Exclusive: Hugh Grant on Florence Foster Jenkins & why Meryl Streep is like the Lionel Messi of film

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Having sung (badly) with Simon Helberg, we reverted back to something of a more traditional interview set-up, when interview the aforementioned actor’s co-star, Hugh Grant – to mark the release of Florence Foster Jenkins.

Grant, who plays Bayfield – the compassionate husband of the eponymous figure – discusses the challenges in portraying a real life character (something we don’t associate with his illustrious career) and what it’s like to act opposite Meryl Streep, comparing the experience to sharing a football field with Lionel Messi.

Florence Foster Jenkins is released on May 6th and you can read our review here.