Not speed dating, speed dadding
HugH gRANT has never seemed to be the settlingdown type — as Liz Hurley, Divine Brown, Jemima Khan and a few dozen freshfaced beauties around the globe have found out to their cost.
The thing is, they could just never love Hughie as much as he loves himself! And now this. Two sons and a daughter born within 15 months to two girlfriends? What’s he doing, launching an instant dynasty?
I’ve heard of speed dating, but not speed dadding — although Hugh has certainly put pedal to the metal on the old pappy-wagon.
Was he overcome by Sudden Fear Of Missing Out On Fatherhood, deciding to send platoons of his reproductive foot soldiers out into the world to raise his own mini- me army? I don’t even want to think about that.
The actor must be congratulated for providing beautiful Kensington mansions for his various offspring, but will they have to grow up with a semi- detached daddy? Financial security is not the same thing as making breakfast, doing the school run and always being there with a plaster or a hug or some fatherly advice.
Is he going to be a super dad — or merely a super-charged sperm donor?
I hope it’s the former. It would be selfish in the extreme to deliberately bring three vulnerable little children into the world — and then to stand on the sidelines of their lives for ever.