Highlights
- Model-turned-actress Elizabeth Hurley's says her pet parrot didn't learn using foul words from her.
- The 46-year-old's parrot, a blue fronted Amazonian breed named Ping Pong, can replicate human speech and uses naughty words, Contactmusic reported.
- "She's started to say the f word which she learnt from her pet shop days. They have this weird retentive memory where they hear something and sit on it for months before repeating it. Two days ago she suddenly said: "Happy Christmas!," Hurley said.
Model-turned-actress ElizabethHurley's says her pet parrot didn't learn using foul wordsfrom her.
The 46-year-old's parrot, a blue fronted Amazonian breednamed Ping Pong, can replicate human speech and uses naughtywords, Contactmusic reported.
"She's started to say the f word which she learnt fromher pet shop days. They have this weird retentive memory wherethey hear something and sit on it for months before repeatingit. Two days ago she suddenly said: "Happy Christmas!,"Hurley said.
The actress recently said she was jealous of herfeathered friend after she was featured in Britain's Tatlermagazine.
"Ping Pong insufferably smug; she has a whole pagededicated to her in October's Tatler magazine. She does lookawfully sweet in the pic (sic)," Hurley tweeted.
The bird has her own twitter page with over 5,000followers, and previously admitted to having a crush onElizabeth's boyfriend, former Australian cricketer ShaneWarne.