Emma Thompson and that time Donald Trump asked her to go out together: “I could have changed the course of American history”

There are choices that change life. Their own or that of millions of people, as in the case of Emma Thompson. During a masterclass at the Locarno Festival, as reported Varietythe actress He told of when Donald Trump invited her to go out.

“I was in my dressing room when the phone rang and it was him,” he says. “I thought it was a joke. “Hi, I’m Donald Trump,” he said and I: “How can I help you?”. I thought they served him indications. He replied: “I would like you to stay in one of my splendid apartments, and perhaps we could have dinner together”. And he added: «I realized that my divorce had been finalized that day. I bet that people who seek the eligible people with whom they can come out, among all the depending cute divorceds, have to his addictions. Let’s face it, found the number of my dressing room! This is called stalking. So yes, I could have gone to dinner with Donald Trump. I could have changed the course of American history».

The colors of the victory

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Always regarding the situation of the ruling class and stripes class, it recalls that the story of Monica Lewinsky had been temporally concomitant with the filming of her project The colors of the victory With John Travolta: «It seems to me a life ago. Ah, If only we could have a nice sexual scandal instead of all this! »

During the Swiss event, Emma Thompson also recalled the beginnings of his career as a comic, also of political jokes and this is how, in a bizarre way, the manufacturer of the cinematographic adaptation of Reason and feeling (of which the 30 years of age in 2025) thought it was perfect to transpose Jane Austen’s novel (of which this year the 250th anniversary of birth has been resorted to). “Which is strange,” he admits immediately after.

Reason and feeling

Reason and feeling

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The Oscar winner recalls the times when he still went to school and did not think about a career in acting at all: “In my class one day the administrator of a hospital came and I immediately thought it was a good career, perhaps because I liked his shoes”.

With Maggie Smith on the set of Harry Potter

With Maggie Smith on the set of Harry Potter

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It seems impossible to remain serious in the presence of the English actress, also known for his role in the saga of Harry Pottereven when he tells dramatic episodes, like the one that happened to his grandmother, who inspired him in his most delicate roles: “He was 13 years old when he started being a maid. She was raped by her employer, she was pregnant and kept the child and then discovering that many other young women in his own state succeeded, like a sort of surrogate motherhood. My grandmother has never been really happy and satisfied ».

Source: Vanity Fair

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