Tom Sizemore in 'Saving Private Ryan' and Hugh Grant & Elizabeth Hurley at the 'Mickey Blue Eyes' premiere, Los Angeles 17/8/99

The SAVING PRIVATE RYAN star met the British beauty in 1992 while filming PASSENGER 57 - and allegedly started a steamy liaison.

But Sizemore claims he fell madly in love with Hurley, and was devastated when she went back to Grant.

He says, "I suppose I could have been Liz's bit of rough, though I like to think I was slightly more than that.

"Hugh was back in London and I really thought I'd win her over. It gave me great pleasure thinking of Hugh's smug, handsome face every time I was in bed with his girlfriend.

"But sadly she was more in love with Hugh than me and finally went back to him. But I'll never forget."