Love Actually star Hugh Grant has harshly criticized airport employees in an angry diatribe posted online.
The 64-year-old actor went to Twitter, previously known as X, to share his thoughts. Twitter, To share his most recent travel adventure. During a trip from Heathrow Airport with his spouse, Anna Elisabet Eberstein, and their three children on Friday, the actor reveals that he felt uneasy because of an encounter with an immigration officer.
Grant, who mostly keeps his personal life away from public view described an immigration official who started chatting with his kids before inquiring whether they were accompanied by their parents. He found this behavior to be both “offensive” and “disturbing.”
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He exclaimed angrily, "I just went through Heathrow with my wife and kids. All of us have the same last name—Grant—in our passports. The immigration official started chatting with my children and then whispered to them, ‘Are these your Mom and Dad?’ It was intrusive, demeaning, and downright unsettling."
Hugh has three young children together with his spouse, Anna, who is a 46-year-old Swedish producer: John, aged 12; Lulu, eight years old; and Blue, six years old. Additionally, he shares custody of two teenagers from his previous relationship with Tinglan Hong—Tabitha, 13, and Felix, 11. Hugh has taken prominent roles in numerous romantic movies shown on the big screen, such as "Notting Hill," "Bridget Jones’s Diary," and "Love Actually."
Last November, Hugh unleashed a harsh criticism following an attack on his wife by internet trolls.
The affectionate duo, with a 23-year difference in their ages, tied the knot in 2018 following an introduction at a gathering in London. They first emerged as a public couple in 2015, as reported by Grazia.
During an enraged post on social media, the celebrity disclosed that every time pictures of Anna are shared online, they typically attract "hundreds of comments" that tear her "apart."
In response to the hatred, he penned, "She has never pushed herself into the spotlight or sought attention in any manner." He continued, "I am unsure whether these remarks are genuine... Or perhaps they're from bots. However, I do recognize this as cyberbullying and misogyny." (Sic)
In the meantime, the father of five once playfully remarked that she “dislikes” all his performances.
In an interview with Variety, The Bridget Jones actor remarked, "I viewed it alongside my spouse and she generally dislikes most of my work, yet she was completely enthralled by this one."
If I had replied with, 'No, we aren’t tuning into another episode tonight,' she might have caused me some physical harm.
The Express has contacted the Home Office press team seeking their input.