7 Ways Elizabeth Hurley Stays Bathing Suit Ready—and the Photos to Prove it

Actress Elizabeth Hurley told the Sunday Times she's been very happy chilling out during this pandemic. "I’ve been to enough parties to last anyone a lifetime. Frankly I could stay home and deadhead my roses for ever and it would be fine," she said. Earlier this year, she said her son had encouraged her to share a bathing suit photo while in lockdown. “He said, mum, ‘Just do it.’ Okay. I'm like, ‘Okay.’ But it's good. I had him on task, especially during lockdown. It was challenging because I didn't leave the country for anywhere hot. I filmed abroad, but I actually filmed in really cold countries. So all I had was my yard and my house, which is England,” she said. “I didn't have the beach, I didn't have the sea, I don't have any water. We very rarely have the sun.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 7 ways Elizabeth Hurley stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!

1. She Has Learned to Relax

Hurley told the Sunday Times this weekend: "The lockdowns had a profound effect on me. I came to realise that I’ve been in fight-or-flight mode for 30 years....I’ve found time to remember what my instincts were telling me to do rather than being on a constant treadmill of flying once or twice a week, packing endlessly, juggling jobs, juggling everything, not really having much time to sit down, to ever, I don’t know … just sit down."

2. She Eats A Big Breakfast & Lunch And A Small Dinner

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Hurley eats three meals a day, and she has a method to how she portions her meals each day. Hurley eats larger breakfasts and lunch, and eats smaller dinners. She explains to E! News, "I think that's one of the best diet tips you can have to eat your food earlier on in the day, so you've got more time to digest it and your body can rest in the sleep period.” Hurley revealed that she used to be a midnight snacker, which led to her changing her meal struggles. “I always used to snack late at night because I was a little bit hungry before I went to bed. I stopped doing that now. But I think whole grains and vegetables and fish and small bits of lean meat is really the way I tend to go."

3. She Avoids Processed Foods

Hurley says that she tries to eat healthy, and that she avoids processed foods. In an interview with the DailyMail, Hurley revealed that she cut out sweets, bread, pasta, cheeses, and chips. “Instead eat fish or steak, brown rice, and plenty of vegetables,” she says.

4. She Limits Her Alcohol Consumption

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Hurley is not a big drinker and revealed that this has helped her in an interview with FOX. When asked about her health secrets, Hurley answered, "I don't think there is any secret, really, is there?" Hurley shared. "We all know, it's not going to bed too late, not drinking too much alcohol, eating lots of vegetables, all those sorts of things."

5. She Works Out Each Day

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Hurley admits to Healthy Living that she doesn’t have a specific workout routine or a traditional fitness plan. However, Hurley did say that she tries to be active each day, and has some go-to activities. “I don’t do a lot of set exercise but I’m very active and run around all day. I enjoy Pilates, though I don’t do it often enough, but I have recently joined a gym for the first time in years and am hoping I can motivate myself to go.”

6. She’s Kind To Herself

Hurley is in her 50’s, however, she doesn’t care about aging, and advises others to do the same. Hurley told Healthy Living “There’s zero point in dreading anything inevitable and I never have. Much better to concentrate on what you can change. The kinder and nicer you are to yourself and those around you will make you glow from within—no matter what birthday you hit.”

7. She Makes Vegetable Soup When She Raids The Fridge

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Hurley admits to DailyMail that she sometimes is tempted to raid her refrigerator. However, she has a trick to make sure that she is eating healthily. “My best trick is to make a vat of delicious vegetable soup and have a cup of it whenever I am tempted to raid the fridge. I swear by this, and drink at least six cups a day when eager to lose a few pounds.” Hurley’s recipe includes watercress, onions, potatoes, and chicken stock.

Actress Elizabeth Hurley went from being a model to an actress to, now, beauty icon. She posts a lot of photos on Instagram of herself in a swimsuit. She just shared a new set of photos with different filters. In them, Hurley posed in a white bathing suit. She captioned the post, “One Celestial bikini. Three filters.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Elizabeth Hurley stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!

