Hugh Grant has revealed the names and genders of his younger children for the first time during an appearance on an American talk show. The 64-year-old actor shared that his youngest child is a girl and explained that he drew inspiration from a famous Hollywood character when choosing her name.
“I was in a bit of a panic with my wife the day we named our daughter. We thought it would be fun if she could say in bars when she got older that her middle name is Danger. So, her full name is Lulu Danger Grant. Austin Powers, you know?” Grant explained.
He also mentioned that his son, John Mungo, isn’t the only one in the family with a quirky name. Grant noted that they experienced some anxiety when naming their eldest daughter as well. He recalled asking their older son for suggestions while his sister was on the way. “We asked him, ‘What should we name her?’ He said ‘Kevin’ after his favorite Minion. We thought about it but then said, ‘You might want to come up with something else,’ and he suggested ‘Blue’ because that’s his favorite color,” Grant said.
This revelation is somewhat unusual for Grant, who tends to keep his personal life private despite his Hollywood fame. He shared rare insights into his family back in 2020 while speaking with Radio Times about parenting. “My mom used to talk to me in silly voices. I do the same with my kids, but I’m not sure they like it. They roll their eyes half the time,” he assured.
Grant has three children with 41-year-old Anna Eberstein. His eldest child, a daughter named Tabitha, was born in September 2013 after a brief relationship with her mother, Tinglan Hong. Grant missed her birth. “I had too many instances where hospital staff were paid to leak information to the press. Naturally, I wanted to see my daughter as soon as possible, even if only for a short time, so I took the risk and visited her the day after she was born,” he said.
Grant chose Tabitha’s first name, while her middle name, Xiao Xi, which means “happy surprise,” was chosen by her mother. Grant’s first son, John, was born on September 3, 2013, but his paternity wasn’t confirmed until the following year when John’s birth certificate was amended to name Grant as the father and Anna as the mother.
His second son, Felix, was born just a few months after John in December 2012. Grant and Anna’s second child, Blue, arrived on December 15, 2015, and their third child, Lulu, was born in March 2018, with her birth announced by Grant’s ex-girlfriend, Elizabeth Hurley.
