Hugh Grant says he’s a fan of BLACKPINK after seeing the K-pop group perform live.Photo:Gerald Matzka/Getty; Dia Dipasupil/Getty
Gerald Matzka/Getty; Dia Dipasupil/Getty
Hugh Grantis inBLACKPINK’s area!
It seems theBridget Jones’s Diarystar, 62, can now be counted among the popular K-pop group’s millions of fans. On Monday, the British actor revealed in atweetthat he was part of the crowd packing London’s BST Hyde Park festival to see the four-member South Korean girl band perform live on Sunday.
“Very grateful to three eleven year olds for taking me to see @BLACKPINK yesterday,” Grant wrote, seemingly referring to his daughterTabitha, 11, and her friends.
“Am rabid Blink now,” he continued, using the affectionate nickname the group has for its massive fan base. He then joked, “Slept with my heart hammer,” a nod to the pink hammer-shaped light sticks known as BI-Ping-Bong that have become a signature of BLACKPINK’s concerts.
BLACKPINK performs at Coachella on April 22.Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Coachella
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Coachella
According toMetro UK, theGlass Onionstar took in the show from an elevated area reserved for celebrities and other VIPs, and some fans even reported that he was sporting a BLACKPINK hoodie.
In addition to Tabitha, whom he shares with his actress ex Tinglan Hong,Grant has four other children. He and Hong are also parents to son Felix Chang, 9, and he and wife Anna Eberstein share son John Mungo, 10, as well as a 6-year-old daughter and a 5-year-old child whose names have not been released publicly.
Hugh Grant and his wife Anna Eberstein share three kids.Frazer Harrison/Getty
The father of five’snext movie rolewill see him tackling a kid-friendly favorite. AtCinemaCon 2023in April, it was revealed that theDungeons & Dragonsstar will portray one of Willy Wonka’s Oompa Loompas inWonka, the upcomingCharlie and the Chocolate Factoryprequel featuringTimothée Chalametas the fictional eccentric chocolatier.
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“I think it’s the first time people saw Hugh Grant as the Oompa Loompa,” Chalamet told an audience after a trailer for the upcoming movie played at the movie convention. “It was a trip. Hugh is one of our greats … it was a dream to work with him.”
DirectorPaul Kingalso said Grant’s Oompa Loompa character was “no taller than knee high” in the film at the event, according toEntertainment Weekly.
source: people.com
