Inside Elizabeth Hurley’s ‘old fashioned’ diet and exercise routine – as star admits she ‘didn’t really know the difference between ultra-processed food and processed food until quite recently’

Actor and model Elizabeth Hurley has shared her approach to diet – revealing that she has ‘pretty simple’ tastes.

The mother-of-one made the comments in an interview with the Telegraph, admitting that she ‘didn’t really know the difference between ultra-processed food and processed food until quite recently’.

However, according to the 58-year-old, who ‘always watched what I eat, since for ever’, checking food labels as a teen, she never wanted to consume highly processed foods.

Rather, she describes her regime 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 pre-packaged sandwiches, and instead, eats foods like roast chicken with mashed potatoes and vegetables.

Her workout style is also simple, with Elizabeth choosing to eschew the gym in favour of being generally active, saying she rarely sits still.

Elizabeth added: ‘We have a rule in our house that no one’s allowed to put the TV on till 6pm, so nobody sits around until leading up to supper.

‘But I do a lot of gardening… that’s quite bendy-downy, picking stuff up!’

It comes after Elizabeth Hurley and her son Damian came under fire from a professional psychotherapist over their controversial new movie collaboration which saw the actress being directed by her child as she performed 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 around to film the saucy scenes, Couples Therapy star Dr Jenn Mann criticised her actions.

According to the licensed marriage, family and child therapist, filming the scenes are a major boundary breach between parent and child, and she would advise against simulating sex in front of your child. 

Jenn told TMZ she found the actress’ comments about the scenes being ‘liberating,’ ‘bizarre’ – and weren’t aligned with a healthy parent-child dynamic.

She told the publication in her opinion, despite Damian being an adult, directing his own mother’s erotic scenes is crossing some lines between parent and child.

Elizabeth, who shares Damian with ex-Steve Bing, previously told Access Hollywood she felt ‘safe and looked after’ shooting the film.

‘It’s relaxing knowing someone’s behind the camera who looks out for you,’ the Austin Powers star explained, adding that was particularly important when filming this movie.

‘Because the things that his script needed me to do in this weren’t necessarily always done in movies many times before – but having him there meant I felt safe and looked after,’ she said. The actress added: It’s kind of liberating to work with your family, I may do it again.’ 

Damian agreed with his mother, telling the publication he didn’t find the controversial scene problematic. ‘We felt in our comfort zone, it’s very strange. I think, also, when you’re on an independent film, you have 18 days to shoot, every single second counts,’ he shared. ‘You can’t sit around mulling scenes, thinking “What if?”‘