Ashley Graham breaks silence on ‘rude and awkward’ Hugh Grant Oscars interview

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By Nasima Khatun

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Ashley Graham has recently broken her silence on the Hugh Grant interview at the Oscars - and let's just say she's totally over it.

Now, Sunday night's prestigious Acadamy Awards celebrated some of the best talents across the industry. We were treated to a host of incredible moments including Michelle Yeoh's history-making achievement, Ke Huy Quan's emotional speech about the importance of perseverance, and Jamie Lee Curtis' first-time win after such a long and illustrious career, spanning over four decades.

In between, we were also treated to some emotional performances from the likes of Rihanna, who paid a beautiful tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman via her rendition of 'Lift Me Up' from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, as well as Lady Gaga, who dedicated her emotional performance of 'Hold My Hand' to the late Top Gun director Tony Scott.

While there were some great moments throughout the night, there's one that has seemed to still be the center of attention even days after the event... and yes, I'm talking about that very awkward interview between Ashley Graham and Hugh Grant.

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Ashley Graham attends the 95th annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Credit: UPI / Alamy

If you missed it - lucky you - but here's the low down.

Graham, 35, was waiting to interview celebrities on this year's beige carpet, and while most of them seemed chirpy and willing to give us interesting content, Grant, 62, took a whole different approach.

Fans were left convinced that the actor was being "rude" and "dismissive" towards the model.

Graham asked Grant: "What are you most excited to see? Anyone to see win?" To which he replied: "No one in particular." The mom-of-three then asked what Grant was wearing and who had designed it, at which point he simply answered: "My tailor."

"What does it feel like to be in Glass Onion," Graham then asks, "such an amazing film? How fun is it to shoot something like that?"

The Love Actually star then says: "Well, I'm barely in it. I'm in for about three seconds."

Yikes.

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Anna Eberstein and Hugh Grant attend the 95th annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Credit: UPI / Alamy

After the weird exchange between the pair, Graham promptly ends the interview, given that Grant was seemingly not interested in any more pleasantries, he simply just handed back the mic and walked off.

Check out the awkward exchange below:

Twitter was rife with opinions on the interaction.

Some just attributed Grant's dryness down to the fact that he was British and it's just a natural part of the culture over the pond.

Others also blamed Graham for asking "stupid questions."

However, most people settled on the fact that he just could not find it in him to be interested in the conversation.

"Why was Hugh grant so rude?? Shout out to Ashley for holding up the conversation. / getting through that," tweeted one user.

"Hugh Grant is definitely the type of person who is rude to servers after waiting 30 seconds for a menu. @ashleygraham you were amazing," added another.

A third even described him using extremely colorful language: "Is Hugh Grant just an arrogant d*** all the time? He was so rude to Ashley Graham on the red carpet, complete with an eye roll. Maybe he should stay home if he's too good for his industry of choice."

In the wake of the drama, Graham has finally addressed the situation.

Catching up with TMZ while at LAX Airport, the 35-year-old appeared to not be fazed by the actor's behavior.

"You know what, my momma told me to kill people with kindness, so there you go," she said when asked if she was offended by Grant's responses.

Let's just say that the two won't be striking up a friendship any time soon.

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