1. She Gardens

Hurley loves to garden. She tells The Sunday Times that this is one of the things she does for self-care. “I don't really like bars and I don't meditate and I don't really like massages and I don't really like manicures. But what I do like is I like to go outside and I like to do really violent gardening to relax. I go out with the chainsaw, I go out with my hedge trimmers and that's what I like to do. And then I find relaxes more than anything in the world. And I love it.

2. She Raises Awareness About Breast Cancer

A cause that Hurley is passionate about is breast cancer. She tells Extra that she wants to let people know about treatments and give them support. “I point out to them that in the years since we've been going, since the nineties, everything has improved. Diagnosis, preventative treatments, it's all improved. So I would just say to people, you have to have hope. You really, really have to have hope. You have to do what your doctor tells you. You have to lead a healthy lifestyle.”

3. She Has No Time For Haters

Hurley opened up about how she feels about negative criticism to Extra. Hurley says that she has no time for this. “People are mean to women,” she says. “I don't think, I don't think it's how people should be. So I can't say I'm a fan of those sorts of comments really.”

4. She’s Consistent With Exercises

Hurley tells Access Hollywood about how she approaches exercise. “If you like food, like I like food, you just have to be super active. When I had nine people locked down in my house with me, we were super active and we found we could eat an awful lot and we all really firmed up just through activity. No exercise, just doing stuff.”

5. She Takes Care Of Her Skin

Hurley has amazing skin. She revealed some of her secrets to Today.com. “I have one serum I use all the time. You need to look after your skin. You need to look after your health. If you want to glow from the inside, you have to be healthy. You have to watch your diet. You have to watch your lifestyle. You have to get enough sleep."

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1. She Loves To Garden

In an interview with Extra, Hurley revealed that she has a surprising favorite way to exercise, that doesn’t involve going to the gym. “I don’t work out, per se, but I am very active,” Hurley says. “I do a lot of exercise, but it’s really the gardening… cutting down a hedge, using my chainsaw to cut down a tree, logging, all of that stuff I do. So, I’m very active.”

2. She Tries Unique Workouts

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In 2018, Hurley decided to try two unique types of exercise. In a photo posted to her Instagram, Hurley was seen trying to hula hoop. She captioned the photo “Hula hoop practice.” In another Instagram post Hurley is seen swimming topless in a pool. She captioned the video, “Attempting to swim off the calories.”

3. She Drinks Hot Water In The Morning

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Hurley likes to prioritize her gut health, and does so by drinking two glasses of hot water each morning, sometimes with apple cider vinegar added. "It tastes fairly disgusting," she told The Cut. "But it's fantastic for your digestive system."

4. She Eats Clean and Local

Hurley says that she tries to eat clean and healthy food. "I like simple, natural, easy food. I don’t really like food with a lot of chemicals or additives," she told The Cut. Hurley also likes to buy food from her local markets. She says, "When I’m at home in the country, I always try and eat food that's grown locally. That goes for meats and vegetables. All through summer we eat fruit and vegetables from my own garden.”

5. She Does At-Home Exercises

Hurley is admittedly not a fan of doing traditional exercises, and prefers to stay home when working out. Hurley is a fan of what she calls “self-exercises.” She tells The Cut, “I might do some stomach exercises or some bottom or arm exercises, but because I trained for a dancer when I was young, I sort of know all the exercises. I find it very hard for my schedule to regularly go anywhere else. It works very well for me.”

6. She Believes In Balance

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For Hurley, wellness means being balanced. She told The Cut, “You need to balance both. Of course it’s important to eat well and exercise. It’s also really important to look after yourself emotionally.” Hurley continued, “You also have to look after your health. You can’t look good if you’re not healthy, and diet plays a big part. You can’t smoke and have too much alcohol. We all get hard knocks in life, but it’s important to stay positive and stay engaged, and not be angry. Anger doesn’t seem to go hand in hand with wellness.”

