Emma Thompson says Stanley Tucci could have been her husband

The actress reacts on "GMA" to her "The Children Act" co-star's admission that he once had a "huge crush" on her.

[@marjanp4784]

"It's no good telling people after 25 years" hilarious 😂😅

[@ralphhendriks1460]

Emma is so full of energy and so witty. She rocks!

[@karenbaumgartel6077]

She said: „Marriage is the BEGINNING”. So true!

[@leilamars3370]

She is riveting isn't she, so real and humble and full of compassion and wit.

[@zaijanangel7150]

Her voice calms my entire being. I love her so much. Such a classic woman.

[@tiagofincher]

OMG, she is so amazing. The talk about sex and marriage, the tv hosts are really not prepare for such honest and brave answer. Emma is the best.

[@dcmc7383]

Yes, I’m an American, but I wish our television programming was more like the UK and less censored. Gasp...kids listening to adults discuss marriage and sex and healthy relationships. Mustn’t have that! SMH.

[@bonniesimpson1636]

@@dcmc7383 Yes! More Graham Norton less dumbed down pablum.

[@irefi64]

Love this lady. Goodness just seems to radiate out of her. And she's ageing beautifully, like her mum.

[@mariaroldan4200]

Who is her mum?

[@irefi64]

@@mariaroldan4200 Actor Phyllida Law.

[@mariaroldan4200]

@@irefi64 Wow, they look a lot alike!

[@menmagnifiquefashionfitnes6075]

*Never a dull moment with this Emma*

[@estlacoob2190]

Emma is such a rare person. So wonderful, intelligent, funny, human. So ahead of time. She’s just a brilliant woman.

[@candyclews4047]

Emma knows exactly what she was channelling - she had had her heart broken by her first husband who ran off with another actress (no point in gracing them with their names). She now has complete success with a wonderful second husband with 2 great kids so life is good.

[@EmpireYellow1]

Kenneth Branaugh?

[@tylerpurrden]

@@EmpireYellow1 Yup, and a young Helena Bonham Carter, if you can believe it - for what it's worth, KB + HBC didn't end up being a real thing, she left *him* for Tim Burton (and you know how that collaboration went!). And if you're an Emma Thompson fan, hopefully you've seen Sense & Sensibility - it ends the best for Emma as she ended up marrying the actor who played Willoughby in that movie ;]

[@cmarq817]

We all know their names ...

[@ItsShahrzadG]

@@cmarq817 i had no idea!

[@dfangirl72]

I forgot he " fell" for the looney tunes carter ( wonder if he woke realized she was nuts left her ) don't forget carter was dumped or " mutual" breakup by Tim burton so he may have realized she's crazier than me .

[@Mahalakshmi-Khan]

She IS a force of nature

[@LouisFGraham]

ummm, let's not exaggerate... she's ahiiit

[@Mahalakshmi-Khan]

ok

[@juliehalligan9927]

Emma is not only a great actress she is also so down to earth!

[@g.cosper8306]

BRILLIANT to have that conversation, actually. Good on her for educating us!

[@KeiondraJohnson]

She looks sooo good. The hair is just flawless. She is just flawless. I love her comedy but also her wisdom

[@kambermusic]

I LOVE HER. She’s so full of wisdom and charm, but has this fresh vitality of the present moment too

[@beingyourself6813]

She is one of the most talented actress, love her acting. Hope she will play as long as she can and she will be not discriminated by her age. She is also a wonderful human being.

[@phantomalma6165]

A film with Emma Thompson and Cate Blanchett. That's all I'm asking for.

[@rhyfeddu]

Oh. Something I didn't know I wanted, but now will obsess over....

[@maryrosekent8223]

Phantom Alma Add Kate Winslet and Tilda Swinton and it could be (but not bloody likely to be) the worst thing since the invention of the camera and I would pay to go see it.

[@hantianli8543]

and meryl streep

[@MsChampagneSanity]

Heaven!

[@annemarie8483]

@@hantianli8543 ...nooooooo....

[@bellaellis5979]

what a perfect human being. I love everything about her!

[@azrilia1]

she looks stunning with that hair..matured lady sexy and classy

[@booradley0x0]

Her hair looks so cool! It’s totally classy AND edgy. I think it’s the colour

[@Sandy-du4ev]

you are right about her hair...wonder how much help was needed to look that good....love her...she is probably one of the very best actresses around.

[@kathymyers7279]

I think she looks like a lesbian.

[@booradley0x0]

You say that like its a bad thing. I feel sorry for you.

[@Einomar]

@@kathymyers7279 that's because you're a moron.

[@jowhite2284]

I think Emma should read this comment section. Lots of lovely, thoughtful, nice comments and compliments. Surely well deserved. She’s such a gem.

[@sandyg.3454]

Let Emma keep talking... I just think she’s the best!

