Elizabeth Hurley insists that she was not another influential Elizabeth in Prince Harrylife. The 58-year-old British actress appeared on Wednesday See what happens live with Andy Cohen where a fan submitted a question asking about rumors that Hurley was the mysterious “older” woman that Harry, 39, wrote about losing his virginity to in his 2023 memoir, Save.
“That was ridiculous!” Hurley said in response. “He said, ‘She was English. She was older than me. She was in Gloucestershire.’ And they said, ‘Oh, it’s Elizabeth.’ It was absurd. It was ridiculous.”
She added: “It was like saying, ‘He’s beautiful. He’s American’. Oh, it’s Andy Cohen.”
To drive home the fact that she was not the woman in question, Hurley noted, “I never met him in my life.”
Prince Harry, who is currently married to his wife, Meghan Markleand living in California with their two children, Archie, 4, and Lilibet, 2, first wrote about losing their virginity in the controversial memoir.
Calling it an “inglorious episode,” Harry claimed it was with an “older woman.”
“She really liked horses and treated me like a young stallion. Quick ride, after which she slapped my rump and sent me out to pasture,” Harry said in the book. “Among the many things wrong: It happened in a grassy field behind a busy pub. Obviously someone saw us.”
Harry and Meghan stepped down as senior members of the royal family in 2021 and left the United Kingdom. Princess Diana’s youngest son remains estranged from the royal family due in part to his revealing memoir, which discusses several family members, including his father King Charles III, older brother Prince William and sister-in-law . , Kate Middletonin length.
Although Hurley says she never met Harry, she did meet his father, King Charles IIIcountless times, just like his brother, Prince William.
Hurley and Harry were also involved in the 2023 lawsuit against Associated Newspapersthe editor of Daily Mail.
In her romantic life, Hurley was previously married to Indian businessman Arun Nayar from 2007 to 2011. She had a long-term romance with actor Hugh Grant as well as late American businessman Steve Bing. Hurley and Bing are parents to son Damian Hurley.
Damian wrote and directed the upcoming film, Strictly confidentialin which Elizabeth stars. Damian and Elizabeth recently spoke about the next projectwhich is Damian’s directorial debut, for ET.
“You were my first choice,” Damian shared with his mother about casting her in the film. “You made me a promise when I was eight years old and I was making my little short films, walking around with a video camera and torturing every long-suffering family member or friend I could find. You promised me that if I made one real movie, you would be in it and so I thought I’d call you to make good on your promise, and you did.”
Strictly confidential will be in theaters, digitally and on demand on April 5th.
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