Mother of Hugh Grant's baby stays in house near star's home
The mother of Hugh Grant's baby is living in a £1.1m house bought by his cousin.
Chinese actress Tinglan Hong has been residing in the property in west London since giving birth just over a month ago, and was yesterday visited by Hugh, who was on a break from filming in Germany.
The 51-year-old actor pulled up to the house in a Ferrari sports car, and stayed for 40 minutes.
He said: "I'm only here for 24 hours, I'm filming in Germany. I've come back to protect my baby."
Tinglan, 32, is said to have moved to the property – bought by Flora Hood, the daughter of Hugh's aunt – to be nearer the star's house in nearby Fulham while she was pregnant.
The pair met in January and went on a string of dates but by April split and have only met on a few occasions since.
Hugh did not attend the birth of his daughter – whose name is yet to be revealed – on September 26, as he was at a political conference in Liverpool.
The renowned ladies man was spotted on a date with German-born jazz singer Elisa Schmidt – who is 30 years his junior - in Berlin the day before his child's existence was revealed.
The 'Love Actually' star – who had a 13-year relationship with Elizabeth Hurley which ended in 2000 - is said to have romancing Elisa for several weeks and, according to German newspaper Bild, the pair were spotted “flirting and sharing hot kisses” in the back of a taxi during their most recent date.
However, Elisa – who is believed to know about Hugh's baby - claims they are nothing more than friends.
She said: “I was in London with [songwriter] Guy Chambers to talk about my first album. In the evening we shared a meal and I got to know Hugh Grant. But there is nothing more than friendship. He is in Berlin and invited me to dinner. That is all.”
