Hugh Grant Recalls Meeting Wife Anna Eberstein at Local Bar

Hugh Grant has offered rare glimpses at his marriage to Anna Eberstein over the years. Before meeting Eberstein, welcomed two kids with ex Tinglan Hong. Throughout his early life, Grant was candid about his lack of interest in marriage — but was potentially open to the idea if the right person came along. “I can [...]

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Hugh Grant has offered rare glimpses at his marriage to Anna Eberstein over the years. Before meeting Eberstein, welcomed two kids with ex Tinglan Hong . Throughout his early life, Grant was candid about his lack of interest in marriage — but was potentially open to the idea if the right person came along.

“I can see the lovely aspect if you marry exactly the right person — your best friend and it’s cozy and it’s lovely,” he told Howard Stern in 2016. But people make so many mistakes.” Two years later, Grant went on to tie the knot with Eberstein after they have since welcomed three children together.



You have successfully subscribed. By signing up, I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive emails from Us Weekly Check our latest news in Google News Check our latest news in Apple News “I still think it’s nonsense, really, and so does my wife, by the way,” the actor told Reuters in 2018 in response to a question about marriage shortly after their nuptials. “But it just seemed like a nice, cozy thing to do.

” Scroll down to relive Grant and Eberstein’s relationship timeline over the years: Credit: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP/Shutterstock Hugh Grant and Wife Anna Eberstein's Relationship Timeline Hugh Grant has offered rare glimpses at his marriage to Anna Eberstein over the years.Before meeting Eberstein, welcomed two kids with ex Tinglan Hong . Throughout his early life, Grant was candid about his lack of interest in marriage — but was potentially open to the idea if the right person came along.

"I can see the lovely aspect if you marry exactly the right person — your best friend and it's cozy and it's lovely," he told Howard Stern in 2016. But people make so many mistakes."Two years later, Grant went on to tie the knot with Eberstein after they have since welcomed three children together.

“I still think it’s nonsense, really, and so does my wife, by the way," the actor told Reuters in 2018 in response to a question about marriage shortly after their nuptials. "But it just seemed like a nice, cozy thing to do."Scroll down to relive Grant and Eberstein's relationship timeline over the years: Credit: Ben Queenborough/BPI/Shutterstock 2012 After remaining tight-lipped about the beginning stages of their romance, the duo welcomed their first child, son John.

News broke of Grant and Eberstein's relationship when his name was added to their little one's birth certificate one year later. Credit: Zabulon Laurent/ABACA/Shutterstock 2014 Grant and Eberstein briefly called it quits after expanding their family. "We are very good friends, and she's a very good mother," the Glass Onion actor told a Swedish newspaper, noting that his then-ex-girlfriend lived near him in London.

Credit: Tim Rooke/Shutterstock 2015 Following a reconciliation, Eberstein gave birth to a baby girl. Credit: Zabulon Laurent/ABACA/Shutterstock 2018 The pair welcomed their third child together, a daughter, in 2018. Grant and Eberstein have not publicly revealed their children's names.

The twosome got engaged to and exchanged vows shortly after their second daughter's birth. Credit: Richard Young/Shutterstock 2020 During an interview with Seth Meyers , Grant revealed that his wife wasn't a fan of his romantic comedies . "My wife is the man in our house, really.

She likes violent films, gangster films while I'm sitting there watching Roman Holiday or The Sound of Music or something," he said, according to Entertainment Tonight. "So, she's never liked those films I did in the past, which are all romance and stuff. But now she's starting to get a taste for [my work].

" Credit: Alberto Pezzali/AP/Shutterstock 2021 The Notting Hill star clapped back at claims that he married the TV producer for "passport reasons" in a social media post. "No I didn’t, @Internet," he tweeted alongside a screenshot of Google search results for the phrase "Hugh Grant's wife" in 2021. "I married her because I love her.

" Credit: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP/Shutterstock 2023 Grant was joined by Eberstein while walking the Oscars red carpet at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Credit: Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images November 2024 Grant opened up about how he and Eberstein first met more than a decade ago. “To my great surprise, while I was being pretty drunk for a few years in London about 13 years ago.

The bar I used to hang out at, there was this hot Swede at the other end of the bar. And it was her,” the actor said during an episode of the "Smartless" podcast. “She’s an athlete, she was very nearly a pro tennis player but she's just too angry.

We got closer and closer and then we started breeding and now we’re married. She’s very much the man in the family.” He jokingly added that while Eberstein is a “terrifying giant Swede,” he finds her to be a “magnificent” partner.

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