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Love Actuallyis a favorite cult Christmas movie for many fans, and while the film has become a classic overtime, lead star Hugh Grant revealed he was not particularly fond of a specific scene.
The actor openly expressed his hatred for the dancing scene in Richard Curtis’ 2003 project. He tried to make a lot of excuses in hopes of avoiding it to the point that he faked his injury. The British star called it “absolute hell.”
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Hugh Grant Dreaded Filming Dance Scene InLove Actually
In anABC Newsspecial viaLos Angeles Times, actorHugh Grantrevealed his displeasure for the dancing scene inLove Actually. As someone who does not usually grooves on screen, it is quite understandable. Still, he thought the idea was very terrible:
“I saw it in the script, and I thought, ‘Well, I’ll hate doing that.’ I didn’t fancy doing the dance at all, let alone rehearsing it. To this day, there’s many people — and I agree with them — who think it’s the most excruciating scene ever committed to celluloid.”
He lamented how he had to power through the early morning by strutting his stuff, and at the same time, not really feeling it. He further added viaE! News:
“And then on the day—I mean, imagine, you know, you’re a grumpy 40-year-old Englishman. It’s 7 o’clock in the morning. You’re stone-cold sober, and it’s, ‘OK, Hugh, if you’d like to freak out now…’ It was absolute hell.”
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Grant prancing around 10 Downing Street to the Pointer Sisters’Jump (For My Love)remains one of the most iconic scenes in the movie. The actor admitted not being enthusiastic about it that he had to delay filming it:
“I certainly dreaded filming it, and [writer-director] Richard [Curtis] kept saying as the weeks went by… he said, ‘Don’t you think we better rehearse the dancing scene?’ And I said, ‘Well, yeah, yeah, I gotta learn some lines. You know, my ankle hurts today.’ So, it was never rehearsed.”
DirectorRichard Curtisrevealed Grant kept making excuses until it was already the last day of production, so he had no choice but to shoot the scene.
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Hugh Grant ‘Drunkenly’ WatchedLove ActuallyAgain
Hugh Grant admitted in the same interview withABC Newsthat he revisited the movie with his wife Anna Eberstein and reflected viaPeople:
“It comes from the heart — it’s true. And I did drunkenly watch a bit of Love Actually a few months ago with my wife, and she was the one who said, ‘Oh look, it’s all about pain; it’s all about suffering.’”
TheMusic and Lyricsstar complimented the director’s writing and even called the movie “a bit psychotic.” Grant said:
“The thing is with him, what you have to remember is when he writes about love, he means it. And that is quite rare.”
Love Actuallyalso starred Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Andrew Lincoln, Keira Knightley, Colin Firth, Martin Freeman, Bill Nighy, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Liam Neeson, and Rowan Atkinson.
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Ariane Cruz is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 3,000 articles published. Her love for pop culture and the creative arts fuels her passion to deliver engaging and informative stories. Her daily consumption of films, shows, and books keeps her energized for the day, along with her mission to serve as the bridge between fans and their favorite franchises.
