Best man role for Hugh Grant

Despite not being good enough to be getting married to her, Liz Hurley has asked Hugh Grant to be the best man at her wedding to Arun Naya.

Even after splitting up over Grant's tryst with a prostitute in 1995, Hugh and Liz remained firm enough friends for her to want him to play a part in her wedding.

However, Hugh's current flame, Jemima Khan, is not said to be happy at the prospect of him taking part in the "bizarre" nuptials.

An insider quoted by the Daily Star said: "Jemima and Hugh are besotted with each other.

"And she is comfortable with his bizarre friendship with Liz, because she knows that Arun and Liz wouldn't get married unless they were madly in love."

The Indian textile heir Arun has been seeing Liz since 2003 but she confirmed they are to wed after weeks of speculation and rumour.

The 41-year-old Austin Powers star said: "I cannot reveal the exact date but it is very close. We are even thinking of having a child."

However, Four Weddings and a Funeral Star Hugh is yet to confirm the offer and may be sensitive to both the media furore it will create and how to craft a suitable best man's speech given his history.