Elizabeth Hurley Reveals Her Secret to the Perfect Selfie

Model and actress Elizabeth Hurley, 60, has a simple tip to capture the perfect selfie: Get rid of sunlight!

To prove her pictorial theory, the actress shared a photo of herself standing confidently at an ideal angle, with a sunset providing the lighting for the lively shot.

“The secret to flattering bikini pics? BAN overhead sunlight,” Hurley wrote on Instagram. “When shooting bikinis, sunrise or sunset are your best friends.”

Hurley took the flattering shot as the sun was rising at 7 a.m. After she wrapped up her mock photo shoot by 8 a.m., she was “lounging around,” “feeling glamorous” and “shielded from the lethal sun.”

The Bedazzled star’s glow could stem from her current whirlwind romance with country musician Billy Ray Cyrus. Hurley and Cyrus, 63, have been together since April. They met while filming Christmas in Paradise in 2022.

Hurley told People in May that she was “very happy” with the longtime guitarist.

“We are very happy, we both love country music, we both love the country and we both love our kids. We’re happy together,” Hurley said.

Believe it or not, there are more ways to take a better selfie.

Effective tips, such as facing the camera, using a timer, finding ideal lighting and even investing in a selfie stick, can help you take the ultimate photo.

To take control of how you appear in photos, know your best angles, change poses often, be aware of your environment and show emotion when you’re in front of the camera.

AARP has additional stories on capturing great selfies, taking better family photos and tagging others in the pictures you’ve taken.