One of Britain's most glamorous couples, actor Hugh Grant and
socialite Jemima Khan, have decided to go their separate ways, the
US website People.com has reported.
"Hugh and Jemima have decided to split amicably," Grant's publicist
Robert Garlock said on the website.
The news came the same day that Grant's ex-girlfriend, British
model and actress Elizabeth Hurley, and Indian businessman Arun
Nayar told officials of their plan to wed.
Grant's long relationship with Hurley ended in 2000.
For the last three years Grant, 46, has been dating the 33-year-old
Khan, the ex-wife of cricketer Imran Khan and daughter of the late
Euroskeptic tycoon Sir James Goldsmith.
Grant, famous for playing fancy-free cads in films like "Four
Weddings and a Funeral" or "Bridget Jones," appeared content with
Khan when he spoke at a press conference in London last month for
his latest movie.
"It's true that I have taken a long time to settle down," Grant
said. "My life is very nice now."
His latest movie, "Music and Lyrics," is a romantic comedy about an
over-the-hill rock star who eventually finds love in
mid-life.
The Daily Mail newspaper quoted a friend of Khan as saying: "They
both finally realised it was over.
"When Jemima told Hugh, it didn't surprise him -- it wasn't a bolt
from the blue -- the relationship was effectively dead," the friend
was quoted as saying.
"She feels the relationship has run its course. She felt the
relationship was probably never really sufficiently stable to move
towards marriage," she said.
"Jemima has been hugely, hugely fond of Hugh and there's absolutely
nobody else involved on either side. There's great sadness on her
part but no acrimony, it is a dead relationship as far as she is
concerned," the friend said.
(source: Yahoo News)