Hugh Grant does 'the most Hugh Grant thing ever' by falling asleep at Wimbledon
In Wednesday's action none other than Queen Camilla watched over play on Centre Court as Novak Djokovic booked his place in the semi-finals of the tournament.
Earlier this week, the likes of Roger Federer, James Anderson, Sir Ian McKellen also graced the Wimbledon grounds.
But for British acting royalty Hugh Grant, it appears a front-row seat to what is widely considered the best tennis tournament in the world was… a little boring.
Hilarious footage appears to show the Love Actually star dozing off during the first set between Djokovic and his opponent Flavio Cobolli.
Despite the set reaching a thrilling tiebreak, it appears it was not enough to keep Grant awake.
Writing on X, many tennis fans saw the funny side of Grant's subtle snooze.
@_eastafricanbih commented: 'The most Hugh Grant thing a Hugh Grant could ever Hugh.'
@elrorre added: 'Hugh Grant is my spirit animal.'
@sofignzalez also said: 'This is the most Hugh Grant thing he could do.'
Meanwhile, @albeertobrr said: 'Hugh Grant fell asleep during today's Wimbledon broadcast. Unique.'
Let's just hope the Queen couldn't hear him snoring.
The actor was sat in the box alongside his wife Anna Erbstein as former Prime Minister John Major was also in attendance.
Before Novak's match got underway, Queen Camilla told Djokovic she has her 'fingers crossed' for him ahead of his quarter-final match at Wimbledon.
Camilla was joined by her sister Annabel Elliot in the Royal Box on day 10 of action at SW19 on Wednesday.
This also comes after a British Wimbledon star spoke out out after being hit with a £9,000 fine for 'abusing staff'.
The tennis club announced their first list of punishments for 2025 with 12 players fined, including a British star who 'verbally abused staff'.
Henry Patten has received the biggest fine so far at this year's Championships and has been told to pay £9,000 for his behaviour in practice.
The British player, who won last year's Wimbledon men's doubles title, 'verbally abused staff' as they attempted to cut his training session short.
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But Patten has issued a statement confirming that he plans to appeal against the fine, saying he has been left 'disappointed' over the decision.
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