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1. She Avoids Midnight Snacks

When Hurley snacks, she makes sure to do so before it gets too late. She revealed to E! News that one of her new healthy habits is giving up midnight snacks. “I always used to snack late at night because I was a little bit hungry before I went to bed. I stopped doing that now.”

2. She Doesn’t Work Out To Lose Weight

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Hurley might have a slim figure, but she tells E! News that her weight is not important to her, especially when it comes to working out. Hurley says that she likes to exercise to feel good and have energy, rather than to drop pounds. “I like running around, so I don't feel like I need to be skinny, but I feel the need to be athletic and fit. That to me is the most important thing for people to do."

3. She Starts Her Day With Hot Water and Apple Cider Vinegar

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The first thing Hurley likes to put in her body each day is hot water, and sometimes she adds apple cider vinegar to it. She tells The Cut that although she doesn’t always enjoy the taste, she drinks it for the health benefits. “When I got to the studio I’d drink a mug of hot water and go into hair and makeup. I often put apple cider vinegar in my hot water. It tastes disgusting. I can’t face it every day, so I’ll put it in my hot water maybe every other day. It’s good for your metabolism.”

4. She Keeps Both Her Body and Her Mind Healthy

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Hurley tells The Cut that when it comes to wellness, she thinks it’s just as important to take care of her mind as well as her body. “You need to balance both. Of course it’s important to eat well and exercise. It’s also really important to look after yourself emotionally.”

5. She’s Inspired To Stay Well

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Hurley says that her family is what inspires to stay well and healthy. She says to The Cut, “When my father died back in the ’90s, it made me realize how fragile life is, and how you have to seize the day. When I had my son fifteen years ago, that also brought home to me that once you’re responsible for someone else, it helps you not worry about silly things. Once you’ve faced life and death, it really makes you focus on what actually matters. I let a lot of things go now.”

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1. She Recently Went to a Health Resort

After an ankle injury, Elizabeth went to the Viva Mayr Medical Health Resort by Lake Wörthersee. “I tore the ligaments in my left ankle whilst filming in the Caribbean in November. Lying on the sofa for two months, followed by a month of limping around in an air boot, meant that I basically became a slug,” she captioned some photos. “I don’t weigh myself but my jeans were objecting violently to being done up so something had to be done…Still not really able to put much pressure on my foot, meaning not much exercise, and a new movie looming, I decided to return to @vivamayrmariawoerth – a wellness spa in Austria. I’m here now and shall report back! ❤️”

2. She Ate Clean Veggies

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“I think I’m glad to be here,” Hurley captioned an image of the food at the Viva Mayr Medical Health Resort, which appeared to be some cleanly steamed broccoli and carrots and a broth. “Besides being a good source of folate, broccoli also contains phytonutrients. Broccoli is also an excellent source of vitamin C — an antioxidant that protects your body's cells from damage. It is also an excellent source of vitamin A and is linked to preserving eye health,” says the Mayo Clinic.

3. She Tries to Eat Local

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Elizabeth prefers local foods when at home. "Using local foods inspires me to prepare healthy, plant-based meals. I also feel good about supporting people in our community who make their living on the land. It's a win-win,” Jennifer Nelson, RDN, LD, tells the Mayo Clinic.

4. She Prefers Housework to the Gym

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Hurley would rather work up a sweat scrubbing a mirror or raking leaves than be stuck in some windowless gym. Chores actually can count as a workout. “Housework can do double duty if you can get your heart rate up. Mowing, shoveling and gardening count too,” says the Mayo Clinic. Or walk. “Stroll around your neighborhood or through the mall. Park at the back of the parking lot. Choose the stairs.”

5. She is in the Fight to End Breast Cancer

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“When my grandmother lost her life to breast cancer in the early 90’s, nobody spoke openly about this disease. Times have changed, but people are still dying. Today, our call to help end breast cancer for all is more urgent than ever as breast cancer is now the most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide,” Elizabeth once wrote. “Whether you’re a patient, family or friend, thriver, doctor, or advocate, I hope you’ll join me in helping fund lifesaving breast cancer research…”