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Early life

Hurley was born in

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, London, to actress

. Although Bing initially denied paternity, a

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test subsequently confirmed him as the father. In a court settlement of his child support obligations, Bing agreed to pay £1.8 million in annual installments of £100,000 for Hurley, although his mother declined to accept the payments. Hurley's godfathers include

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and

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. Hurley grew up in

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with his mother and her then-spouse, Indian business tycoon Arun Nayar. Hurley later lived part time in Australia because of his mother's relationship with Australian cricket player

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Career

In July 2016, it was announced that Hurley had been cast as Prince Hansel von

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in '' The Royals'', an E! series which stars his mother as the Queen of the United Kingdom. Hurley plays a reality TV star in the December 2016 episode "Aye, There's the Rub". He reprised the role in the April 2018 episode "My News Shall Be the Fruit to That Great Feast". In September 2018, Hurley was signed by model agency Tess Management. In July 2019, Hurley fronted Pat McGrath's 'Sublime Perfection' campaign. Hurley told ''

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'', "It feels strange being referred to as a model" before explaining, "When I was 17, I got a call saying that ashion photographer

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wanted me in New York the next day to front a new campaign. I'd never modelled before, but in a moment of madness I agreed, flew out, did the shoot and made it back to school in time for my first class on Monday." In July 2020, Hurley signed with

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, whose clients include

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, and Gigi and

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. Since then, he has worked with such notable figures from the world of fashion as

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and Luigi and Iango.

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