Liz Hurley new stunning bikini photo shoot

Liz Hurley new stunning bikini photo shoot

Not so long ago she declared that she was done with bikinis.
Never again, Elizabeth Hurley said, would she sit eating lunch on a boat in a skimpy two-piece.
The same went for tripping around the beach in a bikini top and skirt with her midriff showing.
But as these pictures indicate, Miss Hurley will relax the rules under certain conditions.

In the yacht-set shoot, Liz Hurley smoulders in the two piece.

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Firstly, it must be in her best business interests, such as helping to launch a series of her own swimwear designs in a diffusion range for the High Street store Mango.
And there must – read must – be an airbrush involved.
In an interview to accompany these photographs in the Sunday Times Style magazine, the model and businesswoman conceded that “shooting bikinis is now my life”.
She said: “I can’t think of anything worse in the world than another bikini shoot – and I’ve got two next month.

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“It’s unbearable and I bring it all on myself. I’ve got nobody else to blame.”
But, she revealed, she now relies on “nice photographers” and a little digital enhancement.
“I like a certain amount of retouching like anybody,” she admitted.
Even if they have been airbrushed a little, the photos suggest that Miss Hurley, 42, has made good on her promise to “go to ground and annoy everyone by emerging thinner, sexier and mentally cleansed”.
She made that vow in an interview in 2005, at the same time as she spoke of instituting her bikini ban.

Accessorising only with chunky jewellery Hurley does skimpy with style.

In one shot the model covers up with a kaftan but still looks enviably stunning
Miss Hurley, a mother of one, revealed that when she looked in the mirror she saw “a person who eats too much junk food and doesn’t exercise. That has sadly become my reality over the past year”.
Commenting on one of her own designs for Elizabeth Hurley Beach, she said her days of wearing a towelling miniskirt, bikini top and flip-flops were over.
“I don’t feel comfortable doing that any more,” she said. “As the years go by you do feel less confident about your body.”
Miss Hurley is not afraid to follow strict diets when she needs to drop weight fast.
Her regime after the birth of son Damian, now six, was punishing, she said at the time.
“I did it by eating very little breakfast and not too much lunch.
“And only boring snacks such as a banana or six raisins. The only meal I have is dinner.”
She lost four stone, and was back in her trademark white jeans within three months of Damian’s birth.

Covering up: Liz Hurley and husband Arun Nayar

Hugh’s that gooseberry? Liz Hurley and Arun soak up the Seychelles sun

When Hugh Grant was dating Jemima Khan she struggled to accept his closeness to old flame Elizabeth Hurley and even, reportedly, banned him from seeing her.
But now single again, Hugh is clearly intent on making up for lost time – so much so that he has joined Elizabeth and her new husband Arun Nayar on a family holiday in the Seychelles.
Clearly unconcerned about playing the gooseberry, Hugh, who split from Jemima earlier this year, happily looked after Elizabeth’s fiveyearold son Damian as she spent time with Arun.

Tender moments: Elizabeth rubs sun cream on Hugh’s face
These exclusive pictures show Elizabeth and Four Weddings And A Funeral star Hugh, 47, are still very much at ease with one another.
At one point she happily perched on a beachside table next to Hugh’s sunbed as they enjoyed a chat.
And later, 42-year-old Elizabeth, who has been reading the novel Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir, doted on Hugh as she rubbed cream on his forehead after he caught too much sun on the beach.
Elizabeth’s choice of holiday reading may have been influenced by a link she shares with the book’s illfated heroine, Lady Jane Grey, who once lived at Sudeley Castle, where Elizabeth married in March.

Elizabeth enjoys a relaxed chat with Hugh
Hugh is said to get along very well with textiles entrepreneur Arun, 42.
So when the couple invited him to join them on their holiday he was only too happy to accept.
“Hugh was completely relaxed joining Elizabeth on her family holiday-and it was clear from the way they were interacting that they are still very close,” an onlooker said.
“Liz was with Arun and Damian for most of the time, but at intervals she got up to go and check on Hugh.
“At one stage she seemed concerned he had got burnt and rubbed some of her high-protection sun cream into Hugh’s face for him.
“It was a great set-up because Hugh was able to look after Damian when Elizabeth and Arun wanted to spend some time together. The resort was absolutely stunning and they were all having a great time.”.

Tangerine dream: Elizabeth shows off her sleek figure.

Elizabeth covers up with some sun protection
Damian is Elizabeth’s child from her relationship with American millionaire Steve Bing and Hugh is the boy’s godfather.
Friends say that Hugh and former Estee Lauder model Elizabeth talk almost every day, and the actor is a regular visitor to Elizabeth and Arun’s home in the Cotswolds.
But when Hugh was dating Jemima, 33, he was forced to turn down an invitation to Elizabeth’s wedding because his then girlfriend didn’t get along with the bride.
Jemima was said to have disliked their closeness and was infuriated on one occasion when Elizabeth licked Hugh’s finger during a dinner party.

Cuddling up on a sunbed with husband Arun.

Elizabeth and Arun enjoy some privacy
A friend said: “Elizabeth and Hugh have always been close so it was very hard for him when Jemima didn’t get on with her. It ultimately meant he got to see a lot less of her and that was hard for both of them.
“Now that Hugh is single, he’s been seeing a lot more of Elizabeth and her family which he loves doing.”.

Perfect husband: on hand with a towel for Elizabeth
• The term “gooseberry” to describe the unwanted third party at a lovers’ meeting dates from the early 19th Century. It is thought to have referred to a tactful chaperone who would busily pick gooseberries so romance could blossom nearby. Partridge’s Dictionary Of Slang claims that the expression is a derivative of “gooseberry fool”, while others say the way the fruit blushes on ripening compares to the embarrassed cheeks of an onlooker witnessing a lovers’ tryst.

While Hugh stays in the water, giving the couple a moment alone

Hugh’s that gooseberry? Liz Hurley and Arun soak up the Seychelles sun