An awkward Oscars interview with actor Hugh Grant left Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid cringing.
The Four Weddings and a Funeral star was interviewed on the red carpet by Ashley Graham and a clip of it was shown on ITV's GMB on Monday morning. Hugh appeared disinterested during the chat at the awards ceremony and Susanna appeared to relate to Ashley’s plight after previous stints of her own as a reporter on red carpets.
She told co-host Ed Balls: "I’ve been there on the red carpet and the problem of course is if you are the reporter, it’s knowing exactly who’s coming towards you. It’s also a problem if the person you interview doesn’t particularly want to give you an interview.
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"Spare a thought for ABC’s Ashley Graham. She saw Hugh Grant, who is famous for sometimes being a little bit short with his words."
The ITV show then played a clip of the chat, which saw Ashley ask the 62-year-old what he was most excited to see at the ceremony. Hugh replied that he wasn't particularly looking forward to any award, reports The Mirror.
Attempting to get something out of the interview, she continued: "What are you wearing?" But Hugh simply replied: "My suit."
In a last-ditch attempt, she asked about his brief role in Rian Johnson's murder mystery Glass Onion, saying: “What was it like to be in Glass Onion? How fun is it to shoot something like that?”
“Well I'm barely in it, I was in it for about three seconds," Hugh replied, shutting her down. "It still must have been fun though, you had fun right?" she then replied but once again the actor mustered up an uncomfortable response and said: "Erm... almost."
In the ITV studio, Ed Balls said: “He’s sometimes quite grumpy,” as Susanna laughed in disbelief at the clip. Ed added: “Nightmare. Can you imagine that? She’s trying so hard and he’s giving nothing. I mean, come on. Raise your game.”
During the ceremony, Hugh Grant reunited with Andie MacDowell on stage nearly 30 years after the release of Four Weddings And A Funeral. They presented the award for best production design - which went to Netflix ’s All Quiet On The Western Front.
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