Elizabeth Hurley looked like she was having a Gisele Bündchen moment with her latest Instagram post.
This week, the actress-turned-businesswoman took to Instagram, where she shared a spectacular bikini photo of herself.
The bathing suit designer looked stunning as always in a blue chain bikini.
Standing in the ocean, Elizabeth Hurley not only showed off her fantastic physique, and she revealed two massive starfish.
The Dangerous Ground and Mickey Blue Eyes actress used the caption to explain why she was holding the delicate creatures.
Elizabeth Hurley revealed that the starfish were stranded on the sand, and she decided to bring them back to the ocean.
However, before doing so, she quickly took a few pictures holding them.
She wrote: “Found these magnificent starfish, alive but stranded, on the beach- they’re now happily back at the bottom of the sea ❤️❤️❤️❤️.”
Many of her followers complimented the Royals‘ star for her perfectly toned body. Others applauded her for being a lover of nature and animals.
However, many commenters slammed her for putting the starfish in danger or for possibly killing them.
An emotional backer explained why the animals should always remain in the water by saying: “They are extremely delicate and most likely won’t survive once you take them out of the sea and manipulate them… Google it ?.”
Another shared that touching the creatures could be fatal to them and added: “Never take them out of water. They will probably die once touched and taken out of the water. Starfish are super sensitive.”
However, this social media enthusiast weighed in and shared a sompletely different theory on the matter.
The supporter claimed: “Sea stars can stay out of the water for about 8 hours, as they do that when they get stranded when the tides shift all the time. As for handling them, as long as you are not playing frisbee, they will be fine. Ask any of the aquariums about the stars they have in the petting areas.”
The heated debate over Elizabeth Hurley’s handling or mishandling of the situation has led an expert to share his thoughts while dropping a few facts.
James Cook University marine biologist Professor Morgan Pratchett said the starfish in the photos might be Red Cushion Sea Star or Oreaster reticulatus.
He continued: “It is not uncommon for them to be washed up on a beach. It’s unlikely that they would die from being out of the water for a few minutes, but it does depend how long the starfish were out of the water /stranded on the beach.”
Gisele Bündchen made headlines in late 2021 after she posted a video where she was making rescue efforts to save a sea turtle that was tangled in debris after spotting the stranded animal on a walk with her dog.
