Hugh Grant
- Profession: Actor
- Place/Date of Birth: Hammersmith, London, 09 September 2020
- Assiociated with: Jemima Khan, Liz Hurley
Jemima has been spotted out and about with Hugh and according to those in the know this is the real thing. A source close to the actor told press that it had taken Hugh a long time to find someone who matched up to his ex-girlfriend, Liz Hurley, but it seems that he has found someone who compares to Liz in every way. "She’s posh, beautiful, intelligent and very witty - just like Liz." The source commented, also pointing out that these comparisons were no coincidence. Lets just hope that Hugh won’t mess this one up then.
Golf or girls? - March 04
Hugh Grant is so taken with playing golf that he has no time left for a relationship.
He was asked by TV Movie magazine whether he was with anyone at the moment, but Hugh replied ’No, I play golf.’ "And I’m quite embarrassed to say I don’t think of anything else."
Maybe he just likes practicing his swing?
Hugh is ’cockahoop!’ - 15/11/03
Is Hugh Grant the only man fighting to save the battle of the English Language? He regularly includes words in his speech that have all but disappeared within the mists of time - he described his feelings after winning an award for ’excellence in film’, as ’cockahoop’.
He was in Los Angeles to receive the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for ’excellence in film’ and was presented with it by his Two Weeks Notice co-star Sandra Bullock
Hugh said the award was "very nice and unusual for me, I don’t really get many prizes and when I do I’m cockahoop".
Good for Hugh - but even better - do you know any obscure words that need saving? I am sure Hugh would revive them for you - I think famished should make a come back personally - much better than saying you are merely hungry!
Hugh to quit? - 13/10/03
Can it be true that we have seen the last of Hugh Grant’s floppy fringe in big blockbuster films?
Hugh Grant has said that the thought of being in another big blockbuster film terrifies him, and he may quit making films. He said ’I think you have to be a particular sort of personality to enjoy trying to open a film at 2,500 cinemas and have the world looking to see how much money it makes at the box office that weekend.’ Isn’t that sort of what being an actor is all about?
He also announced that Simian Films, which he ran with former girlfriend but now best buddy Liz Hurley, was no longer in the film-making business.
Hugh’s coming to dinner? - 30/06/03
Actor Hugh Grant has agreed to pay ?200.000 for dinner with Elton John.
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In 1995, Hugh became the scandal of the year by hiring a prostitute, Divine Brown, to perform certain acts in the privacy of his automobile. His girlfriend, Liz Hurley was not amused and although she stuck by him through the scandal they finally called it quits in 2000 after 13 years together. The Divine Brown incident could well have been the making of Hugh Grant though, after this mishap he was cast in many more films and became a British icon here and in the States.
Although many of his films at this time were dubious to say the least, their ratings were bouyed by his popularity and in 1999 he made a real comeback. Notting Hill was a return to form for Grant, made by the same team that first shot to fame with Four Weddings...it confirmed his status and saw his star on the rise again. Following up his success with About A boy and Bridget Jone’s Diary which saw him departing from his usual role as bumbling English fool and made him a whole new type of heartthrob.
He has also starred in Love Actually as the Prime Minister, which saw much speculation as to whether Brits would actually prefer Grant as the leader of their country. Hugh remains a bachelor, despite rumours of a fling with co-star Sandra Bullock, and remains very close friends with Liz Hurley with whom he owns Simian Productions.
(Updated April 04)
August 2007