Elizabeth Hurley turned 60 in June 2025, but you wouldn’t know it. The actress and model, who recently appeared in Channel 4’s The Inheritance, has revealed that her approach to staying in shape has nothing to do with faddy diets, punishing gym sessions or endless green juices.
Instead, she’s built her lifestyle around a simple food mantra, and it’s strikingly down-to-earth.
Hurley took to Instagram to answer a question she says she’s asked all the time: how she manages to look and feel so good.
In the post, in her words, she said: “One question I get asked all the time is, how do you stay in shape and what do you eat? So here goes. My mantra is: don’t eat too much, too fast, too often or too late. Or, put another way, eat smaller meals, chew properly, ban snacking and eat dinner earlier. This works for me.”
Unlike many celebrities who swear by detox drinks or protein shakes, Hurley keeps it refreshingly simple. Further in the post, she explained: “I don’t drink weird green juices or shakes and only take supplements if a blood test tells me I’m lacking something."
Instead, she aims to balance her meals with plenty of fruit and veg: “I try to have vegetables or fruit equal half of every plate I eat - ie if I have a sandwich, I also eat an apple.”
When it comes to so-called 'cheat meals', Hurley is strict about what counts as junk.
She added: “I eat pretty much everything but only have junk food as an absolute treat - and I count junk food as anything that contains any ingredient that I don’t have in my own kitchen, so that includes ‘diet’ and ‘low-fat’ everything, all ready meals, all bought sandwiches, cakes and biscuits and all sodas.”
That philosophy has made her kitchen one of her biggest tools for health. The actress also revealed: “My best investment was a bread maker and I make a loaf a day. I also make cakes every weekend. While baking daily bread might sound indulgent, Hurley clearly views it as a way of keeping processed foods out of her diet and controlling what goes into her meals.
It’s not just food, though. Hurley’s wider lifestyle reflects a focus on balance rather than extremes. She finished: “Other than diet, my other advice is to move more. I don’t go to the gym or do any set exercise but I’m extremely active. There endeth the sermon. Let me know if this makes sense for you."
What’s striking about her approach is its simplicity. No expensive powders, no strict calorie counting; just smaller meals, home cooking, fresh produce and plenty of daily movement. It’s an attitude that feels both old-fashioned and totally refreshing in a world where health advice can often feel overwhelming. And if Hurley’s glowing at 60 is anything to go by, it might just be working.
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