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Hugh Grant’s First Reaction To Love Actually Was Anything But Festive
Two decades years after Love Actually first graced our screens and became one of the most beloved – and successful – Christmas films of all time, some of its stars have been doing a bit of reminiscing.
In a 20th anniversary special released in 2022, cast members including Bill Nighy, Laura Linney, Emma Thompson and Hugh Grant came together to take a trip down memory lane.
Thankfully, most of them have long memories – including Emma, who recalls the first time that she and Hugh watched the finished version of the festive film.
Although Hugh’s response, according to Emma, wasn’t exactly warm and fuzzy.
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“Hugh came up behind me as we were walking out and said, ‘Is that the most psychotic thing we’ve ever been in?’” Emma recalled in the special.
Hugh then responded sheepishly: “Did I say that?”
Love Actually may be ingrained in the public consciousness, but a year earlier Hugh admitted he is a little less familiar with the details of the 2003 film – revealing he can’t actually remember what happened to his character.
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Asked about the possibility of a Love Actually sequel in an interview with Digital Spy in 2021, Hugh replied: “I don’t know. I’ve never thought about that… I can’t even remember what happens in the film.”
He explained with a laugh: “It’s so long since I’ve seen it. You’d have to remind me. How do I end up?”
The Bafta wi played the UK prime minister, David, who falls for Downing Street staff member Natalie, played by former EastEnders star Martine McCutcheon.
In one of the film’s most memorable scenes, Hugh, as the PM, can be seen prancing about No.10 to the Pointer Sisters’ Jump (For My Love), which the actor later described as “absolute hell”.
He said: “There was this dance written and I thought, ‘That’s going to be excruciating’ and it has the power to be the most excruciating scene ever committed to celluloid.
“I certainly dreaded filming it and Richard (Curtis) kept saying, ‘Don’t you think we’d better rehearse the dancing scene’ and I’d say, ‘Uh yes I’ve just gotta learn some lines…my ankle hurts today’. So it was never rehearsed.”
“It was absolute hell,” he added.
Hugh Grant’s First Reaction To Love Actually Was Anything But Festive
In a recent interview, actor Hugh Grant revealed that his initial reaction to the hit holiday film Love Actually was far from festive. Grant, who played the role of the lovable Prime Minister in the beloved romantic comedy, admitted that he was skeptical about the script when he first read it.
“I remember thinking, ‘This is going to be a disaster,’” Grant said. “I couldn’t see how all of these different storylines were going to come together in a cohesive way.”
However, Grant’s doubts were quickly dispelled once filming began. As he worked with the talented cast and crew, he realized that Love Actually had the potential to be something truly special.
“I was blown away by how well everything came together,” Grant said. “The chemistry between the characters, the humor, the heart – it all just clicked.”
Love Actually went on to become a holiday classic, beloved by audiences around the world. And while Grant may have had his reservations at first, he now looks back on the film with fondness and gratitude.
“I’m so grateful to have been a part of such a wonderful movie,” Grant said. “It’s a reminder that sometimes, things turn out better than you could have ever imagined.”
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