Hugh Grant's 5 Children: All About Tabitha, Felix, John, Lulu and Blue

Mar. 15, 2025

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Hugh Grantbecame a father later in life.

Over the span of eight years, theNotting Hillactor welcomed five children — two with actress Tinglan Hong and three with his now-wifeAnna Eberstein. Though Grant has kept his kids out of the public eye, he has occasionally discussed his family life.

In 2018, the father of five shared that he lovedmaking his kids laugh. “I think it’s always amusing to put your underpants on your head,” he told PEOPLE, adding that his daughter had taken to doing the same with her diapers. “I made the mistake of showing one of my sons my ass all the time. ‘Hey, look at this!’ Then he got the habit and taught every single child in west London to do the same.”

In learning to balance his family and career, Grant realized how much he valued family time. “I thought, ‘Oh, fantastic opportunity to get away from my screaming children,’ " he recalled of filmingThe Undoingin the U.S. “As soon as I got to New York each time … Imissed them so much. It was awful. I remember almost every scene I acted in made me cry.”

Here’s everything to know about Hugh Grant’s five children.

Tabitha Xiao Xi Grant, 13

Grant and Tinglan Hong welcomed their first child,Tabitha Xiao Xi Grant, in September 2011.

Hong had difficult interactions with the paparazzi throughout her pregnancy, so Grant opted to miss Tabitha’s birth to avoid a media circus. “I have had too many experiences of hospital staff being paid to leak information to the press,” he wrote in a statement to U.K. officials regarding media ethics, perThe Guardian. “Naturally, I was very keen to see my daughter as soon as possible, even if it could only be for a short time, so in the end I took a risk and visited the day after the birth.”

Grant chose the name Tabitha, while Hong chose her middle name, Xiao Xi, which means “happy surprise.” Though she was a happy surprise, Grant still had toadjust to fatherhood. (The actor turned 51 in September 2011.)

John Mungo Grant, 12

On Sept. 3, 2012, Grant and television producer Anna Eberstein welcomed sonJohn Mungo Grant. His birth was made public over a year later when his birth certificate was refiled to include Grant’s name as the father.

John’s name comes from his dad, whose full name isHugh John Mungo Grant.

In 2020, Grant shared withRadio Timesmagazinewhat he was like as a parent. “Stylistically, I’m probably more like my mother than my father,” he said. “As children, she was quite silly with us with lots of silly voices. I do that with my children, but I’m not sure they enjoy it. They roll their eyes half the time.”

Felix Chang Hong Grant, 11

Hong and Eberstein became pregnant only months apart. In December 2012, Grant and Hong welcomed son Felix Chang Hong Grant. He was bornthree months afterbrother John Mungo.

Grant announced Felix’s birth on Twitter. “Am thrilled my daughter now has a brother,” he wrote. “Adore them both to an uncool degree. They have a fab mum.”

The actor later told PEOPLE what he loves about having kids. “It’s just lovely to have all that love around,” he said. “Suddenlyyou love someonemore than yourself. It’s unheard of in my case and they love you and it’s all enchanting.”

Lulu Danger Grant, 9

Grant and then-girlfriend Eberstein welcomed theirsecond child together, a daughter, on Dec. 16, 2015, making Grant a father of four.

“I should have done it before,” he said in 2018 aftermarrying Eberstein. “I’m just lucky. I’ve got a great wife. I love her. We’ve got three kids together, we live together.”

It wasn’t until their daughter was 8 years old that Grant finally shared her name publicly after it came up in conversation during a 2024 appearance onJimmy Kimmel Live!.

“I was in a bit of a panic with my wife on the day we named her and we thought it might be nice for her when she was older if she could say in bars that her middle name was Danger,” he said “So her name isLulu Danger Grant.”

Blue Grant, 6

Grant’s ex-girlfriendElizabeth Hurleyannounced the birth onWatch What Happens Live withAndy Cohen. “Well, he had another last week,” she told Cohen. “He has five.” (Hurley and Grant remained good friends after their split — in fact,Grant is godfatherto Hurley’s sonDamian Charles.)

“He was over 50 when he spawned them all,” Hurley joked, adding, “No, he’s an enchanting dad. Really, really sweet. Having these kids has transformed him from a very miserable person into a fairly miserable person. It’s improved him. He’s gone up the scale.”

Grant revealed his youngest daughter’s name, Blue, during the same conversation withJimmy Kimmelthat he shared Lulu’s name for the first time, admitting that they let Felix help pick it out.

In October 2020, Grant toldRadio Timesthat he had come to understand it was “damned nice” having a family.

“Anyone with young children would probably agree that it’s simultaneously the worst time in your life and the best,” he told the outlet. “On a day-to-day basis, as you tread on another broken toy with a hangover, it’s just awful. But when you look back at the photographs on your iPhone, you realize, ‘Oh, I have been extremely happy. This is very nice.'”

source: people.com