Good genes: Liz’s lad loves Susannah’s Esme, 16

LIZ HURLEY has been pals with snippy style consultant Susannah Constantine for donkey’s years, and now their children are enjoying a blossoming friendship.

This weekend, Damian Hurley, 15, attended a black-tie ball with Esme Bertelsen, 16, and followed up the rendezvous with gushing messages on social media.

‘I love u,’ he told Esme, whose father is 55-year-old Susannah’s husband, Danish businessman Sten Bertelsen. Esme, who wore a figure-hugging mini dress, is pictured draped over Damian, above. She replied by sharing another photo from the event, writing: ‘Hurley genes’.

With his sharp cheekbones and piercing blue eyes, Damian has clearly inherited the looks of his mother, 52 (inset with Susannah). Let’s hope he shares the good fortune of his father, U.S. businessman Steve Bing, who was left an estimated $600 million [£463 million] by his grandfather, Leo.