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Hugh Grant Gets Loud Reactions From Fans When Talking About His 5 Children

Hugh Grant Gets Loud Reactions From Fans When Talking About His 5 Children

Hugh Grant has built a career playing caddish and irreverent characters on the big screen, but when it comes to to his five childrenNothing but sweetness and lightness.

The “Bridget Jones’ Diary” actor was cheerful while discussing fatherhood on “Bridget Jones’s Diary.”The Kelly Clarkson Show” this week — that is, until the conversation took a surprisingly emotional turn.

When asked about being a father of five, Grant said: “There’s a lot to be afraid of, ’cause I’m old and loud and unbearable.” “I hide in the toilet a lot. “I sleep there a lot now.”

After stating that she was going home after the interview, she added: “Let’s face it, the part where they jump into your arms – you know, the 6-year-old calls it the chimpanzee hug. I loved that.”

Grant’s final words caused the crowd to audibly sigh, at which point he joked: “I made myself cry!”

Watch the clip of Hugh Grant’s “Kelly Clarkson Show” interview below.

64-year-old man and his wife of 6 years Anna EbersteinThey are parents to 12-year-old son John Mungo as well as daughters Lulu Danger, 8, and Blue, 6. He also has a 13-year-old daughter named Tabitha Xiao Xi and an 11-year-old son named Felix Chang. , with the former Tinglan Hong.

Grant was 51 years old at the time he became a father In interviews since then, he has spoken candidly about how fatherhood changed his approach to his Hollywood career, while also joking about the impact of age on his parenting style.

“It’s nice to have so much love around.” she told People magazine in 2018. “Suddenly you love someone more than yourself. That’s unheard of in my case. And they love you, and it’s so fascinating… The nice thing is, when it comes down to it, it gets a little more challenging. “Thank God, I’m too old and ugly to be the young lead in romantic comedies anymore.”

Hugh Grant and his wife Anna Eberstein have three children.

Hugh Grant and his wife Anna Eberstein have three children. The “Bridget Jones’s Diary” actor also has two children with Tinglan Hong. Jeff Spicer via Getty Images

Grant expressed similar thoughts 2020 Los Angeles Times interview Here he arrogantly described himself as “an old man with very young children and a very tired wife” who focused primarily on “surviving from hour to hour in terms of child care.”

“When you say how I’ve changed as a player, I think having these kids really helps,” he said. “Because suddenly, instead of being a half-atrophied, middle-aged golfer, I became a man with a loving life. I love my wife, I love my children. They love me. And suddenly – unusually for an Englishman – I had access to all these emotions. Almost too much reach. Sometimes it’s hard to keep it down.”

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