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Sami Quadri

Hugh Grant slams Heathrow immigration officer over ‘insulting and creepy’ treatment of children

Actor Hugh Grant has angrily criticised an “insulting and creepy” experience at Heathrow Airport, saying an immigration officer unnecessarily questioned his children about whether he was their father.

The Notting Hill and Bridget Jones’s Diary star, who was Bafta-nominated earlier this year for his rare scary role in the 2024 horror film Heretic, said the incident happened on Friday (4 April) as he travelled through the airport with his wife and three children.

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