Hugh Grant jokes ex-girlfriend Elizabeth Hurley should star in Paddington 3

Hugh Grant jokes ex-girlfriend Elizabeth Hurley should star in Paddington 3 as she shares snap holding up two jars of marmalade after going ‘demented’ in lockdown

Hugh Grant reckons his ex-girlfriend Elizabeth Hurley deserves a role in the next Paddington movie after she shared a stunning snap of herself posing with marmalade.

The actress, 55, looked incredible in a white cardigan as she held up two jars of marmalade while joking lockdown had turned her into a ‘demented housewife’.

Elizabeth showcased her jaw-dropping figure in the photo as she also donned a pair of blue skinny jeans while  posing in her kitchen.

Joke: Hugh Grant reckons his ex-girlfriend Elizabeth Hurley deserves a role in the next Paddington movie after she shared a stunning snap of herself posing with marmalade

Alongside the snap, she wrote on Twitter: ‘Lockdown has turned me into a demented housewife: 47 jars of marmalade are nestling in my larder and another sack of Seville oranges await me’.

Hugh, who starred as actor Phoenix Buchanan in Padding 2, joked Elizabeth has what it takes to star in the sequel.

Retweeting her post, he simply wrote: ‘Paddington 3’. 

Hugh and Elizabeth were one of the most famous couples of the nineties, dating from 1987 to 2000. 

Elizabeth wrote: 'Lockdown has turned me into a demented housewife: 47 jars of marmalade are nestling in my larder and another sack of Seville oranges await me'

Elizabeth wrote: ‘Lockdown has turned me into a demented housewife: 47 jars of marmalade are nestling in my larder and another sack of Seville oranges await me’

History: Hugh and Elizabeth were one of the most famous couples of the nineties, dating from 1987 to 2000 (pictured in 2000)

History: Hugh and Elizabeth were one of the most famous couples of the nineties, dating from 1987 to 2000 (pictured in 2000)

The former couple still keep in touch and Elizabeth previously said Hugh is still her ‘go-to person’, as he is a reliable source when she needs career advice.

She told People magazine in October: ‘The last time I spoke to Hugh would be this morning. I speak to him quite a lot. I was asking him his advice on a script I just received. 

‘I still go to him for advice on scripts, even though he’s very happily married with five children and I’m very happy in my own life, there’s still certain bits we crossover with very well.’

Elizabeth added: ‘And asking advice about work, he’s still my go-to person.’

Franchise: Hugh, who starred as actor Phoenix Buchanan in Padding 2, joked Elizabeth has what it takes to star in the sequel

Franchise: Hugh, who starred as actor Phoenix Buchanan in Padding 2, joked Elizabeth has what it takes to star in the sequel

Still pals: The former couple still keep in touch and Elizabeth previously said Hugh is still her 'go-to person', as he is a reliable source when she needs career advice

Still pals: The former couple still keep in touch and Elizabeth previously said Hugh is still her ‘go-to person’, as he is a reliable source when she needs career advice

Hugh is now happily married to television producer, Anna Elisabet Eberstein, after the pair tied the knot in 2018.

Meanwhile, Elizabeth is currently single but has experienced several high-profile relationships with the likes of Arun Nayar and Shane Warne.

She declared her love for Hugh in September as she wished him happy birthday and congratulated him on turning 60. 

The actress shared a hilarious throwback video of her former flame busting out some moves in the film Love Actually, as she congratulated him on being ‘a magnificent addition to the human race’.

Moved on: Hugh is now happily married to television producer, Anna Elisabet Eberstein, after the pair tied the knot in 2018 (pictured in 2019)

Moved on: Hugh is now happily married to television producer, Anna Elisabet Eberstein, after the pair tied the knot in 2018 (pictured in 2019)

She uploaded the amusing video of Hugh – portraying the Prime Minister – shaking his stuff in a white shirt and suit trousers to the song, Jump (For My Love) by The Pointer Sisters.

Elizabeth captioned the dedicated birthday post: ‘A belated (because it took me two days to work out how to screen record).

‘Happy 60th Birthday to the glorious Hugh Grant – a magnificent addition to the human race – even though he looks like a monkey. ❤️ you forever xxxx’.

Shake it: Elizabeth shared a hilarious throwback video in September of her ex Hugh Grant busting out some moves in the film Love Actually as she congratulated him on turning 60

Shake it: Elizabeth shared a hilarious throwback video in September of her ex Hugh Grant busting out some moves in the film Love Actually as she congratulated him on turning 60