Hugh Grant had an outburst on social media! The Notting Hill actor was sad with an “insulting” incident that occurred to him, his spouse Anna Eberstein, and their youngsters at London’s Heathrow Airport on Friday, April 4.
The British actor took to X (previously Twitter) to vent out his frustration over the encounter. “Simply got here by means of Heathrow with spouse and youngsters. All of us have the identical final identify (Grant) on our passports,” he started.
Grant revealed that the immigration officer engaged in a candid chat along with his youngsters after which requested them in a whisper whether or not the Heretic actor and his spouse had been their “mum and pop.” The English actor expressed his anger and displeasure over the scenario.
He slammed the officers and all the ordeal as “intrusive, insulting, and creepy.” He didn’t give additional data on the encounter, and the representatives of Heathrow airport dismissed the subject when Web page Six reached out for remark.
The spokesperson of the airport informed the outlet that the workers Grant accused had been Border Power officers. “They aren’t Heathrow workers, and the immigration halls are managed by House Workplace/Border Power,” the rep added.
When the outlet tried contacting the House Workplace, the governing company within the UK that oversees policing, public security, immigration and way more, they didn’t reply.
Grant shares son John, 12, and daughters Lulu, 9, and Blue, 6, with Eberstein whom he tied the knot to in 2018. The actor additionally shares two different youngsters, Tabitha, 13, and Felix, 11, along with his ex Tinglan Hong.
Netizens reacted to Grant’s offended tweet and sided with the authorities for doing their jobs. Not creepy or intrusive if a toddler has been trafficked/kidnapped? Assume greater than the world revolving round you and yours,” one X person wrote.
“Maybe as an alternative of being offended like a Karen, you would reframe this to acknowledge that the query was requested to maintain YOUR youngsters secure,” one other person reacted.