'Who would have thought I’d be the taller one now?' Elizabeth Hurley's son Damian, 15, cheekily teases his godfather Hugh Grant as he shares sweet throwback picture

Published: 14:27 GMT, 18 December 2017 | Updated: 16:54 GMT, 18 December 2017

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He has forged a close bond with his mother Elizabeth Hurley's former flame Hugh Grant whom he dotingly refers to as 'Uncle Hugh'.

And Damian Hurley, 15, cheekily teased his godfather, 57, that he is taller than him now when he posted a sweet throwback picture on Instagram on Saturday.

The teen shared the snap of himself aged 10 accompanying the Hollywood actor to his film premiere The Pirates! In An Adventure with Scientists! in London in March 2012.

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'Who would have thought I’d be the taller one now?' Elizabeth Hurley's son Damian, 15, cheekily teased his godfather Hugh Grant as he shared sweet throwback picture on Instagram on Saturday (pictured together in London, March 2012)

In the snap, dapper Hugh put an affectionate hand on the little boy's shoulder showing how close they are when they graced the red carpet together.

Now more than five years later, Damian poked fun at his godfather as he revealed he is taller than The Bridget Jones heartthrob in a tongue-and-cheek fashion.

Elizabeth's son, whose father is entrepreneur Steve Bing, wrote: 'Who would have thought I’d be the taller one now?'

Sweet: The teen has forged a close bond with his mother Elizabeth Hurley's former flame Hugh Grant whom he dotingly refers to as 'Uncle Hugh'

Before Damian and Hugh attended their first premiere together, Elizabeth joked that her son had been banned from seeing most of Hugh's films because of swear words.

She did however admit she would let him watch her own films including Austin Powers and Bedazzled which had an age 15 rating.

'We're always trying to find something that Uncle Hugh has done that he can see, but they're full of swear words,' she told The Telegraph in 2010.

He shared the snap of himself aged 10 accompanying the Hollywood actor to his film premiere The Pirates! In An Adventure with Scientists! in London in March 2012

'We can't find any! He can't watch Four Weddings And A Funeral. He can't watch About A Boy. It's quite difficult trying to find stuff for kids.'

Elizabeth and Hugh enjoyed a high-profile romance which grabbed attention in the 1990s but the past lovers split amicably in May 2000 after 13 years together.

The model first propelled into the limelight on the arm of the hunky superstar when she wore a black Versace safety pin dress for Four Weddings and a Funeral premiere.

They're inseparable: Dapper Hugh put an affectionate hand on the little boy's shoulder showing how close they are when they graced the red carpet together (London, March 2012)

The former flames have remained close and as they live round the corner from one another, the BAFTA winner and his godson have gone from strength to strength.

Proving they are still close, Damian accompanied Hugh to the London premiere of his latest movie Paddington 2 in November.

Paddington 2 follows on from the first movie which ended with the nation's favourite bear happily living with the Brown family in Windsor Gardens.

Hugh takes on a new role as the somewhat shady, charming actor Phoenix Buchanan, whose career has diminished in recent years.

Adorable: Elizabeth Hurley (pictured with her son) enjoyed a high-profile romance with Hugh which grabbed attention in the 1990s but the past lovers split amicably in May 2000

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