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Damian Hurley is "proud" to be a nepo baby. The 'Strictly Confidential' director - whose mother is actress Elizabeth Hurley and who counts Sir Elton John and Hugh Grant among his godparents - insisted none of the children of famous parents who are trying to make their way in showbiz object to the label and he thinks it is a "quite cool" tag to have. He told The Guardian newspaper: “There is certainly not a club where we all lament our situation. “I’ve never met a child of someone successful who objects to the term. I’m actually proud of it. I find it quite cool. It implies you’ve had an insane...
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Apple has apologised after a backlash over its advert – including from actor Hugh Grant – that showed valuable objects being pulverised. Following a backlash from fans if the firm and celebrities the company admitted the ad – which showed items including musical instruments and books being crushed by a hydraulic press – fell short of its goal of empowering and celebrating creatives. It added in a statement to marketing publication Ad Age: “Our goal is to always celebrate the myriad of ways users express themselves and bring their ideas to life through iPad. “We missed the mark with this video,...
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Elizabeth Hurley has "ruined" her feet with years of wearing high-heeled shoes. The 'Strictly Confidential' actress tore ligaments in her left ankle in 2021 and the injury "changed [her] life" because it forced her to change her shoes, which impacted on the way she dressed and she much prefers being "comfortable" than looking glamorous these days. She told Telegraph magazine: "I couldn’t wear shoes with a heel for a year. "Even now, I shouldn’t be wearing heels… Interestingly, I found that when I couldn’t put a heel on, that affected the way I dress and wanted to dress, because I’ve ruined my ...
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Hugh Grant's homemade iPhone audition clip left the 'Unfrosted' writers "stunned". The 'Notting Hill' star features in Jerry Seinfeld's comedy 'Unfrosted' as Thurl Ravenscroft – the actor who played Tony the Tiger for several decades – and his home-filmed try-out couldn't have gone down any better. Recalling his audition, Seinfeld's co-writer Spike Feresten told IndieWire: “He had a glass of wine in his hand, and he was on the couch. “We were just stunned on how homemade his audition was — and how good it was. Here’s Hugh Grant at 8 o’clock at night before he goes to bed, crushing the lines. C...
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Hugh Grant relishes playing "twisted, angry little men" as he gets older. The 63-year-old star features in Jerry Seinfeld's comedy 'Unfrosted' as Thurl Ravenscroft – the actor who played Tony the Tiger for several decades – and says it is typical of the type of part he has taken in recent movies such as 'Paddington 2' and 'Wonka'. Speaking to MovieWeb, Hugh said: "The older I get, the more I enjoy playing twisted, angry little men, and here was a perfect one. "His poisonous, disappointed rage at the way he's ended up in life. I enjoy those guys. And his shocking vanity and narcissism. Why do I...
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Hugh Grant believes the next 'Bridget Jones' movie will be "the best one of the four". The 63-year-old actor is set to reprise his role as Daniel Cleaver in the upcoming 'Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy' and he was very impressed when he received the script for the film. Hugh - who didn't appear in the third film, 'Bridget Jones' Baby' - told 'Entertainment Tonight': "I'll tell you what, I think this script for the fourth Bridget is the best one of the four. And, in fact, one of the best scripts I have read for in a long time." The film will see Renee Zellweger's Bridget adjusting to life as ...
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Renée Zellweger is confirmed to return for a fourth 'Bridget Jones' movie. The 54-year-old actress - who first played the producer in 2001's 'Bridget Jones Diary' - will lead the cast of 'Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy' alongside returning co-stars Hugh Grant as Daniel Cleaver and Dame Emma Thompson as Dr. Rawlings. In addition, franchise newcomers Chiwetel Ejiofor and Leo Woodall will also appear in the film, which is based on Helen Fielding's 2013 novel of the same name and has a script written by the author herself. 'To Leslie' filmmaker Michael Morris will direct the movie , which will b...
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Elizabeth Hurley and Hugh Grant used to "fight all day" about their future children. The former couple dated for 13 years until 2000 and though they "never" seriously explored the idea of starting a family together, the 'Strictly Confidential' actress admitted she and the 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' star - who is now dad to Tabitha, 12, and Felix, 11, with actress Tinglan Hong, and John, 11, an eight-year-old daughter and a five-year-old son with current wife Anna Eberstein - constantly squabbled about whose genes their future offspring would inherit. Asked if any part of her wishes she had ...
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Kate Winslet loves the "extreme" nature of her character in 'The Regime'. The award-winning star plays Elena Vernham, a "very volatile" character in the new HBO drama series, and Kate has revealed that she's relished the opportunity play such a "fragile" personality. The actress - whose character is a former physician, who becomes increasingly paranoid and unstable - told 'Extra': "They had done such a phenomenal job at crafting this really smart, absurd, unique, unimaginable world for us all to step into. So, the characters were there on the page, but then giving them a backstory, rooting the...
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Julia Roberts nearly turned down her ‘Notting Hill’ role as she felt “uncomfortable” portraying an uptight A-list movie star. The ‘Pretty Woman’ actress, 56, gave a now-iconic turn as hot-headed Anna Scott in Richard Curtis’ 1999 film alongside Hugh Grant, who played bumbling bookshop owner William Thacker, and has now opened up about why she initially almost rejected the chance to take the role. Speaking to ‘Notting Hill’ director Richard Curtis for a cover story for British Vogue, she admitted: “Honestly, one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do was (‘Notting Hill’), playing a movie act...
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