Book excerpt: From 'That Dress' to the very public wrangle over the paternity of her baby son, Elizabeth Hurley is now an international star and modern day icon, whose glamorous lifestyle is a source of endless fascination to the public. A skilled self - publicist, she has risen from being seen as arm candy from Basingstoke to being hot property in her own right, and is now a household name on both sides of the Atlantic. The wealthy 38 - year - old actress and former Estee Lauder model is now a single mum who continues to run her own film company with ex - partner Hugh Grant. Liz Hurley Uncovered charts her extraordinary rise to the top of the show business elite for the first time.