Elizabeth Hurley, in a sari she draped herself, on her honeymoon suite, Diwali plans and issues close to her heart

When Elizabeth Hurley walks into a room, people stop and stare. In town for the Estee Lauder Companies’ Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign’s annual Global Landmarks Illumination Initiative at the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Apollo Bunder, on October 23, Hurley looked resplendent in pink as she strode confidently towards the crowd thronged to see her if not to show their support for her cause, accompanied by her husband, Mumbai resident Arun Nayyar and her son, six-year old Damien. She has been the face and is now the spokes-model for the perfume mega-brand, and clearly takes her role seriously — she got her family to pitch in with Nayyar wearing a pink tie and little Damien a pink turban.

“It’s a cause that has affected me personally,” the gorgeous model explains, “I lost an aunt to breast cancer and three of my girlfriends were diagnosed with it. Luckily for them it was detected in the early stages, so they survived.”

Every year a historic landmark is illuminated in a pink glow by the Estee Lauder Foundation to raise breast cancer awareness and this year, the Taj has been chosen. “I go around the world doing fundraisers every October and since India feels like home, it’s really special for me to be part of this event here,” the lovely lady says. The fact that this is happening at the Taj is even more significant. “This is where I spent my honeymoon,” she smiles.

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