Elizabeth Hurley shares painful reason she would turn down Strictly Come Dancing

Model Elizabeth Hurley has revealed the painful reason she would decline an invitation to participate in Strictly Come Dancing. The 59 year old, who made a brief appearance on the show in 2020 via video link, told the Guardian that her past injuries would prevent her from taking part.

Despite this, she expressed a desire to learn the "sensual" rumba. She said: "Sadly, I have too many injuries sustained when filming. I have a prolapsed disc, ripped ligaments in my ankle and a dodgy shoulder."

"If I were fighting fit, I would love to learn the achingly sensual rumba. My favourite contestant ever was Abbey Clancy, who'd never danced before and was brilliant in the final."

In the same interview, Elizabeth also shared what she would change if she were Queen for a day.

She said she would ban car air fresheners and impose restrictions on ultra-processed foods (UPFs). She added: "If I were the real Queen, I'd outlaw air fresheners in cars. I'd pass a law obliging food manufacturers to put large UPF stickers on ultra-processed foods.", reports Birmingham Live.

"I'd ban prison sentences for white-collar criminals and make them give back to the community instead – imagine if Lester Piggot had to teach inner-city kids to ride horses. And I'd lock up violent criminals for longer."

Elizabeth Hurley, who is currently continuing her acting career and leading this year's Debenhams Christmas campaign, shared what she would sell if she owned a department store named Hurley's: "Vintage clothes."

She said, "I wear mostly my old vintage stuff, like a black cashmere jumper with snowflakes on it that I've had for over 20 years. I loved being part of the Debenhams Christmas campaign, especially as I am lazy and do most of my shopping online."

In recent times, Elizabeth has been seen attending events with her son, actor and model Damian Hurley, who is 22 years old. Earlier this year, she starred in a film titled 'Strictly Confidential', which was directed and written by her son and co-produced by her.