Ashley Graham reacted to the debates rocking the net since his awkward interview with Hugh Grant.
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On Sunday, the model and TV personality interviewed the British actor, whose succinct answers on the 2023 Oscars red carpet caused some unease.
Speaking at Vanity Fair’s Oscars party, Ashley Graham told CNN, “My mom used to tell me to smother her with kindness.” She also said that the online comments surrounding the interview gave her “a lot of support.” feel.
During the exchange, the actor referred to the Oscars as “Vanity Fair” or “foire aux vanités” in French. Ashley Graham seemed to think Hugh Grant was referring to Vanity Fair magazine’s popular after-party, but there’s no indication if this was the case or if he was referring to British writer William Makepeace Thackeray’s classic.
The uneasiness continued when Ashley Graham asked Hugh Grant who he would like to see win. The comedian simply dropped, “No one in particular.”
When asked who the designer of his costume was, the British actor replied: “I don’t remember; my tailor,” and about his performance in the film Glass Onion: A Tale at Daggers Drawn, he replied, “I hardly like it. I’ll only show up for three seconds.”
After seeing the video, Twitter users told the actor, “If you don’t want to be there, go home,” and called the episode “the worst Oscar interview ever.”