A look at Elizabeth Hurley's past four relationships as she hopes to fall 'madly in love' once again
Elizabeth Hurley is currently self-isolating in her country home in Herefordshire, England. She's cocooned up with eight members of her family, including her son Damian, However, the English actress in a recent interview with a magazine mentioned that the lockdown has quashed all her hopes for a romance.
'I'd love to fall madly in love with someone, which certainly won't happen whilst I'm locked down with blood relatives," revealed Hurley.
In another interview to Red magazine as reported by the Daily Mail, the model and swimsuit designer revealed “It would be fantastic to fall in love with someone wonderful. But I’ve really enjoyed the past couple of years and it’s made me realize how important it is to find someone who shares similar tastes. I think that’s because I’ve had some time to do entirely what I want to do.”
Hurley said that while she has had great relationships with all of her exes, their breakups has made her realize what she needs in a partner. Hurley's had three high profile relationships in the past. The ones with actor Hugh Grant, cricketer Shane Warne, and businessman Arun Nayar being the longest publically known relationships.
Her first highly publicized relationship was with Grant. The two first met on the sets of their film 'Rowing With The Wind' in 1987 and they got along pretty well with each other. They did go on a date after that and continued to be in a relationship for 13 long years after that. The reason for their breakup (in 2000) was that Hurley found him a "bit annoying" while Grant admitted to Andy Cohen on an episode of 'Watch What Happens Live' that the "sex bit probably fizzled out". However, that has not stopped them from being in each other's lives. They are absolute best friends and continue to remain so. Hurley had once mentioned in an interview that Grant is family to her and you can never stop loving family.
She started dating multi-millionaire, Steven Bing in 2000 and their whirlwind romance came to a standstill after news of Hurley's pregnancy broke. "Ms Hurley and I were not in an exclusive relationship when she became pregnant. It is her choice to be a single mother," said Steve and also vowed to be "extremely involved and responsible" if he was found to be the father. A DNA test conducted later ruled that Steve indeed was the father of Damian who was born in 2002.
Hurley then started dating business tycoon Nayar in 2002 and the two married in the year 2007 in lavish ceremonies in England and in India. They split in 2010 and were granted a decree nisi by District Judge Penny Cushing at the Principal Registry of the High Court's Family Division in London, following a four-year marriage.
Hurley then met Warne that same year at a private box at Goodwood Racecourse in England and clicked instantly. Warne proposed to Hurley on his longtime friend James Packer’s boat, Arctic P, off the coast of Spain in 2011 after just 18 months together. However, their relationship ended by the end of 2013 due to "no clear reason".
“All of my boyfriends, husbands and fiancés have been my best friends, so it’s a terrible gap they leave,” she has been quoted to have said. “I think that’s when you learn the importance of having other sources of comfort, fun and intimacy. You feel cozy with people that have been your best friends for 30 years, but occasionally you’ll meet someone who you click with — it’s important to keep yourself open to that.”
Yet Hurley said she isn’t in a rush to get involved with anyone. The actress is 54 years old now and is as gorgeous as ever. She often posts images of her bikini-clad body on Instagram leaving fans raving about how good she looks for her age. She now focuses on her family and her business which includes a very successful swimsuit line as she enjoys the comfort of her home in the English countryside.