It is 23 years since Elizabeth Hurley walked the red carpet virtually topless and the world said, “Hurrah!” Since then, as these Instagram pictures show, very little has changed. So revelatory were her boobs in that Versace safety-pin dress that if you google “that dress”, those photographs are still what comes up.
Today, we can only admire the frequency with which she continues to capitalise on her assets. Technically an actress, she has made a fortune out of having a posh voice, an ample bosom and a good sense of humour. Nobody but Liz could be photographed in a magnificently revealing purple swimsuit, wielding a hosepipe, without looking seedy. She has helped Estée Lauder raise a fortune for breast cancer research, and built a successful swimwear brand by looking good in swimwear herself. Her Instagram feed is a perfect storm of rural idylls and tropical beaches in which to showcase her wares.
Now 52 and a mother, the woman who famously referred to other people as civilians plays the Queen in the TV series The Royals, a job that happily calls more for bustiness than acting ability. When Dame Joan Collins passes on, and we pray that will not be for many years, La Hurley will become official posh totty national treasure. We salute her. And her breasts.