Hugh Grant at the ‘Paddington 2’ premiere.Photo: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty
Hugh Granthas his hands full.
Asked how the actor spent his downtime during filming in the U.K., Grant jokes, “Well, I live here and I have no fun at all. I’m swamped in children, and I’m too old for them.”
TheNotting Hillstar is dad to daughter Tabitha Xiao Xi, 12, and son Felix Chang Hong, 9, whom he shares with Tinglan Hong, and kids John Mungo, 11, and a daughter and son, whose names have not been revealed, with wife Anna Eberstein.
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Hugh Grant and Anna Ebersetin.LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP/Getty
LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP/Getty
Although he’s notoriously private about his family, Grant has shared a few stories about his kids on occasion.
In 2018, the father of five shared that he lovedmaking his kids laugh.
“I think it’s always amusing to put your underpants on your head,” he told PEOPLE, adding that his daughter had taken to doing the same with her diapers. “I made the mistake of showing one of my sons my ass all the time. ‘Hey, look at this!’ Then he got the habit and taught every single child in west London to do the same.”
Hugh Grant.TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP via Getty Images
In learning to balance his family and career, Grant realized how much he valued family time. “I thought, ‘Oh, fantastic opportunity to get away from my screaming children,’ " he recalled of filmingThe Undoingin the U.S. “As soon as I got to New York each time … Imissed them so much. It was awful. I remember almost every scene I acted in made me cry.”
In 2020, Grant shared withRadio Timesmagazinewhat he’s like as a parent. “Stylistically, I’m probably more like my mother than my father,” he said. “As children, she was quite silly with us with lots of silly voices. I do that with my children, but I’m not sure they enjoy it. They roll their eyes half the time.”
Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa in “Wonka” (2023).Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett Collection
Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett Collection
He also said that he had come to understand it was “damned nice” having a family.
“Anyone with young children would probably agree that it’s simultaneously the worst time in your life and the best,” he told the outlet. “On a day-to-day basis, as you tread on another broken toy with a hangover, it’s just awful. But when you look back at the photographs on your iPhone, you realize, ‘Oh, I have been extremely happy. This is very nice.'”
Wonkais in theaters Friday.
source: people.com
