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Emma Thompson has revealed she once turned down a dinner date with Donald Trump – in a rejection she joked could have changed the course of American political history. Speaking at the Locarno Film Festival, the Oscar-winning actor recalled an unexpected phone call from the future US president while she was filming the 1998 political satire Primary Colors. The call, she said, came the very same day her divorce from Kenneth Branagh was finalised. According to The Telegraph, the 66-year-old – who received the Leopard Club Award on August 8 – was sitting in her trailer when the phone rang. “Hello, this is Donald Trump,” the voice said. Thinking it was a prank, Thompson replied: “‘How can I help you?’ Maybe he needed directions from someone.”
Instead, Trump’s voice continued: “I’d love you to come and stay at one of my beautiful places. Maybe we could have dinner.” Thompson politely declined, saying: “That’s very sweet. Thank you so much. I’ll get back to you.” It was only later that she realised the call was genuine. Trump had just split from Marla Maples and, Thompson suspected, was looking for a “nice divorcée” to step out with. “I bet he had people searching for suitable women,” she said, adding: “You know, a nice divorcée, that’s what he was looking for. He even found the number for my trailer! That’s stalking.”
Laughing at the memory, Thompson reflected on how different history might have been had she accepted. “I could have gone on a date with Donald Trump. I could have changed the course of American history!”
Thompson also recalled how the Monica Lewinsky scandal exploded while she was shooting Primary Colors – a story that ultimately led to Bill Clinton’s impeachment.
She noted the uncanny parallels between the real-life drama and the film’s plot, quipping that it would be a relief if the biggest problem in politics today was “just a sex scandal” rather than the “everything else going on”.
The acclaimed actress’s personal life has also been closely followed over the years. She met Branagh in 1987 while filming Fortunes of War, marrying him two years later before their 1995 split following his affair with Helena Bonham Carter. Thompson later married actor Greg Wise in 2003.
Although widely recognised for her role in the Harry Potter films, Thompson was frank about her limited involvement. “This is not really an important part of my creative endeavour,” she said. “I’m really sorry. I don’t mean to be rude to those of you who like Harry Potter, but you know, I really came in, did a bit with glasses and hair, and then left, having been quite well paid.” She added: “I’m very grateful to them.”
During the festival appearance, Thompson looked back on her decades-long career, from her start as a politically minded comedian to her acclaimed performances in Howards End, The Remains of the Day, Sense and Sensibility, and Love Actually.