Hugh Grant opens up about his beginnings as an actor

Even Hugh Grant did not escape parental pressure regarding the choice of his profession. This is what the 64-year-old British actor revealed during his appearance on the show The Graham Norton Show from Friday October 4. The charming actor so british was invited for the release of his next film, Heretica horror film in theaters on November 27 in France.

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“Show business meant nothing”

Hugh Grant’s parents weren’t always supportive. The latter would not even have “supported him at all” during his debut, he confided during the talk show. “My mother was a practicing believer and wanted me to become Archbishop of Canterbury,” he said, laughing. In their world, show business meant nothing.” As a reminder, the interpreter of Daniel Cleaver, in the saga Bridget Joneswas born in 1960 in the London district of Hammersmith. His father was the director of a tapestry company and his mother worked as a French teacher.

A very specific example then came to the actor’s mind: “At the time of the release of Four weddings and a funeral [en 1994, NDLR]my mother went to a dinner with like-minded people and, when asked about her two sons, she replied: “One is an investment banker and the other is a movie star.” Another guest replied: “It’s very interesting, in which bank [travaille-t-il] ?” And Hugh Grant concludes with a smile: “This is the world in which I grew up.”