Elizabeth Hurley was seen rolling around the floor with a ‘mystery man’ on New Year’s Eve – but his estranged wife says they’re ‘still married’.
He had matched with her in wearing similar superhero costumes but his estranged wife has since spoken out.
His wife Cathy Birtles says the man in question, a poet and horse-lover, Henry Birtles, and Liz Hurley are just friends.
Cathy has also confirmed that she and Henry are ‘still married’ despite the ‘Superman’ insisting that he’s single.
In the pictures, the 56-year-old model, Liz, was pictured on her Instagram with the poet Henry, 55, in recent days as they spent New Year’s Eve together.
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In one picture, the duo had been pictured in matching Superman and Superwoman costumes as they were scrambling around on the floor together, with Liz wearing fishnets and Henry clambering over her.
The British icon Liz captioned the snap: “Supergirl vs Superman. Happy New Year everyone”.
At one point, the pair were photographed spread out on the floor together, while the camera angle made it seem as though Liz was straddling him with her legs.
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In another snap, ‘married’ Henry and Liz are cheek to cheek as they pose for the camera in their daring skin-tight superhero outfits.
Despite the pictures suggesting otherwise, Henry’s wife Cathy has said that her poet husband and the model are simply “old friends”.
Cathy is said to be estranged from Henry and is said to live away from him following a separation last year – the couple share three children together.
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Speaking from her cottage in Wiltshire, she told MailOnline: “There’s nothing going on at all, Liz is an old friend. That’s all… we are still married.”
When she had been asked if she’d seen the photographs of the friends rolling around in costumes, she added: “If you want to know anything more, I suggest you ask him.”
Speaking about the rumored allegations, Henry, in an interview with The Sun, said: “This is nothing. It has all just gone a bit pear-shaped…vIt was a laugh, OK, it was past midnight.”
The poet added: “I have been a friend of Liz’s for 30 years. Her best friend is my best friend.”
Henry claims he is a friend of Liz’s ex-lover Shane Warne, with who she split up with in 2013.
Henry is a poet and horse lover who met the Queen alongside Joanna Lumley in 2013 and is nicknamed The Racing Poet.
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