Who Is Hugh Grant's Wife? All About Anna Eberstein

Mar. 15, 2025

Anna Eberstein and Hugh Grant in December 2016.Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty

Hugh Grantwas once a notoriously eligible bachelor, much like his characters in iconic romantic comedies of the ’90s and early aughts. But in 2018, the actor left singledom behind when he married Swedish producerAnna Eberstein.

The twowed during a private ceremonyat the Chelsea Register Office in London after dating for several years. Shortly after the wedding, theFour Weddings and a Funeralstar said that he wished he had gotten married sooner.

“It’s really nice, I can’t pretend it isn’t,” he toldToday. “I should have done it before. I’m just lucky. I’m lucky. I’ve got a great wife. I love her.”

Grant has also responded to speculation that he had married Eberstein for “passport reasons,” something that had been erroneously claimed after their wedding.

“No I didn’t, @Internet,” he postedon X(formerly Twitter) in June 2021. “I married her because I love her.”

So who is Hugh Grant’s wife? Here’s everything to know about Anna Eberstein and her relationship with the actor.

She’s from Sweden and worked as a television producer

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Eberstein was raised in Sweden but lives in Grant’s native London. She graduated from Sweden’s Uppsala University in 2003 with a master’s degree in economics and also studied at Lincoln Memorial University in Tennessee.

She later worked as a freelance television producer. Eberstein was previously a promotions producer for ESPN, where she produced video material for marketing, advertising and on-air promos.

She and Grant enjoy attending the French Open

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Years later, the couple were spectators at the 2023 French Open. Eberstein looked chic in a blue and white sweater dress, while Grant donned a blazer, slacks and a white fedora.

She “drunkenly” watchedLove Actuallywith Grant

In 2022, Grant told Diane Sawyer that he had recently “drunkenly"watched his 2003 rom-comLove Actuallywith Eberstein, who noted that there was just as much heartbreak as love in the iconic film.

“It comes from the heart — it’s true,” said the actor, who played the U.K.’s prime minister in the film. “[Anna] was the one who said, ‘Oh look, it’s all about pain; it’s all about suffering.’ "

Sawyer agreed, adding that the film touched on “awkwardness and little rejections and little disappointments in yourself.”

She co-founded a children’s sock company

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Eberstein is also an entreprenuer. In 2014, she co-founded a slipper-sock brand called Ace & Me with her cousin Pia Tamm Hagno.

She shares three children with Grant

Grant didn’tshare his daughters' names publiclyuntil a 2024 appearance onJimmy Kimmel Live.

Speaking to PEOPLE in 2018, Grant said of fatherhood: “It wasthe nicest thingthat’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 they love you and it’s all enchanting.”

In 2020, Grant recalledmissing his kidswhile working on HBO’sThe Undoing, which was shot in New York City over five months.

“You had your family with you, which was, I think, very sensible,” Grant told his costarNicole Kidmanduring an interview withMarie Claire. “I thought, ‘Oh, fantastic opportunity to get away from my screaming children.’ I left everyone in London. And then as soon as I got to New York each time I came out to film, I missed so much. It was, it was awful.”

Grant also shares daughter Tabitha Xaio Xi and son Felix Chang with Tinglan Hong.

She and Grant have attended many high-profile events together

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In September 2023, the couple attended a banquet at the Palace of Versailles in France. Among the guests wereKing CharlesandQueen Camilla.Eberstein dazzled in a black gown with pearl detailing around the neck, while Grant looked dapper in a black tuxedo.

She’s supportive of Grant’s career

Anna Elisabet Eberstein and Hugh Grant attend the Los Angeles Premiere Of Warner Bros. “Wonka” at Regency Village Theatre on December 10, 2023.Gregg DeGuire/WireImage

Gregg DeGuire/WireImage

Grant has had a long and illustrious Hollywood career. While Eberstein came along well after his rom-com era, she has watched her husband earn countless award nominations for his performances in shows such as HBO’sThe Undoingand Amazon Prime’sA Very English Scandal.

In December 2023, Eberstein joined Grant on the red carpet at the Los Angeles premiere of his latest film,Wonka, in which he plays an 18-inch-tall orangeOompa Loompawith green hair.

source: people.com