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Emma Thompson Recalls Surprising Call from Donald Trump
At the Locarno Film Festival, actress Emma Thompson shared a surprising moment from the late 1990s when Donald Trump called her trailer while she was filming Primary Colors. “A man said, ‘Hi, this is Donald Trump,’” she recalled, initially thinking it was a joke.
An Unexpected Invitation
Trump asked her out on a date shortly after her divorce from Kenneth Branagh. Thompson declined but later joked, “I could have changed the course of history.”
Reflecting with Humor
She laughed about the timing, saying Trump might’ve been looking for a “nice divorcee.” Though she said no, Thompson admitted it would have made “a great story.”
Life After the Call
After her divorce, Thompson met actor Greg Wise, married in 2003, and built a quiet family life. The Trump call remains a quirky memory in her otherwise grounded and successful personal and professional life.
