LONDON: Hugh Grant, best known for playing bumbling Britons in romantic comedies like Four Weddings and a Funeral, has married for the first time, British media reported on Friday. Grant, 57, who has played a string of commitment-phobic characters, married Swedish television producer Anna Eberstein, 39, at a low-key civil ceremony in London's Chelsea district, photos of the pair printed in British newspapers showed. (FILES) In this file photo taken on Feb 12, 2017 British actor Hugh Grant (L) and Swedish producer Anna Eberstein (R) pose upon arrival at the BAFTA British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Feb 12, 2017. Veteran bachelor Hugh Grant, star of a string of romantic comedies including "Four Weddings and a Funeral", is finally getting married for the first time at the age of 57 to his Swedish girlfriend, 39-year-old television producer Anna Eberstein. Grant, the star of two Bridget Jones comedies, also made headlines when he was arrested in Los Angeles in 1995 with a prostitute.

Source: New Strait Times May 26, 2018 01:07 UTC