Billy Ray Cyrus and Elizabeth Hurley are engaged, according to exclusive entertainment reporting this week, after more than a year of dating that began as one of celebrity news' more unlikely pairings.

The country singer and the British actress and model first drew attention when their relationship became public, and the engagement reports — carried by TMZ and the New York Post — say the couple decided to marry after dating for over a year.

Cyrus, best known for 'Achy Breaky Heart' and as the father of Miley Cyrus, and Hurley, a fixture of British screens and fashion campaigns since the 1990s, have appeared together at public events during their relationship, gradually moving from surprise headline to settled couple in the entertainment press.

Neither star's representatives had issued a detailed public statement in the initial reports, and no wedding date or location has been announced.

OTMedia will update this story if the couple confirm the engagement themselves.