Liz: My ex-partners’ deaths changed me
HURLEY LEARNED A LOT AS SHE REFLECTED ON DEATH
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ELIZABETH Hurley’s relationship with Steve Bing had ended in acrimony and her engagement to Shane Warne was called off after things had “fizzled out”, but when they died it still hit her hard.
And as she reflected on the loss of her two former lovers – Bing to suicide and Warne to a heart attack – she admitted learning a lot about herself.
Liz (58) said: “You do realise how you could have been more there for people. How can you not?
“Each time something bad happens – and obviously as we get older, sadly, of course, we do lose more people – I think it does remind you how much more time we need to give to the people we care for.
“And I try, it’s made a difference to me every time I have lost someone that you just value more who you have got.”
She dated American businessman Bing for 18 months from 2000, and gave birth to their son Damian in April 2002, months after they had split up. He initially denied being Damian’s father, but a DNA test confirmed he was.
He and his estranged son had re-established contact before his suicide, aged 55, in June 2020.
Impact
Speaking of the impact of his death on her and Damian, Liz said: “Well, it’s just so awful, isn’t it, when you lose someone, whether it’s by this means or a natural death. We had both to deal with.
“No one suggests you could necessarily make a difference yourself, but you still maybe could have been kinder.”
After her split from Bing, Liz began dating the Indian businessman
Arun Nayar, who she married in 2007. It was after their divorce in 2011 that she began seeing Australian cricketer Warne.
By the end of 2011 they were engaged and by 2012, they were enjoying family life with Damian.
But in December 2013, the couple decided to split. In an interview in 2020, Warne said the relationship had run its course.
Last week, Liz hosted the Breast Cancer Research Foundation’s annual Hot Pink Party at The Glasshouse in New York.
The evening raised more than €10 million to support global breast cancer research, a subject which is close to Liz’s heart because her grand died of the disease. Liz said her family has become more important to her.