EMILY PRESCOTT: Hugh Grant's wife writes a book… about loving a star

EMILY PRESCOTT: That’s a novel idea! Hugh’s wife writes a book… about loving a star

They say you should write about something you know well, and Hugh Grant’s Swedish wife Anna seems to have taken that advice to heart for her debut novel.

With echoes of Hugh’s role in the movie Notting Hill and her life on the arm of one of the world’s best known actors, Anna Eberstein has teamed up with her sister Mari to write Plus En, which translates as Plus One.

The novel, which is published under the pseudonym Elsa Vildvin, tells the story of a woman called Nike who falls in love with a world-famous movie star named Jack.

However, Nike soon discovers that dating a star comes with the pitfall of constantly living in the public eye. It was published last week by Swedish publishing house Lind & Co and runs to 300 pages.

Hugh Grant’s wife Anna Eberstein (pictured together) has teamed up with her sister Mari to write Plus En, which translates as Plus One

On holiday in Elton John’s villa, Hugh Grant (centre) and Liz Hurley with friends in the streets of Nice earlier this month

The book seems to have many similarities to Anna’s own life and it draws comparisons with Notting Hill, the 1999 romcom in which Hugh plays bumbling bookshop owner William Thackeray who is thrust into the spotlight when he begins dating movie star American Hollywood Anna Scott, played by Julia Roberts.

Hugh, 62, who married Anna in 2018, took to social media site X to praise her, saying: ‘I am so proud of my wife who has written her first novel.’ Hugh has two daughters and a son with Anna and also shares two children with Tinglan Hong.

On becoming a father in his 50s, Hugh has said: ‘It was the nicest thing that’s ever happened to me. It’s just lovely to have all that love around. Suddenly you love someone more than yourself. It’s unheard of in my case and it’s all enchanting.’ 

If anyone can empathise with Anna’s book it is model Liz Hurley who became well known as Hugh’s girlfriend when the pair dated after they met on the set of Spanish film Remando Al Viento in 1988. They separated in 2000 but remain close friends and Hugh is godfather to Liz’s son Damian.

Singer Paloma Faith

It has all been kicking off for singer Paloma Faith who received a bit of bad news last week courtesy of a dead bird – and was saved by Google.

After a pigeon crashed into a window at her East London home and then died, the Only Love Can Hurt Like This star became concerned that it was an omen for darker things.

Thankfully, Google was on hand to provide some good old psychoanalysis and informed Paloma, 42, left, that the dead bird was actually a sign that she was struggling to find peace within herself and her close relationships.

I doubt clearing up all that mess would have been a very Zen experience though…

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