Hugh Grant was spotted sleeping at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships, which he attended with his wife, Anna Elisabet Eberstein. The BAFTA winner sat behind Queen Camilla during the men’s singles quarter-final match between Novak Djokovic and Flavio Cobolli.
Hugh Grant spotted sleeping at Wimbledon
As seen in a since-deleted social media video uploaded online, Hugh Grant slumped to one side of his chair and ended up sleeping while watching the match between Novak Djokovic and Flavio Cobolli. During the match, he was seated next to his wife, Anna Elisabet Eberstein, and just behind Queen Camilla.
For the match, the Two Weeks Notice actor wore a black-and-white suit and sunglasses. Meanwhile, his wife wore a white shirt and also had on sunglasses.
The hilarious situation sparked mixed reactions on social media, with some users calling out the 64-year-old for dozing off, while others poked fun or empathized with why he fell asleep.
“I would give my eyes teeth to have his seat and Grant bloody snoozes,” one fan wrote on X (Twitter).
“The man needed a nap. I get it,” a fan tweeted.
“hugh dreaming of winning wimbledon with a nap strategy,” a fan wrote.
One fan noted in a since-deleted tweet how people “had been queuing since 3 am” to get seats to watch the Wimbledon match or view it “on the big screen in the grounds.” They called out the Bridget Jones’s Diary star for sleeping “through the tie break.” “Frankly, I think it’s rude,” the fan added (via People).
“bro hit 3 weddings and a funeral before noon he earned that nap,” one fan jokingly stated.
Moreover, Hugh Grant sleeping at Wimbledon 2025 amused ESPN‘s Chris Fowler and his commentating partner, John McEnroe. Fowler asked McEnroe if the acting icon was with them. To this, McEnroe said, “Looks like he could use a little wake-up call. It’s a tiebreaker, tell him. Long way to go” (via E! News).
Hugh Grant and Queen Camilla were two of the high-profile attendees at Wimbledon 2025. Other attendees included David Beckham, Jessica Alba, Olivia Rodrigo, Glen Powell, Andrew Garfield, and Monica Barbaro.
Originally reported by Abdul Azim Naushad on ComingSoon.
