GIRL ABOUT CHRISTMAS: Liz Hurley's ultimate Christmas greeting card

By CHARLOTTE GRIFFITHS, DIARY EDITOR FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY

PUBLISHED: 22:10, 20 December 2014 | UPDATED: 08:37, 21 December 2014

Never one to court the limelight, shy and retiring Liz Hurley has sent this typically demure Christmas card to all her showbiz chums.

The actress-turned-swimwear designer – who shot to fame in 1994 after wearing a risqué Versace dress held together by giant safety pins – has captured the festive spirit with a picture of her dressed in a skimpy red swimsuit and Santa hat, accompanied by a magical winter scene filled with an eclectic collection of wildlife.

Liz, who recently posted a selfie on Twitter of herself posing in the bath, certainly looks fantastic for her 49 years.

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Skimpy: Actress-turned-swimwear designer Liz Hurley sent this Christmas card to all her showbiz chums

Simon Cowell's obsession with youthful looks must now extend beyond himself – he’s given chums Botox vouchers for Christmas.

X Factor host Dermot O’Leary says he received his gift just before last week’s final went live: ‘You open it and go, “Oh, it’s a voucher for Harrods Spa.” But it has the name of the Botox guy beneath it!’

I’ve heard plenty of excuses from chaps about why they haven’t bought their girlfriend a Christmas present, but I reckon the one used by Leona Lewis’s boyfriend takes some beating – he can’t find the right type of diamond.

I hear the platinum-selling X Factor winner is expecting her backing dancer beau, Dennis Jauch, to get down on bended knee over Christmas – but she will only accept his proposal if the engagement ring contains a man-made sparkler, to allay any fears that it is a so-called blood diamond.

A friend of the pair, who have been dating for four years, says: ‘Dennis is whinging to his mates that he doesn’t know where to find a man-made one.’