Hugh Grant Vents Fury Over ‘Creepy’ Immigration Officer’s Talk With His Kids

Baila Eve ZismanApril 7, 2025, 2:51 pmHomepage Slider, News >

Hugh Grant has spoken up about the treatment his family received from an immigration officer at Londen’s Heathrow Airport.

In a post to X on April 4, Grant explained that he and his wife, Anna Eberstein, had been stopped and questioned about whether they were the parents of their children.

Grant wrote, “Just came through Heathrow with wife and children. We all have the same last name (Grant) on our passports. Immigration officer engages my children in chit chat then whispers to them “Are these your Mum and Dad?” Intrusive, insulting and creepy.”

Grant shares his daughter Tabitha Xiao, 13, and son Felix Chang, 11, with the actress Tinglan Hong. He and Eberstein share their children John Mungo, 12, Lulu Danger, 9 and Blue, 6.

The U.K. government’s website provides a Border Force article that states, “If you are traveling with a child (under 18) and are not the child’s parent, or may appear not to be the parent (for example, if you have a different family name), we may ask you a few questions to establish your relationship with the child.”

The statement continues, “We will always do this as quickly as possible and in a way which is sensitive to the interests of the child and the adult involved.”

Grant recently starred in Willy Wonka with Timotheé Chalamet.