Thandie Newton arriving at the Volver UK Film Premiere. Photo Credit: A. MacPherson/Splash News

Washington, July 10 (ANI): Actress Thandie Newton believes that fellow Brit Elizabeth Hurley is the one who started off the trend of fame seeking celebs.

Hurley went from being little known to a celeb overnight when she appeared on then boyfriend Hugh Grant’s arm for the premiere of Four Weddings and a Funeral wearing her famous black plunging Versace dress held together with gold safety pins.

And, Newton believes that by doing so she started off the trend of celebs vying for the spotlight.

Elizabeth Hurley
© AFP/Getty Images/File

"Celebrity these days is just about wearing something plunging on the red carpet. There's such a hunger for fast-food celebrity. I think Liz Hurley wearing that Versace dress started it all but anyone can wear a gorgeous dress," she told Daily Express.

"When you ask a kid these days what they want to be they say, 'I want to be famous.' That didn't happen when we were little. You wanted to be famous for a reason," she added.

She will now be seen on the big screen in the romantic comedy Run, Fat Boy, Run, to be directed by former Friends star David Schwimmer. (ANI)