Hugh Grant is ‘too old and fat and ugly’ to do another rom-com
nypost.comLove Actually,” “Two Weeks Notice” and “Bridget Jones’ Diary.”“I got a bit better,” the British native said regarding his acting abilities. “I got a little less bad after I had children, got married, got happier.”Despite Grant’s pleasure at finally starting to focus on character roles, including the primary villain of the 2017 film “Paddington 2,” Barrymore is reportedly holding out hope that Grant will return to the realm of rom-coms. “We should do another one,” the “Charlie’s Angels” alum, who worked with Grant in 2007’s “Music and Lyrics,” said.
Grant’s return to rom-coms seems unlikely, however, because he was never a fan of the genre in the first place.“I love those films.
I love the fact that people still like them, but I never felt comfortable really doing them,” he told Barrymore. “I don’t know about you, but I prefer more of a mask.
I want to be someone else. Then it frees me up and then I quite like acting.”Grant can be seen playing an Oompa Loompa in the upcoming “Wonka” film starring Timothée Chalamet. “It was like a crown of thorns, very uncomfortable,” Grant told Metro of his less than a scrumdiddlyumptious time working with motion technology to capture his body movements. “I made a big fuss about it.
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