Richard E Grant’s life off screen including heartbreaking reason he wears three watches
19.02.2023 - 23:03
/ ok.co.uk
Following in the footsteps of comedy stars such as Stephen Fry and Richard Ayoade, this year’s BAFTA film awards will be hosted by Hollywood actor Richard E Grant and This Morning presenter Alison Hammond. Dressed to the nines for one night only, the charismatic duo will be joining forces as the reveal the winners of this year’s closely run awards race, to see who will get to take home of of the iconic BAFTA mask trophies.
Yet while all eyes may be on the ceremony itself, many fans at home may also be wondering about the star’s lives off screen. Here, we take a closer look at Richard E Grant’s life away from the limelight, from humble beginnings through to a heartbreaking romance.
Early years Born in the Summer of 1957, Richard Grant Esterhuysen is the eldest son of Leonne and Henrik Esterhuysen; the former head of education for the British government administration in Swaziland. He also has a younger brother named Stuart, who works as an accountant in Johannesburg, South Africa, but the two are estranged and have “never had a relationship” according to the actor.
Growing up in Swaziland, (now named Eswatini,) Richard went to primary school at St Mark's, a local government school in Mbabane, which had only recently been racially integrated at the time of his attendance. A keen academic, Richard later went on to study astWaterford Kamhlaba United World College of Southern Africa, an independent secondary school in Mbabane, before continuing his studies further at The University of Cape Town, where he studied English and Drama in 1976.
Following his graduation, he went on to move to Britain in 1982, where he adopted his stage name Richard E Grant, and registered with Equity, an acting trade union. Enduring marriage Four
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