The most emblematic scene of love actually almost never saw the light of day. This is Hugh Grant’s reveal on the show Laughter and the secrets of love in reality: 20 yearswhich will air next week on the American channel ABC.
The actor, who plays the British prime minister in the hit romantic comedy, says he initially refused to film his famous dance scene at 10 Downing Street, according to Underground.
“I expected to get sick”
“I saw the scene in the script and I thought I would hate to do it. I didn’t like dancing at all, and I hated rehearsing it,” explains the actor, who was convinced by director Richard Curtis after having refused many times.
“I was hoping I’d get sick or something. We would have had no choice but to cancel this dance number,” laughs Hugh Grant, who doesn’t appreciate his performance in the sequence.
“I’m not in rhythm at all [avec la chanson], especially at the beginning, when I’m shaking my ass. Even today, there are people – and I agree with them – who consider it the most unbearable scene ever filmed. And there are those who love it!”
new meetings
Released on the occasion of the film’s 20th anniversary, Laughter and the secrets of love in reality: 20 years later returns with Emma Thompson, Laura Linney, Bill Nighy, Thomas Brodie-Sangster and Hugh Grant backstage on set.
the casting they already met in 2017 for a short film as part of a charity operation. “I thought it would be fun to do 10 minutes to see where everyone is,” Richard Curtis told the newspaper at the time. guardian.
Source: BFM TV
