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Hugh Grant dejectedly saying ‘I play the Oompa Loompa’ in French is too good

Nothing so funny has ever sounded so sad.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Hugh Grant Angrily Said "I Am the Oompa Loompa" in French, And Social Media Is Cackling

Hehehe.

Marie Claire

Richard Curtis backs our appeal: 'Love is London's superpower — kindness is the ultimate romantic gesture'

The Love Actually creator and Comic Relief co-founder talks to Katie Strick about filming mishaps, awkward dating encounters and his rollercoaster love affair with our capital city as he joins our appeal

Evening Standard

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‘Wonka’: Who can measure up to Gene Wilder? This candy man can’t

Timothée Chalamet underwhelms in a scattershot origin story that mixes too many ingredients into its chocolate-covered plot.

Chicago Sun-Times

Charitable plumber handed £75,000 by Hugh Grant at centre of race row over golly doll post

Exclusive: James Anderson – who has been dubbed ‘Britain’s kindest plumber’ and has been given £75,000 in donations from Love Actually actor Hugh Grant and his wife – has apologised for sharing a racist image

The Independent UK

32 of Elizabeth Hurley’s best looks, from pink power suiting to sultry slip dresses

A round up of actress and model, Elizabeth Hurley’s best looks through the years

Woman & Home

‘Good for Chanel and good for Manchester’: Fashion show delights city’s luminaries

Catwalk in the city’s fashionable Northern Quarter celebrated its musical, cultural and sporting prowess

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The real Saltburn – and 10 more scene-stealing stately homes from films

The eponymous family seat in Emerald Fennell’s film is one of its lead performers. We take a look at its actual identity and a pile of other movie mansions

The Guardian - UK

The Regime: release date, cast, plot, new trailer and more on Kate Winslet drama

The Regime stars Kate Winslet as the ruler of a modern European autocracy

WhatToWatch

Chanel hosts Manchester catwalk show as Hugh Grant, Lennon Gallagher and Kristen Stewart attend

Models were decked out in tweed co-ords and matching baker boy caps – a modern rendition on the French fashion house’s iconic suits popularised in the mid-Fifties

The Independent UK

Hugh Grant and wife Anna donate £20,000 to UK's 'kindest plumber'

News of their donation came as they attended Chanel's star-studded Metiers d'Art show in Manchester

Evening Standard

Manchester does Chanel: Virginie Viard presents a modish Métier d’Arts collection

Chanel shut down the Northern Quarter to host its first British show since 2012. Victoria Moss got in the spirit with Vimto tasting and a Man U game before joining the Gallagher kids on the front row

Evening Standard

Hugh Grant hated working on "Wonka"

When asked at a press conference to describe his experience filming the winter blockbuster, he called it "drivel"

Salon

Wonka review: A magical, musical sweet treat

Wonka is a musical extravaganza that is sure to keep everyone entertained this holiday season and beyond...

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Total Film

Hugh Grant hated playing an Oompa Loompa in Wonka for one particular reason

Apparently, Grant found playing an Oompa Loompa very restrictive

Evening Standard

Hugh Grant says he ‘hated’ playing an Oompa-Loompa in Wonka film: ‘It was very uncomfortable’

The actor said he only took the role because ‘I have lots of children and need money’

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“I Made A Big Fuss About It”: Hugh Grant Shares “Uncomfortable” Experience Filming “Wonka”

Oompa, Loompa, doom-pa-dee-do; Hugh Grant has a perfect puzzle for you.

Golf Monthly

32 Celebrities You (Probably) Didn't Know Play Golf

We take a look at some of the famous faces to have fallen in love with the game of golf

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Cinemablend

Hugh Grant 'Hated' Filming Wonka And The Process Sounds Intense

Hugh Grant explains why he "hated" filming Wonka, and the process of shooting it sounds pretty intense.

The Independent UK

In ‘Wonka,’ Timothée Chalamet finds a world of pure imagination

Like the “Paddington” movies, “Wonka” was dreamt up by Paul King, a lifetime Roald Dahl fan and a writer and director whom his collaborators somewhat universally agree may actually be Paddington in a human costume

The Independent UK

Wonka review: Timothée Chalamet is a bit miscast in this otherwise magical Roald Dahl prequel

The Oompa Loompas are still problematic, but director Paul King’s follow-up to the Paddington movies can’t help but charm

Inverse

2023's Most Surprising Fantasy Movie Revitalizes an Underrated Genre

Turns out, pure imagination is camp. Paul King brings that 'Paddington' magic to 'Wonka,' a prequel featuring one of Timothée Chalamet's strangest and most fascinating performances.

Evening Standard

Wonka movie review: Timothée Chalamet is simply scrumptious in this rollicking sweet treat

Chalamet is very much the star of the chocolatier's origin story but the flawless ensemble cast, including Hugh Grant as an Ooompa Loompa, bring the film to life

The Independent UK

Hugh Grant ‘hated’ playing an Oompa-Loompa in Wonka

Grant described his discomfort during the motion-capture process as ‘like a crown of thorns’

Cinemablend

Hugh Grant Reveals There's Only One Storyline In Love Actually He Likes Watching (And He's Wrong, But We Love Him Anyway)

Which Love Actually plot does movie star Hugh Grant love most? Hint: it's not the one you're thinking.

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