Hugh Grant, 63, actor, has gotten older, but not worse. For a long time he mainly starred in romantic comedies, but now he can also be seen in dramas. The Brit sees two reasons for this, as he explained to colleague Drew Barrymore, 48, on her talk show. He initially joked that he was obviously “too old and fat and ugly” for the role of Prince Charming. That’s why he received more interesting offers. And: “I got better,” he corrects himself, “I became a little less bad after I had children, got married and became happier.”
Dakota Johnson, 34, actress, is a sleepyhead. “Sleep is my top priority in life,” she told him Wall Street Journal. “If I sleep less than ten hours, I am unable to function. I can easily manage 14 hours.” She also doesn’t have a regular wake-up time. It depends on what is currently happening in her life. “If I’m not working, if I have a day off on Monday, then I sleep as long as I can.”
Pope Francis, 86, church leader, is preparing his own funeral. Unlike many of his predecessors, he does not want to be buried in St. Peter’s Basilica, he said in a Mexican TV interview quoted by the Catholic News Agency. He has already made arrangements for a burial in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, where six popes are buried. Francis visited Rome’s largest church, St. Mary’s, more than 100 times. The last pope to date not to be buried in St. Peter’s Basilica was Pius IX. (1846 – 1878). His grave is in the Roman Basilica of San Lorenzo. At the same time, Francis announced that his funeral would follow a significantly simplified ritual.
Atze Schröder, 58, comedian, is grateful for his talent for happiness. He knows a lot of unhappy celebrities and has seen many crashes, he told the star. “Behind the scenes there is a surprising amount of confusion, sadness, alcohol, drugs and depression.” And there is a lot of envy and resentment. “On the red carpet and in front of the camera, most people like to act as if they love all their colleagues – but behind their backs the knives are sharpened. You secretly enjoy every shitstorm that the other person gets.” He has rarely experienced mutual support in show business.
Joachim Krol, 66, actor, struggles with train travel. “The idea of a train journey is of course a good one: you get on in Cologne, pack your laptop, go for something delicious to eat in the dining car and get off on time in Berlin,” he said to the New Osnabrücker Zeitung. “In reality, unfortunately, you don’t have internet, you arrive late, and the only warm drink in the dining car is beer.” However, he uses the 49 euro ticket intended for local transport and takes the bus.