COUPLESTish Cyrus Admits Husband Dominic Purcell Was Her 'Hall Pass' While Still Married to Billy Ray Cyrus
Feb. 7 2024, Updated 1:44 p.m. ET
Did Tish Cyrus manifest her marriage to Dominic Purcell?
During the Wednesday, February 7, episode of the "Call Her Daddy" podcast, Miley Cyrus' mom joked to her then-husband Billy Ray Cyrus that she had a crush on Dominic, 53.
The former flames split in 2022.
“In 2016, Dom DMed me,” Tish, 56, shared. “I had followed him on Instagram and he DMed me and just said, ‘Hey Tish, just wanted to [say], I think you’re super cool and … you’re doing such a great job with your family.’ … I didn’t see it for a year.”
Tish added that Dominic was her "hall pass" and said it was "heartbreaking" that they couldn't be "a couple because we're so perfect."
Dominic Purcell DMed Tish Cyrus on social media.
Tish's eldest daughter, Brandi Cyrus, who joined her for the podcast, said in 2017 she found out she had been "blocked" on Instagram by Dominic after the direct message incident.
“[His] ex had seen he hit me up and blocked me from his Instagram,” Tish dished. “I almost peed my pants because I was like … Why am I blocked? He doesn’t even know I exist, and I’m blocked. We were laughing so hard.”
Tish Cyrus and Dominic Purcell got married in August 2023.
After going through some ups and downs in her marriage to Billy Ray, 62 — the two later went their separate ways — Tish admitted to her friend that she was interested in going on a date with the actor.
She realized she was no longer blocked, prompting her to send him an Instagram message about her production deal with NBCU. Tish then asked him if he would want to get together to discuss some business ideas.
Purcell took no time to respond, admitting he had a "crush" on her.
“So, we go to lunch and make out for like three hours,” Tish said, adding that the two said "I love you" to one another one day later. “I cannot even tell you how amazing he is."
The pair later tied the knot in August 2023.
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Tish Cyrus said she realized her marriage was over amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
As OK! previously reported, the "Achy Breaky Heart" singer and Tish called it quits in 2022 — something she spoke about during the interview.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Billy Ray went to Tennessee while she stayed back in California, leading her to think about their romance.
"During that period, I took a really good, hard look at life, my life, and like, 'What was I gonna do?'" she explained. "Because it had not been in a good place for a long time. And I think I did stay so long out of fear of being alone. Like I had met him when I was 23, 24."
"Being alone, and all of a sudden just having kind of the weight of the world off my shoulders, and I was able to just breathe. And smoke pot and garden, and go skinny dipping in my pool. That's what I did during Covid. It was hugely transformative," she confessed.
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Billy Ray also tied the knot to Australian musician Firerose in October 2023, but Miley did not attend, fueling rumors the two are estranged.
