Hugh Grant slammed for excruciating Oscars red carpet chat: 'Worst interview ever'

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Hugh Grant left Oscars viewers cringing after an excruciating red carpet interview with model Ashley Graham. Paddington 2 star Hugh, 62, was one of several celebrities to host an award at Sunday night’s star-studded affair and, ahead of his presenting duties, he briefly caught up with Ashley who was one of the presenters for ABC’s Countdown To The Oscars.

Starting off her chat with Hugh, Ashley, 35, asked the star what his favourite part of attending the Oscars was. She was met with an awkwardly long pause, before Hugh eventually replied: “It’s fascinating … the whole of humanity is here … it’s Vanity Fair.” “Oh yes, it’s all about [the] Vanity Fair [after party], that’s where we need to let loose and have a little fun,” the model replied, seemingly missing Hugh’s reference to the 1848 novel by William Makepeace Thackery, rather than the magazine.Trying again to converse with the 62 year old, Ashley asked Hugh who he was excited to see.

He replied: “No one in particular.” As many red carpet presenters do, Ashley went on to ask for details on his ensemble. “Just my suit?” he replied, before going on to say he couldn’t remember who’d made it.

In a final bid to try get a decent answer from the British actor, Ashley opted to discuss Knives Out: Glass Onion with him, which he had a small cameo in. “So tell me what it felt like to be in Glass Onion, it was such an amazing film, I really loved it – I love a thriller.