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  • Hugh Grant views steamy and intimate parts in the script as a mix between "sentimentality

  • and yuck".

  • At the same time, they can be quite a turn-on for him, too.

  • Because...

  • Quote, "I like the experience of being in a sexual position when you're not supposed

  • to be in one."

  • Oh wow.

  • Of course, here, Hugh Grant is talking about working on sex scenes while on set, and not

  • about his personal experience.

  • But we must admit that Grant, apart from being our favourite rom-com leading man, has had

  • a very, very varied and sometimes confusing love life.

  • Which includes, but is probably not limited to, secret babies, overlapping pregnancies

  • of his lady friends, and that one world-shattering sex scandal that was literally a position

  • Grant wasn't supposed to be in.

  • That said, this self-described grumpy Londoner is also a famous charmer who manages to stay

  • great friends with his exes.

  • The 59-year-old is a doting dad-of-five who, to his own surprise, has found out he is capable

  • of loving someone more than himself.

  • Which, as Grant himself puts it, is unheard of.

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  • And now, let's try and crack Hugh Grant's complicated love and family timeline!

  • Fun fact: Grant got his first acting job while he was still a student.

  • But he wasn't interested in seeing his name in the credits.

  • He agreed to participate in the project because he hoped to sleep with one of his co-stars!

  • The actor did not give any further details, but this little story proves that Grant has

  • always been a ladies' man.

  • And, quite often, a heart-breaker.

  • It was with Hugh Grant that actress, model and businesswoman Elizabeth Hurley learnt

  • that great love can bring great pain.

  • "I felt like I'd been shot," Hurley said in a 1995 interview, when the hurt from Grant's

  • betrayal was still oh so fresh.

  • By that time, the couple had been together for eight years, and their relationship seemed

  • picture-perfect.

  • So why was Grant caught in a compromising position with a sex worker in his car while

  • in the Hollywood neighbourhood?

  • The actor apologized profusely to the public, and, no doubt, to Hurley herself, for embarrassing

  • his loved ones and colleagues.

  • He received a misdemeanour charge, paid a fine, anddid not get booted out by Hurley.

  • Their relationship would continue for another five years.

  • Eventually, Grant's less than sunny disposition was the reason behind his split from Hurley

  • - according to Elizabeth Hurley, that is.

  • After all, it's a well-known fact that Grant is quite notorious for his intense mood swings.

  • From Grant's perspective, however, they broke up because, quote, "the sex part probably

  • fizzled out".

  • But Hurley wouldn't say so.

  • Years after their split, she claimed that Grant had always been a "10 in the sack".

  • Maybe the two will discuss the matter in person, since they managed to turn their romance into

  • friendship.

  • In 2018, Grant mused that their bond is unbreakable, since they went from zero to somewhere together,

  • got through times when they were jobless and lived together in a tiny flat.

  • Grant is the godfather of Hurley's son Damian, so that's quite telling.

  • Despite his shortcomings, it is easy to see why Grant is so loveable.

  • Take the recently-held BAFTA Awards ceremony.

  • For, you see, it's the law: When you meet your Bridget Jones's Diary co-star, you give

  • her a Bridget Jones-themed shout-out.

  • So, of course, after Renee Zellweger accepted her BAFTA award for Best Actress, Grant did

  • not miss the opportunity to congratulate her.

  • He added some extra sweetness by slipping into the character of Daniel Cleaver, Zellweger's

  • love interest in the beloved romantic comedy.

  • As he took the stage to present an award in a different category, Grant made a quick but

  • memorable comment on Zellweger's win: "Well done, Jones.

  • That was a very, very silly little dress, I thought."

  • Zellweger later said she appreciated Grant's gesture, saying it was really, really cool.

  • Hugh Grant has transformed into several villains throughout his acting career.

  • In the latest Guy Ritchie movie, The Gentlemen, Grant is having a ball portraying a greedy,

  • blackmailing private eye.

  • Don't forget about Grant's selfish narcissist characters in About a Boy and A Very English

  • Scandal.

  • In Paddington 2, he plays an actor-turned-master-thief who goes against our favourite teddy bear.

  • Grant even embodied a serial killer rapist and a cannibal in the epic sci-fi movie Cloud

  • Atlas.

  • To most, the versatile actor is that loveable, charming, witty and vulnerable main character

  • in some of the most iconic romantic movies.

  • To his five kids, however, Grant is just a Dad.

  • Fatherhood is also a period in Grant's life where things start to get a little more complicated.

  • He has two baby mamas, which is, of course, totally fine.

  • His eldest daughter, Tabitha, was born in September 2011.

  • Her Mom is Ms Hong, who reportedly worked as a receptionist at a London Chinese restaurant.

  • Grant chose not to be present at the birth of his first child since he wanted to protect

  • the mother's privacy.

  • By the way, Tabitha also has a Chinese name which means "happy surprise" when translated

  • into English.

  • Grant's publicist called the actor's relationship with Ms Hong a, quote, "fleeting affair".

  • However, Grant went on to have a second child with her.

  • Their son was born in December 2012.

  • A few months earlier, in September 2012, Grant welcomed a son with Swedish TV producer Anna

  • Eberstein.

  • That's right, babies number two and three are of the same age but were born to different

  • mothers.

  • Grant chose to keep the birth of his and Anna's son a secret from the media, only revealing

  • the truth about a year later.

  • From here, the timeline becomes a more straightforward one.

  • Hugh and Anna have had two more kids together, three in total, and married in May 2018.

  • A very modern family situation, but it looks like Hugh has it all figured out.

  • And, judging by his interviews, fatherhood has been quite an eye-opening self-discovery

  • journey for the actor.

  • In his pre-Dad interviews, Grant did say it would do him and his public image good if

  • he became a family man.

  • "I definitely keep my thoughts open to the idea of settling down and breeding," he said.

  • It still didn't hit him when his first daughter was born.

  • "I like my daughter very much.

  • Has she changed my life?

  • I'm not sure.

  • Not massively, no," he told the Daily Telegraph at the time.

  • Shortly, his views on being a parent started to change.

  • Grant realized that having kids is indeed a life-changing experience.

  • There he was, talking in interviews about wearing his baby girl's nappied on his head

  • for her amusement.

  • "Suddenly you love someone more than yourself.

  • It's unheard of in my case and they love you and it's all enchanting," Grant said in an

  • interview with People TV.

  • His five kids are his priority now, since the actor admitted he doesn't always have

  • the time for new projects because he is so busy caring about his family.

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