told Entertainment Weekly Monday. “But what I really see close up is that it’s almost impossible to actually get anything done.
It’s just impossible. You’ve got to bring so many people with you.” The British star said that Susanne Eberstein, his mother-in-law and a former member of the Riksdag party within the Swedish Parliament, has repeatedly tried to ward him off of a political career. “Whenever the subject comes up, she just says, ‘Don’t you have to water down everything?
It’s all horse-trading. And nowadays the incoming abuse is unthinkable,’ ” Grant laughed. In 2018, the “Paddington 2” actor tied the knot with Eberstein’s daughter, Anna.
The warning didn’t appear to stop the “Wonka” star, however, as he managed a small campaign in 2019 during the UK General Election. “I did mount a tiny campaign to try and persuade people to vote tactically because in our electoral system, this was the way to prevent Boris [Johnson] and company getting back into power,” he said. “I campaigned in a few marginal constituencies for whoever was the closest rival to the conservative candidate.” Grant ultimately felt “very badly” that they lost “in every single constituency.”Even during his short political stint, the hate he received “was absolutely terrifying.”“What was interesting was the abuse that came in from the right,” he went on. “I never know if they’re real or if they’re bots.
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