The Rocky Relationship Timeline That Led To Billy Ray & Tish Cyrus’s Divorce

In her ABC News interview, Tish Cyrus recollected her reaction when Billy Ray Cyrus told her he was expecting a child with Kristin Luckey: “He came to me and just, you know, said that we needed to talk and he immediately thought that I would leave.” But she stayed, explaining how the experience helped Billy Ray to rethink his life choices and priorities. In April 1992, Christopher, Luckey’s son with the country star, arrived and in November, Tish and Billy Ray’s first child, Miley, followed. The couple tied the knot in 1993 in a simple ceremony in their living room. 

At the time, Tish was pregnant with their second child, Braison, who was born in May 1994. Later, Billy Ray also adopted Brandi and Trace, Tish’s kids from her first marriage. Their union grew stronger, and in 2000, the couple’s youngest, Noah, was born. But, in 2010, Billy Ray shockingly filed for divorce amidst speculation that Tish had cheated on him with Poison singer Bret Michaels. In a “Fox & Friends” interview, Michaels clarified that he was simply a family friend.

During a subsequent chat with GQ, Billy Ray confirmed that “Hannah Montana” had to go on despite the problems at home: “I was going to work every single day knowing that my family had fallen apart, but yet I had to sit in front of that camera.” He joked that his acting skills must’ve been better than he imagined. But, just a few months later, Billy Ray revealed the split was off.