Elizabeth Hurley, 53, spent 2018 breaking the internet in bikinis

Elizabeth Hurley owned 2018 with her swimsuit shots. (Photo: Instagram elizabethhurley1)
Whether it’s a bikini, a gown with a plunging neckline or simply a towel, Elizabeth Hurley wows in whatever she wears. The actress, model and swimwear pro turned a lot of heads in 2018, gifting her Instagram followers with what seemed like a little more skin in each post.

“It’s not just a mad ego trip,” Hurley told Yahoo Lifestyle in March about her frequent swimsuit pics. “It’s not just me going nuts on holiday. It’s a business. If I didn’t have my own bikini line, I probably wouldn’t be posting pictures of myself in a bikini.”

Still, no one was complaining (except for when Hurley dared to step out in a dress with a plunging neckline — and her teenage son as her date — but more on that later).

Other women over 45 also took their turns in breaking the internet (sometimes with joy, other times angry judgment) in their bikinis — Kelly Ripa, Jada Pinkett Smith’s mom Adrienne Banfield-Norris, Brooke Shields and Jennifer Lopez, for example. And that, Hurley shared with Yahoo Lifestyle, makes her very happy. “There has been such a big movement in the last few years, which I think is such a positive one. That not everybody has to be 24 and 90 pounds,” she said. “People are feeling much more comfortable with their own body shape, with their own body type, and I think that’s a really great thing. At any age, it’s fantastic.”

For a full lineup of reminders about how little age matters in confidence (or just to gawk repeatedly at Hurley), continue scrolling for all the times she’s shown extra skin this year.