terms, with both explaining they were simply moving in different directions at the time, with Simpson beginning training in competitive swimming in Australia and Cyrus working on her album.Billy Ray and FireroseFollowing his divorce from ex-wife Tish, Billy Ray bounced back onto the dating scene with Australian singer Firerose.The pair started dating in early 2022 after being friends for years. They got engaged very soon after, in August that same year.In October 2023, the couple were married.Firerose, whose legal name is Johanna Rose Hodges, is from Sydney and attended the Newtown School for the Performing Arts before she moved to LA to pursue music.The pair broke up after seven months of marriage, with Hodges alleging she was a victim of narcissistic abuse at the hands of Cyrus following their divorce.The Achy Breaky Heart singer is now dating UK actress and model Elizabeth Hurley.Tish and Dominic Purcell Miley's mother, Tish Cyrus, was married to Billy Ray until 2022.After their divorce was finalised, the mother of five moved on with British-Australian actor Dominic Purcell, best known for his leading role in the series Prison Break.The pair married in 2023 after a whirlwind start to their relationship, which got serious very quickly.Purcell had reached out to Tish in a DM on Instagram in 2016 to compliment her on her parenting. Tish didn't see the message until after her divorce from Billy Ray, leading her to reach back out to the actor.They got engaged on Thanksgiving in 2022 and married in August the following year.Purcell's family relocated to Sydney from the UK when he was just two years old, so the actor was raised as an Aussie.The quick nature of their relationship and wedding sparked concerns from her eldest daughter, Brandi Cyrus."I did tell you [that] you were rushing marriage a little bit," she told her mother on the Boyfriend Material podcast."It scared me. I'm like, 'We just got out of one marriage, why are we jumping into another?' It just freaked me out."Brandi and Matt SouthcombeBrandi Cyrus has also hopped on the Aussie bandwagon.We don't know when, exactly, the actress and DJ started dating motorbike enthusiast Matt Southcombe, but the pair went Instagram official in October 2024.Southcombe was born and raised in Mount Tamborine in Queensland.Cyrus and Southcombe recently got engaged, with the DJ posting the news to her Instagram."It's been the craziest, biggest year of my life and I get to close it out saying YES to forever with my dream man," she said."I'm so thankful every day that my flight got cancelled and I walked into this coffee shop one afternoon and found you."You're my very best friend and everything I've spent my whole life looking for. I love you forever!!!"She also shared a picture of the engagement ring. It's a split gold band with a unique diamond design.FOLLOW US ON WHATSAPP HERE: Stay across all the latest in celebrity, lifestyle and opinion via our WhatsApp channel. 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