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Hugh Grant has revealed he could be tempted to make a shock career change despite receiving “terrifying” abuse when delving into it in the past.
The esteemed actor, 63, shared that he would consider a move into politics unlikely, even though he had been heavily criticized for venturing into it in the past.
speaking to Entertainment Weekly, said: ‘(Going into politics) has crossed my mind. But what I really see up close is that it is almost impossible to do anything. It’s just impossible.’
He continued: ‘I’ve had a bit of that before… but this was really extreme, shocking and threatening to the family.
Hugh added that he might be put off going into politics because of the ripple effect it could have on the people around him.
Hugh Grant has revealed he could be tempted to make a shock career change despite receiving “terrifying” abuse when delving into it in the past.
The esteemed actor, 63, shared that he would consider a move into politics unlikely, even though he had been widely criticized for venturing into the past.
He added: “You have to bring so many people with you.” My wife’s mother is a politician. She held a fairly high position in the Swedish Parliament.
“Every time the topic comes up, she just says, ‘Don’t do it.’ You have to water it all down. It’s all horse trading. And today the abuse that’s coming is unthinkable.”
This was in reference to his mother-in-law Susanne Eberstein, a former member of the Riksdag, which oversees Sweden’s legislature, from 1994 to 2019, and who was its first vice president between 2010 and 2014.
Hugh married Susanne’s daughter Anna in 2018.
The big screen star said he could be somewhat scarred by his own performance in the run-up to the 2019 general election.
Although he decided to campaign to get people to vote tactically to prevent a Conservative majority from stopping Brexit, he admitted that he “did very badly and “lost in every constituency.”
The actor said that while the abuse might deter him from entering politics, he continued: “What was interesting was the abuse that came from the right. I never know if they’re real or they’re robots. But they’re good. They’re brilliant at what they do.
Hugh’s mother-in-law is Susanne Eberstein (pictured, far left), a former member of the Riksdag, which oversees Sweden’s legislature. Hugh married Susanne’s daughter Anna in 2018.
The news comes after Hugh and Colin Firth agreed to reprise their roles as Daniel Cleaver and Mark Darcy respectively in the fourth Bridget Jones film. Hugh, Renee Zellweger and Colin pictured at the Berlin premiere of the original Bridget Jones film in 2001.
“So, I see that you have to be very brave or crazy to dedicate yourself to politics in the digital age.”
The news comes after Hugh and Colin Firth agreed to reprise their roles as Daniel Cleaver and Mark Darcy respectively.
Firth and Grant have agreed to be part of the fourth (and likely final) Bridget Jones film, which will begin filming in London in May and will once again star Renee Zellweger.
Sources say the directors are “ecstatic” that they both agreed to star in the film. A source said it “wouldn’t have been the same” without them, adding:
“Both men are in high demand, so making it all work feels like a huge coup. However it ends up for Bridget, there will be some rollercoaster rides with these two men involved.