Hurley: 'Beef jerky helps me slim'

Elizabeth Hurley has admitted that she eats beef jerky to help her stay slim.

The actress and model, who runs a farm in England with husband Arun Nayar, has said that she snacks on the dried, cured meat to help fight hunger pangs.

Hurley told Easy Living magazine: "It's an excellent thing for anyone on the Atkins diet. I did a movie in South Africa with Ice Cube and it's all I ate. I was very thin - 121lbs."

The 44-year-old also revealed that she likes having sex on her living room floor, saying: "Next time you go to someone's house in the country, be sure to check out if they have warm, possibly fluffy, rugs in front of their fire."

She added: "No prizes for guessing why they're there! I can also shyly confess to having two sheepskin rugs in front of all my fireplaces!"