Hugh Grant

Profession: Actor
Place/Date of Birth: Hammersmith, London, 09 September 2020
Associated with: Jemima Khan, Liz Hurley

Socialite Jemima - who used to be married to cricketer Imran Khan - reportedly called Hugh and sobbed: "I can’t go on living like this." A source told the News of the World newspaper: "It’s very sad. They are apart and this really looks as if it could be the end. "Jemima’s had enough of Hugh not committing. She can only put up with so much." The insider added: "They’ve been having huge rows and Hugh doesn’t have a clue that he’s pushing her away. This has been a long-running problem."

Sources say Jemima is also worried about her lover’s closeness to ex-flame Liz Hurley, particularly after the she spotted the actress jokingly sucking Hugh’s finger at a party. The source revealed: "Jemima doesn’t like his close relationship with Liz and sucking Hugh’s finger was just too much." But friends have said the couple are determined to save their troubled relationship. One told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "It’s ailing but it isn’t dead in the water yet." The source added: "Neither has fallen out of love, so it’s a matter of working on it."

Hugh Grant kicked a photographer in the butt - Feb 24, 2020
Hugh Grant allegedly kicked a photographer in the butt after he refused to stop taking his picture. The heartthrob actor is also said to have hit the shutterbug with a folder and swore at him during the incident in New York’s Central Park on Tuesday (21.02.06). The star had been walking by himself when the paparazzo appeared and started taking photographs. Hugh pulled out his mobile phone and took a picture of the snapper, saying: "How do you like it, mate?"

Former New York Daily News spokesman Ken Frydman - who witnessed the incident - said the photographer kept taking photos. The furious actor then called him a "p***y" and bashed him with a manila folder. Frydman said: "The photographer kept smirking at him. He said, ’I don’t know what you’re so mad about’. " Hugh is then said to have shouted: "You’re invading my privacy. This is your last warning, you c**t." Frydman added: "The photographer kept taunting him. That’s when Grant kicked him in the butt. Not hard - he was just trying to shove him away." The man, who has not been identified, kept taking pictures as Hugh stormed off.

Hugh Grant looks like a butch lesbian- Oct 05
Hugh Grant claims he looks like "a butch lesbian" with short hair.

The heartthrob star said his ex wife Elizabeth Hurley urged him to chop off his curls but losing his trademark floppy hair was a disaster.
The "Notting Hill" star is quoted by America’s New York Post as saying: "I tried to change. I had my hair cut off by Elizabeth’s hair person. I thought it would look butch. "Unfortunately I looked like a butch lesbian. I’m pug ugly with my hair cut off. Even Elizabeth couldn’t look at me."

Hugh’s new book ’What Can I Do To Help?’ - August 05
Hugh Grant has confessed how he played practical jokes on his mother while she was dying of cancer - in a bid to keep her spirits up.

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Biography

Hugh Grant was born on September 9, 1960. His father James was a carpet salesman, mother Fynvola was a teacher. Hugh was educated in New College, Oxford University where he majored in literature. Although he was first noticed in Four Weddings and a Funeral, Hugh’s movie career took off when he starred in Merchant-Ivory’s Maurice, for which he won the Venice Film Festival’s Best Actor prize.

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)
December 2007