Hugh Grant on Dec. 25, 2023.Photo:KEVIN POOLMAN/H&F COUNCIL
KEVIN POOLMAN/H&F COUNCIL
Hugh Granthelped spread joy onChristmas.
On Monday, theWonkaactor, 63, made a surprise appearance at the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham’sBig H&F Christmas Day Lunch event.
In photos from the event, Grant can be seen serving lunch to elderly residents in the community as the council gathered people who did not have family to celebrate Christmas with.
Grant could be seen socializing with the event’s attendees and taking photos with residents during his visit, which a Hammersmith and Fulham council spokesperson said came as a Christmas surprise.
“Thanks to everyone who joined us at the annual Big H&F Christmas Day Lunch — including a very special guest, Hugh Grant,” said Councillor Ben Coleman, deputy leader of H&F. “Hugh helped us serve lunch to 500 local older people who otherwise would have celebrated alone. This was the realLove Actually.”
Hugh Grant on Dec. 25, 2023.KEVIN POOLMAN/H&F COUNCIL
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A press release for the event noted that this year’s event reached a maximum volunteer capacity; London’sEvening Standardnewspaper reported Wednesday that the event raised roughly £40,000 (just over $51,000 in United States dollars) to hold Hammersmith and Fulham’s annual Christmas lunch.
Grant, who lives in London, rose to fame in the 1990s and 2000s as a rom-com star in movies likeFour Weddings and a Funeral,Notting Hilland the Christmas-setLove Actually.
This year, he had roles in the action-adventure filmDungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thievesand as an Oompa-Loompa alongside Timotheé Chalamet’s Willy Wonka inWonka.
“I got a little less bad after I had children, got married, got happier," he recently toldDrew Barrymoreduring an appearance onThe Drew Barrymore Show. “I got too old and fat and ugly to do romantic comedies obviously, so I got off with more interesting things.”
Wonkais in theaters now.
source: people.com
