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Elizabeth Hurley Heads Up E!’s First Scripted Show

BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 16: Liz Hurley attends the Marc Cain show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2014/15 at Brandenburg Gate on January 16, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for IMG)
BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 16: Liz Hurley attends the Marc Cain show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2014/15 at Brandenburg Gate on January 16, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for IMG) Photo: Andreas Rentz/2014 Getty Images

We would really love an excuse to talk about Elizabeth Hurley every week, and what better way to achieve our goals than having her play a character named Queen Helena on an upcoming E! drama? The Royals, the network’s first ever venture into scripted programming, features Hurley as the matriarch of a family of British royals who must protect her loved ones from both the prying eyes of the media and their own penchant for getting drunk and naked and otherwise humiliating themselves at every turn. We’re assuming.

Elizabeth Hurley to Star in E!’s Scripted Show