[@PurveyorOfCuriosities]

Emma Thompson was already perfect to me. Her last scene in the park with Dustin Hoffman in "Last Chance Harry" is acting perfection. The fact that she speaks so highly of my favorite Actor, Stanley Tucci, is just icing on the cake.

[@dlpowers3898]

I have always LOVED Emma Thompson....awesome lady with wonderful quirky sense of humour ;)

[@Canuckmom128]

She is bloody brilliant ! Actor, writer, producer, comedienne, wife, mother, friend to many - including some iconic Brits like Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie who may not have ever worked together had it not been for Emma introducing them at Cambridge. I don't think she has EVER done bad work, from period pieces, to Love, Actually, The Remains of the Day to Nanny McPhee - she is the real deal. And gorgeous to boot. I want to be sequestered in a Hotel Suite with lots of happy hour munchies, a whole lot of wine, a bunch of girlfriends and Emma Thompson and Julie Walters. Probably would not make it out alive....can you die from laughing ??

[@mayemcdonald9111]

Canuckmom1958 I like your style!

[@Canuckmom128]

Maye McDonald I'll add you to the Guest list, Maye. 😂🍷👍... Hey...a girl can dream. 😄

[@johokeen1]

Please may I join your guest list? In mutual admiration celebration for a very special Brit..... ?😁

[@joanne4594]

Brilliant!

[@Canuckmom128]

J. Ho Sure...it's all make-believe, but it would definitely be a laugh-fest ! 👍😂

[@loreleilee453]

The scene in “Love Actually” when she sees the gold heart and ruby necklace and she was so excited, only to be let down when she realized it wasn’t for her? I cry every time. RIP Alan Rickman, who married the love of his life whilst in bed due to cancer.

[@luciadilazzaro2285]

Screw Kenneth Branagh and Helena Bonham-Carter for hurting dear Emma 😭😭😭😭😭

[@rumblefish9]

@@luciadilazzaro2285 She married up because she ended up marrying Mr. Whilloughby in real life.

[@deborahrose8621]

@@luciadilazzaro2285 Yet the truth of that relationship brought richness to her acting and hope for her future ~ Being bitter is a poison one swallows thinking someone else will die

[@johokeen1]

God, how i admire and love Emma Thompson! A brilliant star, entertainer/actress and delightful human being. Always a joy to watch. 😍🤗👏👏👏

[@alliel9970]

She is just so awesome, I love her in interviews and as an actress and yes, that scene from Love Actually makes me cry every single time.

[@roisinnigcrainn7722]

This woman is the Crazy Genius Wine Aunt of my favourite celebrities.

[@MsPinkcat7]

I just love Emma Thompson, she always seems genuine and somehow you really believe the characters she portrays, and then believe her when she's being interviewed .......I like her a lot

[@caryulmer5578]

She's one of my favorite actors. She looks amazing too! So beautiful.

[@FantasticBeasts2024]

She deserved awards for this performance. She is iconic.

[@ozvoyager]

Those poor American hosts. They struck a real woman, prepared to talk about real things in an honest way. They looked as though it wasn't something they encountered much.

[@sahar1usa]

what this has to do with Americans ? lol

[@haute03]

lili M Absolutely nothing. That's the new thing to do on YT haha. Any criticism a non-American has about someone they immediately talk about the fact that that person is American. I saw a comment on here recently to that effect and the woman they were criticizing was actually Korean lol. It was so awkward.

[@MM-nh8ez]

American TV is mostly about pretending America is FINE, just FINE. The hosts have to be very fake to do that.

[@Ourfriendvirch]

What dose this have to do with Americans

[@SK28th]

You're so right! American media is a kinda superficial. And their new celebrities have very crafted images not very real. She is real.

[@callenway8612]

She looks amazing! Love her!

[@stevencassidy6982]

She looks like a lesbian

[@nefariousbecks]

Steven Cassidy perfect.

[@alejandrasarmiento3317]

This lady is everything

[@silviebee]

She's so true and right. There is nothing pretentious about her. And I love that she defends the point of the husband. Life and marriage are much more complicated then "if you have an affair, it's over".

[@frankibabi1]

No. She is very pretentious. I say this having seen many of her interviews that are merely performances. Like this door opening saga.

[@Deano-Dron81]

@@frankibabi1Stop watching interviews with her in then. Simple solution.

[@frankibabi1]

@@Deano-Dron81 So you do not agree with my opinon, that is your right, but you cannot tell me what to do. Your response says more about you than me.

