by Mark Silva
First Lady Michelle Obama,
or British Prime Minister Gordon Brown?
Queen Elizabeth, or Harry Potter?
For Rupert Grint, one of the fellows who plays in the popular Harry Potter films, there really isn't any question of who makes for a more exciting meeting.
And as for Michelle Obama, well, according to the Potter cast member, so take this with a certain grain of self-serving publicity stunt salt, the first lady's recent visit to the Potter film set was "more exciting'' than her Buckingham Palace meeting with Queen Elizabeth - "a lot cooler.''
The gossipy Mail of London, consumed today with the most salacious talk surrounding Michael Jackson's death, also caught up with Grint, who plays Ron Weasley in the films, on the set of Deathly Hallows. The filming near Watford had to pause for a visit by Michelle Obama and her daughters as they passed through Great Britain in April.
"I'm not easily impressed by famous people, but nothing's matched this,' Grint said of the meeting.
"I didn't think I was going to be nervous, then this huge motorcade pulled up at the studio and Michelle stepped out of a black Range Rover and everybody was speechless,'' he said, allowing: "It's hard to imagine Gordon Brown having that kind of effect.
Grint, who also talks about the ultimate challenge of the transition to adult acting and shedding those Potter roles - sort of like Sean Connery's saga of shedding James Bond - nevertheless is part of a fictional world that has lured young and old alike.
"'We sat around, ate cake and chatted. She said that the president is a big fan of the films and loves the books, and that she'd met the Queen the day before - but visiting the Potter set was far more exciting, that we were a lot cooler. It was hard to take it all in. I kept thinking, "Here I am talking to the First Lady."
(Actor Rupert Grint, in a Mail feature photo above, visited the Harry Potter shop at FAO Schwarz in New York in 2007, photo by FAO Schwarz, Diane Bondareff, via AP. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama met Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in April, and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his wife Sarah, greeted Obama and wife Michelle at 10 Downing Street, photos by Matt Dunham / AP.)
Comments
Is she Ever going to do something POSITIVE for the United States of America? I'm tired of this broad living like she's the GD Queen of England or some blueblood from Monaco.
Posted by: pearl | June 28, 2009 9:34 AM
As long as some Brit actor thinks Barack Obama is good, then it must be true....
Posted by: Bruce | June 28, 2009 9:36 AM
michele obama- what a perfect complement to man who is attempting to destroy America.
Posted by: tom from hinsdale | June 28, 2009 10:10 AM
She must have flown on her own broom there.
Posted by: Rey | June 28, 2009 10:26 AM
I hope her visit doesn't upset the Christian Right...
Posted by: Mr. B. | June 28, 2009 10:28 AM
Hmm.. I see the OBama's
honey moon with the American Public is Way Over..
Posted by: Jackie Boo | June 28, 2009 12:18 PM
rupert looks kinda ugly now
Posted by: Grav | June 28, 2009 12:25 PM
Wonder how her garden's growing. She's such a loser.
Posted by: J | June 28, 2009 12:33 PM
She's such a loser, which makes her perfect for Barryworld.
Posted by: J | June 28, 2009 12:36 PM
Maybe her husband is going to make her the "Happiness Czar". She would go out and meet and greet and get her picture taken with all the popular childrens' characters like Harry Potter and Sponge Bob Squarepants. And everyone would see her and be happy. I mean, she did that with Barney the Dinosaur when she worked for Sidley Austin.
Posted by: Manfred Elboe | June 28, 2009 1:46 PM
I can't believe how uplifting the first 10 comments have been. Those Christian Conservatives really know how to celebrate Sunday don't they? Such positive attitudes will take them far in life!
Posted by: lochnesssmonster | June 28, 2009 2:32 PM
Thanks for our "all things obama" report. What did our messiah's wife wear on her arms? Did she wear flip flops? What did she have for breakfast? Please tell us more - those of us here on the ground need to know these things.
Posted by: BDD | June 28, 2009 3:05 PM
Wow...What scum. The hate spreads quickly from the rabid. Sharing their religious love for all to see. Did you leave an extra quarter in the offering plate at church today so you could feel good and holy about yourselves so you could go home and talk sh#t about people?
Posted by: bill r. | June 28, 2009 3:20 PM
Well, the set of the HP films probably isn't as exciting as a ranch in Texas, but not everyone can be so lucky. I guess the Obamas are just settling for a lower standard.
Posted by: Jane | June 28, 2009 10:51 PM