In the late 1980s, Hurley portrayed the title character in a four-part television drama, Christabel. After appearing in John Cleese's The Human Face (2001), she hosted the inaugural season of the British reality series Project Catwalk on Sky1 in 2006. The show drew tepid ratings with only 1% of its target audience tuning into the first few episodes. Hurley was almost universally criticised as a presenter. Marcelle D'Argy Smith, a former editor of Cosmopolitan magazine, called her witheringly boring and added: Liz Hurley has no fashion experience whatsoever. She wore a dress and has appeared at premieres. GQ 's Dylan Jones defended her as someone immersed in the fashion world as a celebrity. Hurley was ridiculed by critics for her aspirational Basingstoke-gone-jetset accent and dead fish stare, while also being described as the not-nice-but-dim host. She was dropped after one season because her bosses reportedly believed she was too wooden. It was also later revealed that Hurley had asked contestants to send her free clothes off the record. (*)