You’ll never watch the “Achy Breaky Heart” video the same way again

July 1, 2017 6:36 pm

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It was 1992 when Billy Ray Cyrus released his debut mega-hit single, “Achy Breaky Heart.” The song catapulted Billy Ray to fame, became his signature song and sold more than a million copies. And the video is often credited for a resurgence of line-dancing.

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It also seems it gave Billy Ray’s wife, Tish, her first film break.

During a recent episode of Bravo’s interior design show “Cyrus vs. Cyrus,” Mom, who stars in the show along with managing both Miley and her little sister Noah, discovered a sequined jacket in the younger sister’s wardrobe. The jacket also happened to have been worn by Tish when she appeared in the video for “Achy Breaky Heart.”

It didn’t require much sleuthing for us to spot the beautiful blonde with her trendy spiral curls and sparkly jacket which, by the way, still fits the mother of five. Although the video was shot before Billy Ray and Tish were married, she is prominently featured throughout the piece, almost leading the rest of the dancers in the steps that accompanied the iconic song.

Heck, even when she tried the garment on during “Cyrus vs. Cyrus,” she executed a few of the steps, showing she was still at the top of her game.

Now, we’ve given you a couple of hints. Do you see Tish Cyrus in the video? OK, you’ll see her first at :36, then again at 1:05, and she continues to dance her way through the whole thing.

And we thought Billy Ray was the dancer in the family!