Elizabeth Hurley has joked she and Billy Ray Cyrus are in "constant danger of choking on hair balls".

The 60-year-old actress embarked on a relationship with the Achy Breaky Heart singer earlier this year and she has quipped that their coupling has come with health risks because they're both renowned for their glossy tresses.

She told Attitude magazine: "Billy and I have so much hair between us that we're in constant danger of choking on hair balls."

The Austin Powers actress believes the 67-year-old singer is the "more romantic" partner and she was delighted with the thoughtful gift he chose for her birthday.

She added: "He's definitely more romantic than me; he spent the summer strumming his guitar under a tree, composing love songs as I strimmed and chainsawed around him. But he gave me a giant tepee for my birthday, and we snuggle up in that and it's extremely romantic."

Elizabeth has 23-year-old son Damian with late businessman Steve Bing and she admitted she has dedicated her life to the director.

She said: "Embracing other people's sexuality, race and religion was ingrained in me growing up, and it's how I've raised my son.

"Being a parent is all-consuming and I wouldn't have it any other way. I've put bringing up baby ahead of everything.

"Billy and I watch birds of prey through our binoculars most days and see them build their nests, hunt to feed their babies and then prepare them to go out into the big, bad world and fly solo.

"While I'm not ripping up squirrels with my talons to feed my son, I would if I had to. There's nothing like parenthood to bring out the call of the wild."

The Bedazzled star recently revealed her partner had been teaching her guitar.

She told HELLO! magazine: " I've been in England all summer for the first time ever and have loved every moment. Billy is teaching me to play the guitar; right now I'm appalling but I'm hoping to improve!"

And Elizabeth admitted her romance with the country singer"feels nice" because he is so "supportive".

She told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "Billy and I have had most of the summer off. "We've seen both his daughters [Miley Cyrus and Noah Cyrus] play in London, which was great. He's very supportive, and that feels nice.

"We've adopted two tortoises, and I have become something of a bird watcher. We've just seen some goshawks. They're unbelievable.

"Very, very rare. There are only 1,000 nesting pairs in the UK. "

She then joked: "I have a really interesting life. Wild. Parties every night."