Hugh Grant, a great heartthrob in romantic comedies, went from not believing in marriage to being a proud husband and father.
It is common for famous people for their relationships to constantly be in the public spotlight, and to be cannon fodder for entertainment magazines. Some are more hermetic, and others whose life is an open book for the press of the heart.
Hugh Grant is an eminence for fans of romantic comedies from the late 90s and early 2000s. From his shy and awkward leading man appearance in Four Weddings and a Funeral or A Place Called Notting Hill to his side. shameless in Bridget Jones's Diary or A Great Boy, the Briton has managed to dazzle with his performance and draw sighs with his beauty almost equally.
Curiously, just like the leading men in his films, Hugh found it difficult to settle down and start a family. Despite his stable relationship with Elizabeth Hurley from 1987 to 2000, and his two children with his ex-girlfriend Tinglan Hong, the actor was not comfortable with the idea of marriage, nor with the concept of feeling tied to a single partner for life.
“Do I believe human beings are meant to be in faithful, monogamous relationships for 40 years? No, no, no,” Grant said, emphasizing this idea. "Who said that? Nobody said it was a good idea. I think there is something unromantic about marriage. “You are closing yourself.” However, he left a door open that would later be opened, saying: “I can see the charming aspect if you marry exactly the right person: he is your best friend and he is welcoming and adorable. But people make a lot of mistakes.”
Love decided to give the Love Actually actor a new opportunity, when he met Anna Eberstein, a Swedish independent television producer, at a party in London in 2012. According to what they say, she approached him to present an idea for a film, and from there they began a relationship.
The details of when exactly they began their relationship are not entirely clear, as Grant is extremely secretive about his private life. Also, according to rumors, the idea of settling down with a woman was not in his plans.
However, that same year, the couple gave birth to their first child, John, who was not heard from until a year later, when both their names were added to the child's birth certificate. This already seemed to bring a new harmony to the life of the Londoner, who perhaps was already beginning to see love with different eyes.
Time continued to pass, and almost without realizing it, Grant ended up settling down with Anna and on his way to continuing to form a happy family. In 2015 and 2018, they both had one more daughter and one son, whose names are unknown, as they are both very cautious about their private lives.
Regarding fatherhood, the actor said in 2018 that it was “the best thing that had happened to him,” that it was lovely to have all that love around him, and that the feeling of feeling that: “Suddenly you love someone more than yourself was beautiful. In my case, it is something unheard of. And they love you, and everything is lovely.”
All these steps led the Dungeons and Dragons actor to finally abandon his stubbornness and take the final step towards the altar with Anna that same year. "It is really nice. I can't pretend it isn't. I should have done it sooner! But I'm just lucky, I'm lucky. I have a great wife. I love her, yes,” Grant said, admitting that he was wrong to renege on the marriage.
Although the Paddington 2 actor states that “my wife agrees that marriage is a pretty absurd social construct,” he also says “but when you have three children, it's a nice thing to do.”
In this way, Hugh Grant shows us that it is never too late to find love and form that safe place with the person who gives us enough security and strength to raise a family together and settle down without it being seen as a burden.
