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Hugh Grant left Oscars viewers cringing after an excruciating red carpet interview with model Ashley Graham. Paddington 2 star Hugh, 62, was one of several celebrities to host an award at Sunday night’s star-studded affair and, ahead of his presenting duties, he briefly caught up with Ashley who was one of the presenters for ABC’s Countdown To The Oscars.

Hugh Grant referred to himself as “basically a scrotum” while making a joke onstage at the 2023 Oscars, and the line has been met with mixed reviews.

Everything Everywhere All At Once leading the nominees.As the stars gathered at the venue, Graham interviewed Grant on the red carpet for ABC. The conversation quickly went viral online thanks to the British star’s concise answers. Asked if he was hoping to see anyone win, he replied: “No one in particular.”Graham then asked, “What are you wearing tonight, then?” to which Grant responded: “Just my suit.” The presenter then asked the actor about shooting the Knives Out sequel Glass Onion, in which he made a cameo.

Hugh Grant’s return to the Oscars proved very memorable before he even took the stage to present. He joined ABC pre-show’s Ashley Graham for a train wreck red carpet interview, which set social media on fire.

Academy Awards. The British actor was interviewed by model and ABC Oscars red carpet host Ashley Graham, 35, whose attempts to ask him a series of stock-standard questions were met seeming contempt.Grant was seen rolling his eyes at the end of the awkward interview, prompting one viewer to describe the star as “a total a–hole.”“Is Hugh Grant just an arrogant d–k all the time?” another asked. “He was so rude to Ashley Graham on the red carpet, complete with an eye roll.

Roger Deakins, legendary cinematographer and knight of the British realm, cut to the chase: In his view several of the best examples of cinematography are missing from this year’s Oscars list.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has spoken out after Gary Lineker was dropped from his role on Match of the Day. The row broke out earlier this week after the former England striker took to social media to hit out at Government plans to stop small boats making the journey to Britain.

Andy Cole has insisted he is not bothered if Manchester City striker Erling Haaland breaks his record for the number of goals scored in a single Premier League campaign.

Manchester City star and England Lioness Alex Greenwood says her mum, Mo Marley and Sarina Wiegman have all helped her become the woman who has captured the hearts of football fans all over the world.

Hugh Grant recognizes that he loses his temper at times.

Hugh Grant, Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh have become the latest A-list names to join the star-studded list of presenters at this year’s Academy Awards in Los Angeles. The British household names will appear alongside fellow industry heavyweights including Antonio Banderas, Sigourney Weaver and Elizabeth Banks at the annual event on Sunday, as the Academy of Motion Pictures and Science rewards the best and brightest film talent to have emerged in the last twelve months.

Ministers did not understand their own Covid lockdown rules, causing confusion and 'huge resentment' among the police charged with enforcing them, a former GMP chief has said. Police forces across the UK were criticised for their sometimes heavy-handed approach to enforcing lockdown rules, including using drones to monitor people going for a walk in the Peak District and breaking up a child's birthday party in Salford.

Piers Morgan’s departure from Good Morning Britain – on a day when parties were illegal. The social care minister, who had already had a notorious run-in with the presenter, sent a message to Matt Hancock on March 9, 2021. The news had just broken that Morgan was leaving the ITV show following comments he made about the Duchess of Sussex.

Ten men have been charged with more than 50 offences between them as part of an investigation into child sexual exploitation in Bolton.

King Charles has sent an emotional message to the President of Greece to express his sorrow over an “appalling” train crash in the country. More than 40 people died after a passenger train and freight train collided near the city of Larissa in northern Greece, in one of the country's worst rail accidents.The first four carriages of the passenger train were derailed and the first two caught fire, leaving them almost completely destroyed.

Russell Grant has opened up on his secret battle with brain cancer and the five-hour operation to remove a tumour.The famous celebrity astrologer and in-house horoscope guru for the likes of spiritual magazines also praised his doctors for managing to save his eyesight.The astrology expert had a tumour growth on his pituitary gland in his brain. After various tests and scans at the hospital, Russell then went under the knife to have the mass removed.The 71 year old TV personality thanked his "A-team" of medical support staff as he went on to explain that he is now in recovery after the invasive procedure.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic For 25 years, I have never been much of a Guy Ritchie fan. I found the in-your-face-and-over-the-top crime dramas that made his reputation — “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels,” “Snatch,” “Revolver,” and “RocknRolla” — to be empty-flashy exercises in the too-muchness of genre kinetics, overly infatuated with their post-Tarantino cutthroat cool. It was clear that Ritchie had talent, but the way just about every shot in his movies was designed to remind you of that turned the films into layer cakes that were more frosting than cake. After a while, he dropped the badass glitz and settled into a more conventional career, and some of those movies were okay. I confess that I enjoyed his remake of “Swept Away” (yes, the one with Madonna), and he had fun applying what was left of his high-froth ADD style to the Robert Downey Jr. “Sherlock Holmes” franchise. Yet I could never escape the feeling that Guy Ritchie had trapped himself on a hamster wheel of trying too hard. I’ve liked a few of his films. But I’ve never loved one.

Taylor Swift's boyfriend Joe Alwyn has shared a series of rare pictures with fans including one with Jack Antonoff that had many, jokingly, wondering if the British actor is embarking on a new career.One of the pictures posted on the 32-year-old's Instagram account saw Joe and Jack, a close friend and producer of Taylor's, posing side by side with a serious look on their faces; Joe wore black thick-rimmed glasses and someone had photoshopped black glasses on to Jack's face.WATCH: Taylor Swift opens up about relationship with boyfriend Joe AlwynMORE: Inside Taylor Swift's incredible $81m property portfolio: from New York to Nashville"Joe Alwyn solo debut album coming ah yessir," tweeted one follower, as another quipped: "Lover (Joe’s Version)," suggesting Joe may be working with Jack on a new cover of Taylor's love song.It's not out of the realm of possibility though, for Joe to consider releasing his own music, as the Conversations With Friends actor has contributed seven songs to Taylor's last three album.He also won a Grammy for his work on her 2020 album Folklore.Among the tracks that Joe has writing credits on - under the pseudonym William Bowery - are "Exile" and "Betty" from Folklore, "Champagne Problems," "Coney Island," and "Evermore" off Evermore, and "Sweet Morning" from her recent release Midnights.

Gogglebox recently made a welcome return to our TV screens and the first episode of the new series proved for emotional viewing as Pete Sandiford broke down in tears. The latest episode of the hit Channel 4 show aired on Friday 24 February, and showed the cast watching a selection of TV shows including This Morning, Starstruck and Netflix's You.

A former pensions minister has warned the Women Against State Pension Inequality Campaign (WASPI) that they are likely to receive “tiny bits of compensation” and not the “thousands and thousands” they may be expecting once the Parliamentary Ombudsman has released its final report.