Hugh Grant is set to play another politician, but he won’t be appearing in the Love Actually sequel.
The Golden Globe winner revealed that he is considering quitting acting for a career in politics.
“[Switching into politics] That’s what crossed my mind,” said Grant, 63. he told Entertainment Weekly on Monday.. “But what I actually see up close is that it’s almost impossible to actually get anything done. It’s impossible. You have to bring in a lot of people.”
The British star said his mother-in-law and former member Suzanne Eberstein Riksdag party Within the Swedish parliament, there were repeated attempts to distance him from a political career.
“Every time that topic comes up, she says, ‘Don’t we have to dilute everything?’ It’s all horse trading. And now it’s unthinkable that there will be any abuse.” Mr. Grant laughed.
In 2018, the “Paddington 2” actor married Eberstein’s daughter Anna.
The warning didn’t seem to stop ‘Wonka’ StarHowever, because he managed a small campaign during the 2019 UK general election.
“I set up a small campaign to persuade people to vote tactically, because in our electoral system this was the way to stop Boris.” [Johnson] And the company regained power,” he recalled. “I campaigned in a small number of districts for candidates who were the closest rivals to conservative candidates.”
In the end, Mr Grant felt “extremely” that they had lost “in every constituency”.
Even during his short political tenure, the hatred he received was “absolutely appalling”.
“What was interesting was the abuse from the right,” he continued. “I don’t know if they’re real or bots. But they’re good. They’re great at what they do.”
“And it was absolutely terrifying,” the “Notting Hill” actor continued. “I had a little bit of experience during the Hack Off campaign, which was really extreme and shocking and a threat to my family. So it takes a lot of courage to get involved in politics in the digital age.” Or you know you have to be insane.”
The actor, who played the British Prime Minister in 2003’s Love Actually, is currently HBO miniseries “The Regime””
Co-star Kate Winslet (48) plays Elena Burnham, the prime minister of a fictional European country who ousts its former leader Edward Keplinger (Grant).
“The Regime” airs Sundays at 9 p.m. on HBO and Max.
