Grant made his name on rom-coms like Four Weddings and a Funeral and Nine Months. By the time Notting Hill came along in 1999, his star persona was fully associated with the genre, or at least broadly with romance, including his roles in period romances like Sense and Sensibility and Maurice.

The movie "Notting Hill" melted hearts in the 90s. But now lead actor Hugh Grant, of all people, is making headlines with a shocking revelation.

Hugh Grant is known to not be the biggest fan of his past movies but he has specific issues with his character in the 1999 rom-com Notting Hill. The actor recently partook in Vanity Fair ’s “Scene Selection,” where he shared why he thinks his character William Thacker is “despicable.” Grant stars opposite Julia Roberts in the film.

While Hugh Grant usually is quite the charmer in his romantic comedies, the actor explains that his Notting Hill character rubs him the wrong way.

The British actor called his character, bookstore owner William Thacker, “despicable” for the way he treated Julia Roberts’ movie star character, Anna Scott, in the film.

Hugh Grant reflects on his character in 'Notting Hill', admitting he finds him despicable and comments on the portrayal of his character's actions in the film.

Hugh Grant has a lot of thoughts about his Notting Hill character, William Thacker — and not all of them are good. “Whenever I’m flicking the channels at home after a few drinks and this comes up, I just think,