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Grant makes it hard for his leading man (Telegraph.co.uk)

It was a celebrity pile-up. There was Ian Botham and his son, Liam, Sam Torrance and his son, Daniel, the actors, Hugh Grant and Kyle MacLachlan, the England cricket captain, Michael Vaughan, and half a dozen Ryder Cup golfers. Take away the horizontal rain and the squealing seagulls and it might have been an average night in The Ivy or some similar star's hangout.
But it was the 17th tee at St Andrews and ahead lay the daunting Road Hole. With rain dripping off their visors, the luminaries of sport and screen compared notes and consulted their caddies.To the right stood the unlovely bulk of the Old Course Hotel and straight ahead was a hoarding advertising that same edifice. "Aim for the word 'hotel' on the poster," David Howell advised his playing partner, Grant. "That's the word 'hotel', not the hotel itself."The star of Notting Hill and Four Weddings and a Funeral did as he was told and his ball soared over the hoarding in the general direction of the green. Grant nodded, pursed his famous lips and set off down the fairway.
A sizeable proportion of the womenfolk of St Andrews made parallel progress outside the ropes. "A big thank you to Mr Grant," a steward noted, "for bringing out the local fauna."The match scorer was having the time of her life, spotting friends in the crowd and trotting over to share her good fortune. "However did you get to go around with Hugh Grant?" one jealous acquaintance asked. "Just the luck of the draw, Mags," the scorer modestly replied.The quartet of Howell and Grant, Paul McGinley and MacLachlan was the epitome of the Dunhill Links Championship: fine golfers and famous faces in sporting combination. It is, the organisers justly boast, a unique event.They are right. But that doesn't necessarily justify the peculiar format. In standard pro-am events, the pros and the ams get the hit-and-giggle stuff out of the way in midweek and the serious play starts on Thursday.
But, here, the amateurs are attached to their professionals throughout and, if they are famous enough, their very presence guarantees distraction from cooing fans.Howell is much too nice a man to apportion blame and he seems to enjoy Grant's company, frequently helping the heartthrob to line up his putts and joshing good-naturedly between shots. But you have to wonder whether Howell's pursuit of top spot in the European Order of Merit was helped or hindered by his celebrity companion.Grant certainly seemed to feel it was the latter.
The floppy-haired screen icon left his putt on the 18th green woefully short and, moments later, confided that he was sure he had let the partnership down."I'm very off form and I think I pulled David down with me today," Grant said. "I really wasn't at my best. It was incredible fun but the nerves were unbelievable, especially when I was putting. "Howell took the day's events in good part, conceding with a wink that his average round "I can only blame on Hugh".
The actor meanwhile had decided to blame his indifferent play on the pressures of work. "I try to work as little as possible these days," he said. "But I did go back and make a film earlier this year. I blame that for the collapse of my golf game."That, and a problem or two in the balance department. "The low point today was undoubtedly falling on my arse and sliding downhill," Grant confessed. "I had a bad lie." The actor may have seemed occasionally graceless on the golf course, but, in the post-match interview, he was gentlemanliness personified. How would he characterise his partnership with Howell? "It's a sex thing," Grant confided with a twinkle. "Our eyes met across a crowded room..."

Un autre article sur le championat de Dunhill/Another Dunhill Article : ICI/HERE

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Web sale for Bridget Jones' pants (BBC NEWS)

Bridget Jones's underpants, signed by Hugh Grant

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A pair of outsized underpants from the film Bridget Jones's Diary are to be sold on the internet, weeks after they fetched £2,000 at a charity auction.

The pants, which have been signed by actor Hugh Grant with the message "Hello Mummy! Lots of love and kisses", were first auctioned on 14 September. The sale took place in central London to benefit The Royal Parks Foundation. Winning bidder Anna Mann said she decided to re-auction the pants on eBay to raise more money for the charity.

'Exciting bidding'
Ms Mann, who is a trustee of the charity, said: "It's such a great gift that I want every Bridget Jones fan to be able to bid and raise even more money for The Royal Parks and my own special interest of providing sport and open space for children." Bridget Jones' Diary, starring Grant and Renee Zellweger, was a huge hit in 2001. Several scenes from the second Bridget Jones film, The Edge of Reason, were shot in The Royal Parks, including the fight between Colin Firth and Grant. Sara Lom, chief executive of The Royal Parks Foundation, said: "We are delighted that the London auction of the pants raised £2,000. "Now we look forward to some equally exciting bidding between international fans on the world wide web." The internet action will start at 1200 BST on Sunday, ending a week later at 1200 BST on Sunday 15 October.

Le slip géant de Bridget Jones doit être vendu sur Internet, après quelques semaines qu'il ait été acheté pour la somme de £2.000 à une enchère de charité.

Le slip, qui a été signé par l'acteur Hugh Grant avec le message "Salut Maman! Plein d'amour et de baisers ", était d'abord vendu aux enchères 14 septembre. La vente a eu lieu à Londres pour la fondation des parcs royaux. Le gagnant de l'enchère Anna Mann a dit qu'elle a décidé à la re-enchère du slip sur eBay pour soulever plus d'argent pour la charité.

'Enchère excitante'
Mme. Mann, qui est une administratrice de la charité, a dit : "C'est un si grand cadeau que je veux que chaque fan de Bridget Jones puisse s'offrir et gagner bien plus d'argent pour les parcs royaux et mon propre intérêt est de de rendre accessible le sport et un espace ouvert pour des enfants." Le journal intime de Bridget Jones,avec Grant et Renee Zellweger, fut un carton en 2001. Plusieurs scènes du deuxième film de Bridget Jones, l'age de raison, sont filmés dans les parcs royaux, y compris le combat entre Colin Firth et Grant. Sara Lom, cadre supérieur de la fondation des parcs royaux, dit : "nous sommes enchantés que l'enchère de Londres du slip a soulevé £2.000. "maintenant nous attendons avec impatience une enchère excitante entre les fans du monde entier.." L'enchère sur Internet commencera à £1200 dimanche, et finira une semaine plus tard dimanche 15 octobre.