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Elizabeth Hurley and her son Damian have hit back at critics who expressed bewilderment at the fact they take each other’s racy social media snaps.

In 2018, the 58-year-old model revealed the secret photographer behind her seemingly endless stream of bikini Instagram posts was in fact her only son, 21 — whose shadow can be seen in the background of many of her images.

Yet some were unsure how to take her confession, with several branding the relationship ‘weird’ and the debate discussed on panel shows.

Now the mother-son duo have addressed the backlash, with Elizabeth brushing off the naysayers and insisting she finds it more ‘relaxing’ being photographed by Damian, who ‘looks out for me.’

Speaking to Access Hollywood, she mused: ‘Who likes being photographed in bikinis?

No one, even when you’re 22 and fabulous… but it’s relaxing knowing someone’s behind the camera who looks out for me, which was the same on this movie in a way.’

Meanwhile, Damian — who has followed in his mother’s footsteps as a model — also shrugged off the critics, saying: ‘People find this really controversial… showbusiness has been a fundamental part of my entire life.

‘So, to us, it’s not a thing, it’s just part of business. She takes my photos, I take hers.’

Elsewhere in the chat, Elizabeth revealed she felt ‘liberated’ stripping off for a racy scene in her son’s directorial debut.

Titled Strictly Confidential, the film features the actress getting very steamy with another woman.

In the trailer, Elizabeth’s character Lily, can be seen being seduced by Natasha, played by young actress Pear Chiravara.

But rather than be embarrassed by the intimacy of the scene, the Austin Powers star explained that Damian put her at ease on set.

Elizabeth explained: ‘The things that his script needed me to do weren’t necessarily things I’d always done in movies many times.

‘But having him there meant that I felt safe and looked-after, and I knew in [post production] he’d look after me.’