Elizabeth Hurley is open to dating an 18 year old.

Elizabeth Hurley

Elizabeth Hurley

The Hollywood actress is currently single and has admitted she would have few qualms about dating someone who is significantly younger than herself.

Elizabeth - who turned 50 last year - said: "You can't date me and expect me to have the same past as a 24-year-old.

"Most of the people I meet also have ex-girlfriends or ex-wives and children. You have to accept that, or start dating men in their 20s, which is absurd.

"Though, I tell you, Joan Collins is married to a fabulous man 32 years younger than her.

"In which case, I can date an 18-year-old...anything goes!"

Elizabeth - who has been involved in a number of high-profile relationships with the likes of Hugh Grant and sports star Shane Warne - revealed she has retained a healthy relationship with all of her former lovers.

She told the Mail on Sunday newspaper: "I love being in a relationship. I become very intertwined in my partners' lives and they in mine. You have gone through ups and downs so that they become your family.

"Yes, you are cross with them for a bit, but you're not going to cut up the photographs or never speak to them again.

"I guess I am lucky because I've never been with a bad guy - my exes are all nice."