Internet can’t get enough of Hugh Grant falling asleep at Wimbledon behind Queen Camilla
British comedy actor Hugh Grant proved there wasn’t enough drama at Wimbledon to keep him entertained on Wednesday, dozing off as arguably the greatest tennis player of all time went about his work.
The Love Actually star appeared slumped back in his chair, masked by large sunglasses, and enjoying some shut-eye as Italy’s Flavio Cobolli took the advantage against Novak Djokovic in the first set tiebreaker of their quarter-final on Centre Court.
While Wimbledon is revered among tennis tragics for its age-old traditions and strict dress code, Grant’s less than proper act at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club was spotlighted due to his proximity to Queen Camilla.
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Attending alongside his wife, TV producer Anna Elisabet Eberstein, the mother of Grant’s three children initially proved little assistance to the typically animated star.
Unsurprisingly, social media users have enjoyed poking the finger at Grant who would want his time again.
“Absolutely unbelievable!!! Gets a freebie ticket to Wimbledon and has a nap!!” one person said.
“Don’t blame him. Tennis is a borefest!!!!” another wrote.
Others suggested the manner in which Grant had fallen asleep appeared within the star’s gentlemanly character.
“And doing it most charmingly,” one person wrote.
“He’s not asleep, he’s just resting his eyes,” another chimed in.
The 64-year-old was earlier seen engaged in the women’s Centre Court match between Mirra Andreeva and Belinda Bencic.
The tournament TikTok page even riffed off an iconic line from his 1999 film Notting Hill.
“She’s just a girl, playing tennis in front of a boy,” the page wrote, alongside a clip of Grant and his wife sharing a private joke and applauding the action.
The Heretic star has been one of many celebrities to attend the English grand slam, including acting couple Andrew Garfield and Monica Barbaro, singer Olivia Rodrigo, and Olympic diver Tom Daley.
