Elizabeth Hurley's new show The Royals SLAMMED by critics before it even airs
IT MAY not air in the US until tonight, but Elizabeth Hurley new drama The Royals has already faced some hash criticism.
The show – which will be E's first scripted drama – has been slammed by US critics.
Despite big name stars Elizabeth Hurley, who plays the fictional Queen of England, and Joan Collins, who plays her feisty mother, the show has failed to impress.
In a review by The Hollywood Reporter, The Royals was described as "not a royally good time".
The show, which airs tonight in the US, was branded "loud and bombastic", with one critic saying it "plays like an extended MTV music video".
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Meanwhile, Newsday called it "trash TV" and "the equivalent of The Real Housewives of Buckingham Palace".
A source at E, which will broadcast the show in the UK later this month, told the Daily Mail: "Everyone is very disappointed with the reviews.
"We were hoping, with such a stellar cast, this would be something that would really appeal."
Elizabeth plays Queen Helena in the show – the head of the fictional modern-day royal family – and she won't let anything get in the way of her crown.
There's nothing refined about Queen Helena and her family, who indulge in a decadent lifestyle of debauchery and speak in expletives throughout the new scandalous series.
When asked about how the real royals might feel about the raunchy show, the 49-year-old beauty said: "I would imagine they love it. They probably want to be like us."
Liz also confessed that when she received the call to say she had got the role, she was over-the-moon.
"It was as good as it gets. My agent called and said 'there's this most unbelievable show E have come up with, it's the royal family with you the queen and it's out there.'"
The Royals is set to air in the UK on March 25 at 9pm on E.