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The English actor explained why and how he chose the names of his two youngest children. It was on the set of the show Jimmy Kimmel LiveOctober 29.
This is a secret that has been well kept until now. Although we know a lot about Hugh Grant’s personal life, we still don’t know the names of his two youngest children, ages 8 and 5. The English actor ended the secret on October 29, during his appearance on the American show Jimmy Kimmel Live. Host Jimmy Kimmel first asked him to confirm that his middle name was indeed Mungo, noting the irony of being called Hugh Mango, which resembles the English word “humung” which means “huge”. The information was directed by an English actor, whose full name is, respectively, Hugh John Mango Grant. The host then asked the 64-year-old actor if he had passed the name on to his children, prompting him to reveal their names.
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Names chosen in a panic
Hugh Grant not only revealed the names of his two youngest daughters born from the union with his wife, Anna Eberstein, but also revealed the circumstances under which he chose them. He says about his 8-year-old daughter. “My wife and I were a bit frantic the day we named him and we thought it would be good for him when he was older if he could say his middle name in bars. was a danger. So her name is Lulu Danger Grant.” Here’s to the first one, which will really be enough to make those around you laugh.
Let other children choose
For their second daughter, Hugh Grant and his wife would take no time to question the name they wanted to give her, once again panicking. To help them, they would ask their eldest son for advice. “My wife and I panicked again about the names, so we asked the older brother (By Lulu, Editor’s Note)“, he says. This older brother is John Mungo Grant, their son was born in September 2012 when Hugh Grant was in a relationship with another woman.
“A new baby is coming, what shall we call it? And he answered: “Kevin”, because it was his favorite Minion, – says the actor, referring to the film Despicable Me. We thought about naming him Kevin, but said, “You better find something else.” So he said Blue because that was his favorite color.” And so, the second daughter of Hugh Grant and Anna Eberstein was named Blue Grant.
In total, Hugh Grant is the father of five children. In addition to his three children from his relationship with Anna Eberstein, he is also father to daughter Tabitha Xiao Xi, 13, and Felix Chang Hong, 11, from his relationship with Tinglan Hong.
Source: Le Figaro