[@Deano-Dron81]

@@frankibabi1 Sorry, I apologise. I just struggle to understand if she was pretentious to you the first interview or even the second of the many you’ve seen her in, why continue to watch more? Personally I wouldn’t if I thought so. The door policeman story may have well happened to her but she’s obviously exaggerated it for comedic effect. Seen plenty of Hollywood actors/actresses repeat a farfetched story over and over in interviews on these shows. Can’t blame them. 🤷🏻‍♀️ They promote for every upcoming film mostly, on a number of these types of shows in both US and the UK, don’t forget. They barely get asked about the film/tv they came to promote until maybe the last question.

[@frankibabi1]

@@Deano-Dron81 Hi. When watching a show like Graham Norton for example, I will continue watching for the other guests. I have enjoyed a couple of films of hers, but cannot stand anyone who "performs" at every oportunity. Just me, I guess.

[@NYCEllieMonster]

She looks phenomenal with this hair! Her eyes really pop. Great interview

[@MightyMouse350]

Smartest person in the room. probably every time. Loved her since not the 9 o'clock news.

[@AntPDC]

She's truly incredible! Beats me how Dame Emma finds time to make films, do the promotion circuit and whatnot, after having taken so many refugees and asylum seekers into her beautiful homes in the most gorgeous parts of Great Britain. Bless her. She should be made a Baroness now - no, a Princess. A star should be named after Dame Emma for her selfless devotion to truth, honesty and tireless humility. An example to us all.

[@mayemcdonald9111]

AntPDC She certainly is a good person,. She has suffered to but she is resilient and I think she is happiest right now. Imagine her as your Mom?

[@ritauwimana7647]

She did her part by adopting a Rwandan refugee unlike other phony luvvies like Cumberbatch and co. She can be proud of herself.

[@carolannetitmus8878]

@@ritauwimana7647 So if you do not adopt you are a Luvvie?

[@cecileverster1513]

Doing Shakespeare in Henry V, I became her greatest fan

[@h.r7050]

Bravo!

[@markphc99]

Emma Thompson , look everyone- actual talent

[@katherineprongos3929]

What a concept!

[@SusanMJB45]

Emma is so funny, so clever, so talented. I love all of her movies.....

[@beingyourself6813]

me too, brilliant actress

[@lanas1149]

Me too, especially Love Actually and the Nanny McPhee films

[@hd-xc2lz]

Most amount of thoughtful content from these brief and always lightweight GMA interviews I've ever encountered. On my way now to look for longer Thompson interviews.

[@vaL-kv6uy]

Emma Thompson is one of my favorite actresses. She’s beautiful and yet not afraid to self-deprecate and look old or unattractive in a movie role like Nanny McPhee. All the while making us laugh with her Goodnature.

[@Maya_s1999]

LOVE her - can't get enough of her. She is so real and beautiful in every way!

[@scouser2010ify]

She looks incredible

[@cynthianolder8587]

Don't care for the hair style as much as others here, but love her personality

[@candaceroberts3238]

Emma and Colin Firth are my favorites. I’ll watch any movie either is in. They are both very good actors and people. I like actors that don’t make me cringe.

[@judeehebz6714]

Sense and Sensibility is my favorite!

[@AnnaBaaanana]

I love her. She is such a no BS personality and it's brilliant that she was so open on US morning TV.

[@mikenaughton4298]

Emma Thompson is so calmly, the real deal. Such a great example of a thinking individual. Perceptive funny woman.

[@ikbelleib8136]

Bring Emma Thompson another time we love her

[@camilaalvarado4106]

I have been watching a lot of interviews of her, I can say now that I’m truly in love with this woman I have been slayedd what a queennnn

[@magda23324]

I can watch and listen to Emma for hours and hours . She has the spark & charisma, she is something, where i dont know how to picture it

[@barbaramorton-winters9462]

What a wonderful actor and human being.

[@kickitlikekirra]

You can tell Robin just wants to keep the conversation going with Emma. I would, too!

[@marsa4078]

Like her. Always seems like shed have such a positive presence in person✨

[@lorenaarias1952]

I love her so much, wonderful actress, wonderful woman!

[@TherealP013]

She's just awesome

[@dr.elizabethmartin7118]

BRILLIANT, as always, is Emma Thompson! I love her teaching people to COMMUNICATE in their marriages/relationships. cheers!

[@realdeal7074]

I love her voice. The film "Junior" Love her hair! She looks Amazing 🙂

[@kateroberts7772]

She keeps it real ... just brilliant

[@mayemcdonald9111]

Kate Roberts I like that about her. Respect.

[@raj-hg7yd]

I just watched it! Emma Thompson was sooooooooooo good in the movie! And much as I appreciated and enjoyed her acting, it was her singing that really stunned me! Simply awesome!

[@siddharthnaagar7028]

Jodie Foster, Emma Thompson and Cate Blanchett. One film together

[@bubujooestes1499]

Her hair is so nicely styled and beautiful.

