News | Entertainment
15 Jul 2025 9:21
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Hugh Grant married for "love"

    The 60-year-old actor has hit back at claims he and Swedish spouse Anna Eberstein tied the knot or "passport reasons" after discovering it was the top result in Google searches for his wife and insisted practical matters weren't their main motivation for getting hitched in 2018


    Hugh took to Twitter to share a screenshot of the search page for Anna's full name, which brought up an online article on the Nicki Swift site that stated "Hugh Grant married Anna Eberstein for passport reasons".

    He captioned his Twitter post: "No I didn’t, @internet. I married her because I love her.(sic)"

    One Twitter user joked the 'Undoing' star had only come across the result because he "forgot who his wife is" and had to search for her.

    But Hugh replied: "No. A friend sent it to me."

    The Nicki Swift article referenced an interview the 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' star had given to the USA Today newspaper, in which he said he and Anna believe marriage is a "pretty preposterous social construct"

    but their different surnames had caused issues when they travelled with their three children.

    He said: "I didn't like going through immigration into countries where they'd say, "Everyone with a Grant passport over here, and all the others through there."

    Meanwhile, the 'Bridget Jones' Diary' actor recently admitted being an older dad to five young children - his and Anna's son John, eight, and two daughters aged five and three, and Tabitha, nine, and Felix, eight, who he has with former partner Tinglan Hong - is "completely knackering"

    but they have changed his life for the better.

    He said: "I think I turned into a slightly scary old golf-addicted bachelor, and to tell you the truth I'm glad to see the back of him.

    "I mean, it's completely knackering trying to be a young father in an old man's body and I've found that if you're 60 and there are five small children in the house you can't have a hangover either. But it's worth it. Absolutely."

    Hugh also credits his children with making him a better actor.

    He added: "People say to me 'You've got better as an actor in the last

    10 years... Why?' And I sometimes think it may be because of the kids."

    © 2025 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     15 Jul: Adam Levine is "done" with tattoos because he finds them too painful now
     15 Jul: Conner Smith's "heart is broken" after he was involved in a fatal accident
     15 Jul: Kelly Osbourne has insisted Ozzy Osbourne is "not dying"
     15 Jul: Bella Thorne claims Charlie Puth "lied to the entire world" about her after she refused to sleep with him
     15 Jul: Coco Jones and Donovan Mitchell are engaged!
     15 Jul: Kid Cudi and Lola Abecassis Sartore have tied the knot
     15 Jul: John Goodman hasn't spoken to Roseanne Barr in "seven or eight years"
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Coach Scott Robertson's laying down a challenge to the All Blacks squad with their series against France already in the bag ahead of the third and final test More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    The Commerce Commission is taking legal action against Foodstuffs North Island and Gilmours Wholesale, over alleged cartel behaviour More...



     Today's News

    Entertainment:
    Adam Levine is "done" with tattoos because he finds them too painful now 9:10

    Soccer:
    The Wellington Phoenix men have signed a successor to departed striker Kosta Barbarouses for the A-League football season 9:07

    Cricket:
    A case of Calypso collapse-oh at Sabina Park in Jamaica on the third day of the third pink-ball test between Australia and the West Indies 9:07

    Entertainment:
    Conner Smith's "heart is broken" after he was involved in a fatal accident 8:40

    Law and Order:
    Why Trump is sending more Patriot missiles to Ukraine and how they help Kyiv's war effort 8:17

    Law and Order:
    A 22-year-old man is due in North Shore District Court today on charges involving a stash of ammunition, drugs and a gun 8:17

    Entertainment:
    Kelly Osbourne has insisted Ozzy Osbourne is "not dying" 8:10

    Rugby League:
    The waffle has continued between Paul Gallen and Sonny Bill Williams ahead of their boxing bout in Sydney tomorrow night 7:57

    Accident and Emergency:
    One person has died in a crash south of Palmerston North 7:47

    Entertainment:
    Bella Thorne claims Charlie Puth "lied to the entire world" about her after she refused to sleep with him 7:40


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2025 New Zealand City Ltd