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Honest ..We're Jennifer Lopez & Hugh Grant; Scots Namesakes Are Stars in Their Own Righttars in Their Own Right.
December 9, 2005
THEIR passports always get a second look and every taxi booking takes twice as long. Hairdresser Hugh Grant and office worker Jennifer Lopez are cursed by having the same name as two of the most famous people on the planet. But after years of suffering wisecracks the put-upon Scots are getting their own back by appearing in a series of adverts poking fun at their celebrity alter egos.
The Scottish Hugh Grant, 39, from Eyemouth, near Berwickshire, attempted to launch his own career in acting as a teenager, but is now enjoying backhanded fame thanks to the foppish English star.
But the 28-year-old Scots J-Lo is sick of being asked if her "bum looks big in this" and dislikes the films and music of her namesake.
Both Scots star in a series of international adverts for the E! Entertainment Channel, just launched in cinemas and on British and American TV, re-enacting a stereotypical moment from the celebrity's life, and are also featured on posters posing next to stills of their other halves.
And both said they are delighted to finally get a small taste of the superstar treatment, after years of seeing their names in lights.
Jennifer, of Glasgow, said: "It was amazing to film the advert. It went in really quickly because it's just a short spot, but it was great fun getting all the hair and make-up and pretending to be a star for a day.
"It makes a change from just having a famous name."
It's astonishing to think their names were both relatively innocuous 10 years ago.
It was Four Weddings and a Funeral which made Hugh shy about his full name, when his posh and wittering namesake shot to fame in the hit romantic comedy.
But Hugh isn't fazed by celebs - he spent four years as a hairdresser aboard the QE2 in the Eighties and styled Joan Collins, Liz Taylor, John Travolta and Shirley Bassey.
But even he feels the joke on his name is wearing thin.
"I actually noticed his name before Four Weddings because when you see your own name in credits, it kind of jumps out at you.
"But that was the film which made him famous and made me wish I had a middle name. Before that I just had a normal Scottish name, taken after my grandfather. There have been Hugh Grants in my family for generations before he showed up.
"I don't really mind but there's always that moment when people look at you funny or ask you to repeat it.
"The funny thing is that I wanted to be an actor when I was younger, but never made RRP pounds 12.99 NOWit. If I had got in before him, he'd have had to change his name for his career.
"There could be a lot worse people to have the same name as though, but whenever people ask about it I have to warn them that I'm not a lookalike and actually look nothing like the man himself.
"It's all good fun though, and everyone at a hairdresser likes a gossip and a laugh, so it's always fine."
Jennifer Lopez always had an unusual name for a girl growing up in Glasgow (the exotic surname comes from her Spanish-born father) but it's in the last five years that it has really started turning heads.
When the New York diva followed her hit film Out Of Sight by launching her pop career, the friendly and bubbly office worker started getting double takes.
She said: "Everyone always says the same thing: 'Does my bum look big in this?' "It can be a real pain when you phone the bank or a taxi and always have to explain.
"I've also had some people hang up on me because they think I'm making fun of them or giving a made-up name.
"When I go to the doctor or the dentist I've asked them to start asking for 'Miss Lopez', but even that gets people's attention and they will always ask me my first name.
"I also get a lot of second looks at my passport - I'm planning to go to New York next year so that should be fun going through customs there. But most people are really nice about it and say they think it's great and I'm lucky, which is always really nice to hear.
"I do get approached all the time by TV companies wanting me to do quiz shows and other programmes, but I'm a bit shy.
"When they contacted me about the adverts, though, I thought it was such a good idea that I had to give it a try."
She continued: "The funny thing is I don't really like her films or think she's much of an actress. The first time I spotted her name I was really surprised, and when she became a pop star everyone started talking about it."
In her advert Jennifer is in a yoga class with a pal, wearing tight tracksuit bottoms, and asks a pal if her bum looks big in them.
Meanwhile, the Berwickshire Hugh Grant is filmed driving along a street when he is approached by a woman of dubious repute.
He is then handed sandwiches by the girl, who turns out to be his wife.
Hugh said: "We filmed it in London a few months ago and in the one hotel there was all these people with famous names like me - Julia Roberts and Russell Crowe all checking in. The reception desk thought it was a big practical joke.
He added: "I hope the other Hugh Grant doesn't mind the advert because it's a little bit cheeky.
"But when I was filming it, all I was thinking was that I was so glad my name wasn't George Michael
CAUGHT: Hugh; poses with a police tag in a mock-up of Hugh Grant's real life arrest, above; DOUBLE TAKE: Jennifer Lopez and Hugh Grant show off photographs of their celebrity alter egos
Byline: By Brian McIver
Article Title: Honest ..We're Jennifer Lopez & Hugh Grant; Scots Namesakes Are Stars in Their Own Righttars in Their Own Right. Newspaper Title: Daily Record. Publication Date: December 9, 2005. Page Number: 24. COPYRIGHT 2005 Scottish Daily Record & Sunday
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