[@graphiquejack]

This movie looks bloody brilliant. It’s my first must see movie of the year, really

[@zazabrown732]

Graphic Jack well... you must have had a dry year

[@operaforlife6551]

It is, it really grips you, It was hard to leave the theatre afterwards, her world is so convincing beacause of the emotional and itellectual power she brings to it, and Fionn is great in it too!

[@beschi101]

Graphic Jack Jack, go and see it, it beautifully made, as is she! Enjoy!!!❤️

[@leilamars3370]

I just finished the book, it's fantastic. So glad Emma Thompson is playing the judge.

[@johokeen1]

Going to watch it today 😊

[@davidalexander5186]

Down to earth and genuine

[@JaimeMesChiens]

Emma Thompson is pure exquisite.

[@ChocolateMediaFilm]

Brilliant Smart and Taltented woman! Hope people will listen to what she is really saying in this interview!

[@TheCatBilbo]

It's Dame Emma! (not that she would care).

[@OldRaver]

Great interview.

[@spencerfrankclayton4348]

I LOVE Stanley Tucci!! ❤❤😍😍

[@catarinaf3261]

5:12 PREACH! 🙌 (the hosts' face at the end was hilarious, it was too much for them to process 😅)

[@wendygraham6863]

I love her hair, wish i could wear my hair like that, she always looks stunning

[@nceleste63]

Watching Emma just puts a smile on your face:-)

[@noeliajaime7656]

Such talent and such a good person.Love her!

[@monnie2428]

that's why i really love amma Thompson😍😍😍😚😚😚

[@louf1943]

Sooo Talented love her interviews and so classy love the accent.

[@Salieri21]

A dame like no other. Absolutely LOVE YOU EMMA. 😍 A fan from the Middle East.

[@KristineMaitland]

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[@Salieri21]

Kristine Maitland YESSS. 👍🏼👏🏼 at last. Not fair that Kenneth Branagh was knighted and she was not.

[@mayemcdonald9111]

Salieri Amadeus Great point. She IS a sensational actress.

[@claytonskids6764]

Ahhh, Emma Thompson 🥰 We can all learn a lot listening to her 🤗✨

[@HalOBrien]

I saw her live once, as the Fool in 'King Lear". In Los Angeles, not London, as you'd expect. Richard Briers was Lear. She was great.

[@joseshepherd2575]

She is great, up there with the best of them.

[@sinthiafs]

Yes! Emma is delightful! I could listen to her talking all day! ^^

[@roguerat6717]

I need more Emma Thompson wisdom on a daily basis!

[@heatherdoute6218]

I have personally lived the scenes from Love Actually and from the Children Act...my limit was 6 years and multiple affairs on his part...and kept on a face of a happy marriage for 17 years. Emma Thompson is my spirit animal. If I can be half as witty and full of heart as she is as I age it will be a life well lived.

[@TheSuzberry]

I remember her tv series decades ago. Wish i could find it again.

[@dakah11]

Oh this woman is just wonderful. Talented, beautiful, funny and kind.

[@sapphire6107]

Loved her ever since In The Name Of The Father movie with Daniel Day Lewis. She’s smart and brilliant

[@anndownsouth5070]

Emma is one of my favorite actresses.

[@carolannetitmus8878]

I love her hair she really does look like her stunning and OH! so talented Mum. I think The Nanny Mcphee statue is a wonderful idea!!! I just wish The British would learn as much as possible about her campaign against Fracking before it is too late.

[@myronmadey3040]

Emma looks Amazing! Always will. Such a great talent! Great sense of humor!!

[@lockofire25]

She's my spirit animal

[@jeanettesmith765]

I love Emma, and I love Stanley Tucci!

[@alexisnewell3672]

Emma is fabulous an all rounder what dosent she do ❤ you muchly adorable girl Cant wait for new movie . 😍🌟💖😘

[@pureheartbadass]

I can't believe how fucking GOOD AND HOT she looks. She's so genuine and sassy, gosh, I love her

[@stevee.2183]

She did such a great job in Stranger Than Fiction - One of my fav movies.

[@HorseMuse]

Brilliant interpretation of the grenade into a relationship to wake it up to the trouble within...

[@APlumpLittleLadyFoundLove]

Two of my favorite actors.

[@jessicanorris3614]

Emma Thompson, Olivia coleman , emilia clarke , florence pugh, and many of these british actresses radiate a beautiful kind of "realness " that is so comforting and grounding

[@Mrcelebrity07]

Loved the little moment of disbelief at 4:19. She's such a damn good actress.

[@sanieisleam3225]

She’s fun, beautiful & intelligent !!! ... love her🙌

[@chrisbudge4542]

Love her new hairstyle, so super cool!

[@tubeyou89119]

Clearly the hosts are not at Emma's level to interview her. Emma kinda rescued the interview and that's why I adore her.

[@katerinaaza5390]

OMG, I could watch and listen to Emma forever...