Liz Hurley shares throwback snaps with lookalike son Damian in post on his 20th birthday

Elizabeth Hurley shared a series of throwbacks to mark her lookalike son Damian Hurley 's birthday earlier this evening.

The model and actor, 56, has a close relationship with her son, now 20, who has followed in his mother's footsteps in recent years by pursuing a career in the same industries.

It's been previously stated that it isn't just their choice in work that is similar, with them often referred to as a lookalikes- with Damian considered the spitting image of Liz.

They're often seen together in posts on their respective Instagram accounts, with the latest collection of family photos posted by Liz this evening for her son's birthday.

Elizabeth Hurley and son Damian Hurley have a close bond, with him having recently called her his 'best friend' (GC Images)

She shared throwbacks from his childhood to mark his birthday (elizabethhurley1/Instagram)

Liz shared a series of photos of Damien - who is the son of the late business owner Steve Bing - on the social media platform earlier to mark the special occassion today.

The three photos showed a much younger Damien posing alongside his glamorous mother, with the pair cosied up in each of the snaps from his childhood.

She wrote alongside the photos: "Happy 20th birthday to my little princling." The caption was accompanied by several red heart emojis as part of the post earlier.

It has received more than 12,000 likes on the platform and prompted well-wishes from her followers in the comments section, including a few of her celebrity friends.

Joan Collins wrote: "Have a good one Damian." Victoria Ekanoye said: "What a blessing. HBD Damian." Lizzie Cundy commented: "Happy birthday to your gorgeous boy."

Another person wrote: "Love these pics. Happy birthday @damianhurley1." And one fan said in response to the post: "What a lucky lad to have such a lovely mother."

Damien has been dubbed the spitting image of his mother in recent years (Damian Hurley/Instagram)

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Damian himself responded to his mother's post with several comments, including him sharing a series of heart emojis. He also took the opportunity to write: "I love you."

The pair have a close bond, with Damian having referred to Liz as his "best friend, twin and favourite human" as part of a post on social media last month for Mother's Day.

Liz has been mourning the loss of her ex Shane Warne recently, following his death last month (AFP via Getty Images)

They have recently been dealing with the loss of cricketer Shane Warne, whom Liz had been in a relationship with for three years - before the couple separated back in 2013.

Damian paid tribute to the late cricketer in a post following his death last month, in which he explained that Shane had been a "father figure for most of [his] formative years."

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