Elizabeth Hurley, 59, pays sweet tribute to her son Damian by sharing stunning throwback snap as he celebrates his 23rd birthday

Elizabeth Hurley paid a sweet tribute to her son Damian as he celebrated his 23rd birthday on Friday. 

The actress, 59, took to Instagram to share a sweet throwback snap and message to her only son, who she shared with the late Steve Bing.

In one snap from 2002, Elizabeth looked incredible in blue satin underwear while carrying baby Damian.

The second image was taken more recently, and the pair looked happier than ever as they smiled for the glamorous selfie.

She captioned the post: ’23 years of loving you @damianhurley1 ❤️ May you have the happiest of birthdays and know that you will always be my sunbeam’

Over the years Damian has praised his mother Elizabeth for filling the role of ‘800 parents at the same time’, saying that they are so close they feel like ‘siblings.’ 

Elizabeth Hurley paid a sweet tribute to her son Damian as he celebrated his 23rd birthday on Friday

The actress, 59, took to Instagram to share a slew of sweet snaps and message to her only son, who she shared with the late Steve Bing

She captioned the post: ’23 years of loving you @damianhurley1 ❤️ May you have the happiest of birthdays and know that you will always be my sunbeam’

Elizabeth, 58, conceived her only child during a short-lived relationship with Steve not long after she split from Hugh Grant in 2000.

She gave birth to Damian in 2002 but the businessman contested paternity, claiming that they had been in a non-exclusive relationship at the time.

Although a DNA test proved that Steve was Damian’s father, he did not become part of his life and they are thought to have never even met. 

Steve died in 2020 when he jumped from the 27th floor of his Los Angeles apartment building.

Damian and Steve’s daughter Kira Bonder – the paternity of whom he also contested – were cut out of his father’s will following his death when their grandfather appealed the inheritance on the grounds that they were born out of wedlock.

While it had been reported that Steve never met his son, Elizabeth took to social media after his death to say they had grown close in recent times and had spoken on his 18th birthday.

Now an established star in her own right, Elizabeth is helping son Damian forge his own path as a budding film director.

The debut feature Strictly Confidential – both written and directed by the 23-year-old – was released to lukewarm reviews in 2023.

She gave birth to Damian in 2002 but Steve contested paternity, claiming that they had been in a non-exclusive relationship at the time (Steve and Liz pictured during their brief relationship)

In year’s gone by Damian has paid tribute to the fatherly figures in his life on Father’s Day including his mother’s former partner Hugh Grant (pictured) 

Much of the criticism revolved around Elizabeth herself, whose starring role in the film includes a raunchy lesbian sex scene with a woman 30 years her junior – filmed by her son.

‘It’s quite interesting because I’m a single mother and he’s a single child, so we, by default, spend a huge amount of time together,’ she explained.

‘When he was really young, he became fascinated with my business. He started doing stills and making mini-movies when he was nine or ten. I gave him a camcorder, and he made me star in all his films.’

‘I was always playing the Evil Queen. My mum was in them, Hugh was in them, my ex-husband, everybody had to be in his movies, as he progressed through baby movies into more grown-up features.’

‘He’s actually been directing me for ten years anyway, so nothing really changed. I was just used to it.’