Actor and model Elizabeth Hurley has shared her approach to diet, revealing she has ‘quite simple’ tastes.
The mother of one made the comments in an interview with the Telegraphadmitting that she “didn’t really know the difference between ultra-processed food and processed food until recently.”
But according to the 58-year-old, who “always watched what I eat since forever” and checked food labels as a teenager, she never wanted to consume highly processed foods.
She previously describes her regimen as “very normal” and says she doesn’t drink “weird green juices or anything like that.”
Since learning more about processed foods, she has ditched prepackaged sandwiches and instead eats foods like fried chicken with mashed potatoes and vegetables.
Elizabeth Hurley (pictured at the 2000 Elton John Post Oscar Party in Los Angeles) has revealed that she has always watched her diet and checked food labels since she was a teenager
The 58-year-old says she eats ‘normal’ food like chicken and mashed potatoes and doesn’t work out at the gym, but is very active
Her training style is also simple, with Elizabeth choosing to avoid the gym and generally be active, saying she rarely sits still.
Elizabeth added: ‘We have a rule in our house that no one can turn on the TV until 6pm, so no one stays until dinner.
‘But I do a lot of gardening… that’s quite flexible, picking things up!’
It comes after Elizabeth Hurley and her son Damian came under fire from a professional psychotherapist over their controversial new film collaboration, which saw the actress directed by her child while performing a lesbian sex scene.
Elizabeth raised eyebrows for her steamy scene with another woman in the raunchy trailer for her upcoming film Strictly Confidential; which was directed by her 21-year-old son Damian.
While Elizabeth claimed to feel “liberated” by having a family member nearby to film the challenging scenes, Dr. Jenn Mann, star of couples therapy, her actions.
According to the licensed marriage, family and child therapist, filming the scenes constitutes a major boundary crossing between parent and child, and she would advise against simulating sex in the presence of your child.
Jen told me TMZ she found the actress’s comments about the scenes “liberating”, “bizarre” – and inconsistent with a healthy parent-child dynamic.
The actor was recently criticized by a therapist after appearing in a sex scene directed by her son Damien in the upcoming film Strictly Confidential (pictured)
Elizabeth, who shares Damian (pictured) with ex Steve Bing, previously told Access Hollywood she felt ‘safe and cared for’ while filming the movie
She told the publication that she believes that even though Damian is an adult, directing his own mother’s erotic scenes crosses the boundaries between parent and child.
Elizabeth, who shares Damian with ex Steve Bing, previously told Access Hollywood that she felt “safe and cared for” while filming the movie.
“It’s relaxing to know that there’s someone behind the camera watching you,” the Austin Powers star explained, adding that this was especially important when filming this movie.
“Because the things that he scripted me to do weren’t necessarily always done in movies before, but having him there made me feel safe and cared for,” she said. The actress added: It’s a bit liberating to work with your family, maybe I’ll do it again.’
Damian agreed with his mother, telling the publication that he didn’t find the controversial scene problematic. ‘We felt in our comfort zone, it’s very strange. “I also think that when you’re in an independent film, you have 18 days to shoot, every second counts,” he shared. “You can’t sit around and think about scenes and think, ‘What if?’