Dad's Got the Mop: Billy Ray Readies Hollywood for Miley's Walk of Fame Moment

When your kid’s about to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, you don’t just show up in your Sunday best and call it a day. Not if you’re Billy Ray Cyrus, anyway. The 64-year-old country icon announced he’d be arriving early on May 22 to personally clean and shine the sidewalks ahead of his daughter Miley’s ceremony—a gesture that perfectly captures the kind of pride-mixed-with-practicality only a dad from Flatwoods, Kentucky could pull off.

The news that Miley, 33, would receive the coveted star broke on Friday, May 8, setting off a wave of celebrations from the Cyrus family. But Billy Ray’s response went beyond the usual Instagram congratulations.“It’s only once in a lifetime, a Daddy from Flatwoods, Kentucky gets to see his little girl … evolve into an actress into a full-fledged rock star,”he wrote, mixing genuine emotion with his signature down-home charm.

What makes this moment especially meaningful is the journey behind it. Miley got her big break on Disney Channel’s Hannah Montana, the early 2000s sitcom about a pop star’s secret double life as a middle schooler—and Billy Ray played her dad both on and off-screen. The show was appointment television for millions, and it launched Miley into stratospheric fame. But that same rise came with its share of turbulence: Miley and Billy Ray’s bond fractured during her parents’divorce, a rift that played out publicly over years.

Yet they found their way back. Last year, Miley and Billy Ray mended fences, and by March 2025, she was putting it plainly:“My dad and I have had our challenges over the years. Now, in my 30s, family is my priority above all else. I’m at peace knowing bridges have been built and time has done a lot of healing.”Billy Ray, now with actress Elizabeth Hurley by his side (while Miley’s mom Tish is married to Dominic Purcell), clearly feels the same way.

That willingness to show up and literally shine the sidewalks—to mark this moment with his presence and his work—speaks volumes. It’s not flashy or attention-grabbing in the way Hollywood sometimes demands. It’s just a dad making sure everything’s perfect for his girl’s big day. In an era when so much of celebrity life feels performative, there’s something refreshingly real about that gesture.