British actress Elizabeth Hurley attracted attention with her nude scenes in the movie Strictly Confidential, in which her son Damian took part in the directorial experience. Film authorities gave full marks to 58-year-old Hurley's professionalism.
In the trailer, Elizabeth's character, Lily, is seduced by Natasha, played by young actress Pear Chiravara. Speaking to PEOPLE about the film, Damian explained that his mother Elizabeth promised him years ago that she would star in his first film directed by him.
Damian said of working with his mother: "It was a pleasure to come to work and work together every day. We only had 18 days to shoot the entire film, so our twin-like telepathy was invaluable from start to finish. It was truly inspiring to work tirelessly with such a determined and talented cast. They trusted and believed in me." "I am forever grateful to everyone who participated," he said.
Elizabeth Jane Hurley (born 10 June 1965) is an English actress and model. As an actress, Hurley's best-known film roles have been as Vanessa Kensington in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) and as the Devil in Bedazzled (2000). Hurley's television roles include the E! original series The Royals (2015–2018) and portraying Morgan le Fay in Runaways (2019), based on the Marvel Comics series of the same name.
Damian thanked his mother for keeping her promise to star in his first feature film, which wrapped shooting on the Caribbean island of Saint Kitts and Nevis in December.
Who is Elizabeth Jane Hurley?
British actor, model and producer, born in 1965. Hurley, did not achieve much success in her acting career, which she started with low-budget films, but came to the media's attention with a dress she wore at the premiere while she was with Hugh Grant, with whom she had a long-term relationship, has been working with Estee Lauder since then.
Elizabeth Hurley was born on June 10, 1965, in Hampshire, England. Her father was a Catholic of Irish descent who served in the British army. Her mother was a teacher. She had an older sister named Katie and a younger brother. She started taking ballet lessons at a young age. At the age of 12, she won a scholarship to a boarding school even though her grades were bad. Later, Harriet Costello enrolled at Queen Mary's College and then at London Studio Centre.
In the late 1980s, she won the "Face of the Year" competition organized by a local newspaper in England, and as a reward, she received the opportunity to work with a prestigious agency in London for 1 year. Meanwhile, Hurley, who decided to pursue a career in acting, took part in many low-budget British and Hollywood productions. One of them was "Passenger 57" from 1992. The actor played a terrorist in this movie.
During these years, she started dating the famous actor Hugh Grant, who was very popular in England. In 1994, she attended the premiere of the movie "Four Weddings and a Funeral" in which Grant starred, together with Grant. The black Versace dress she wore that night attracted a lot of press attention. However, after Grant was raided by the police while he was with a prostitute, which caused great repercussions all over the world, there was a lot of talk about what Hurley would do. Hurley chose to forgive Hugh Grant.
In 1995, Hurley started working with the famous cosmetics brand Estee Lauder. Meanwhile, Grant and Hurley founded a production company called "Simian Films". This company produced two films, 1996's "Extreme Measures" starring Hugh Grant and 1999's "Mickey Blue Eyes". In 2004, Hurley produced the movie "Method", in which he also starred. This company was liquidated in 2006 and the duo decided to focus on other projects.
One of the most notable films in which Hurley starred was "Austin Powers", a Mike Myers comedy. Following the success of this production, Hurley starred in films such as "EdTV", "Bedazzled", "Double Whammy", and "Serving Sara". She also hosted the first season of the reality series "Project Catwalk."
Hurley launched a swimsuit collection in 2005 under the name "Elizabeth Hurley Beach". In 2006, sales of the collection expanded to Europe, the Middle East, Australia and Asia.
Elizabeth Hurley had a long relationship with Hugh Grant (1987 – 2001). After this relationship ended, the actress started dating multimillionaire Stephen Bing. Hurley, who became pregnant from Bing in 2001, gave birth to Damian Charles Hurley on April 4, 2002. However, the pregnancy process was very difficult for Hurley.
Stephen Bing claimed that he was not the father of the child, that Hurley had cheated on her, and that the child belonged to someone else. However, after DNA tests, it was revealed that the child was Bing's. Since 2003, the actress has been dating Indian textile tycoon Arun Nayar. The two got married on March 3, 2007. One of the guests of honor at the wedding was Hugh Grant, one of Hurley's closest friends and the godfather of her child.