Greg Wise and Dame Emma Thompson attend Netflix’s annual BAFTA Awards afterparty on February 19, 2023 in London, England.Photo:Dave Benett/Getty
Dave Benett/Getty
Emma ThompsonandGreg Wisehave been married for two decades and counting.
Prior to filming, Wise had visited a “witchy” friend who told him that he would meet the love of his life on the set of the film.
“He assumed it wasn’t me because I was married and quite a lot older than him, so he thought it might be Kate [Winslet, Thompson and Wise’s costar onSense & Sensibility],” Thompson said during an appearance onThe Graham Norton Showin 2021, perHello!.
TheMatildastar explained that Wise took Winslet to the Glastonbury Festival, but Winslet was “so bored,” prompting Wise to think that his destined partner may be someone else.
She continued, “Then things happened that probably shouldn’t have happened, and it’s been 25 years in May [2021].”
While speaking to BBC Radio 4 later that year, Thompson got candid about her relationship with Wise, crediting her husband with saving her after the breakup of her first marriage toKenneth Branagh.
“Work saved me and Greg saved me,” she explained, perIndependent. “He picked up the pieces and put them together again.”
Here’s everything to know about Emma Thompson and Greg Wise’s marriage.
Kate Winslet suggested that they date
Emma Thompson arrives with Greg Wise for the premiere of her new film ‘Primary Colors’.Peter Jordan - PA Images/PA Images/Getty
Peter Jordan - PA Images/PA Images/Getty
“[Kate] pointed out that we were right for each other and told me that Emma’s marriage was over,” Wise said during an interview withExpress, perHello!.“It was all meant to be, just as my friend Helen had predicted.”
They have a 7-year age gap
Greg Wise and Dame Emma Thompson attend the press night after party for “On The Ropes” on January 10, 2023 in London, England.David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty
David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty
The couple have seven years between them. Thompson was born on April 15, 1959, while Wise was born on May 15, 1966.
Thompson often shares her refreshing thoughts on aging. In September 2018, as she was approaching her 60th birthday, she opened up toVultureabout her feelings on entering a new decade.
“I think your 60s, if you are well, are the most fantastic decade … so this should be one of the most powerful patches of your life, the youth of old age as it were,” she said. “I’d say it’s the best bit ever.”
They have two children together
Dame Emma Thompson, Greg Wise and Gaia Wise attend the UK Premiere of “What’s Love Got To Do With It?” on February 13, 2023 in London, England.David M. Benett/Max Cisotti/Dave Benett/WireImage
David M. Benett/Max Cisotti/Dave Benett/WireImage
The couple have two kids. Gaia Wise was born on Dec. 4, 1999, and, following in her parents’ footsteps, she is also an actor and appeared alongside her mother in 2008’sLast Chance Harveyand 2015’sA Walk in the Woods.
In 2003, Thompson and Wise adopted Tindyebwa “Tindy” Agaba from Rwanda. Tindy was 16 when he first met Thompson.
Speaking of Gaia and Tindy’s sibling relationship, Thompson toldThe Guardianin 2010 that Tindy “became Gaia’s big brother very quickly” and that “she adores him.”
They’re both huge Christmas fans
Emma Thompson and Greg Wise attend the “Last Christmas” UK Premiere at BFI Southbank on November 11, 2019 in London, England.Dave J Hogan/Getty
Dave J Hogan/Getty
Thompson has starred in several holiday movies, includingLove ActuallyandLast Christmas. During a 2019 appearance on British talk showLoose Women,Wise explained how his wife had taught him to love the Christmas festivities.
“This is our 24th Christmas together. She sort of waterboarded me with Brandy sauce into submission,” he joked.
He went on to explain that he cuts down their own Christmas tree near their cottage in Scotland and enjoys spending time with “chums” and all the “silliness” that comes with it.
“We’ve been very fortunate to get together about 50 folk to write their memories of Christmasses past and hopes for future ones,” Wise explainedin a videofor British booksellers Waterstones. The book includes stories from the couple’s actors and comedians friends as well tales from those in poverty and war.
They attended King Charles’ coronation in 2023
Greg Wise and Emma Thompson arrives at Westminster Abbey for the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 06, 2023 in London, England.Karwai Tang/WireImage
Karwai Tang/WireImage
The couple was guests at the coronation ofKing Charles, which took place in London’sWestminster Abbeyon May 6, 2023. Cookbook writerManju Malhiattended the ceremony and sat next to Thompson and Wise.
“I asked Greg Wise, is this seat taken? And they both said, ‘Yes, sit down.’ We were all in it together,” Malhitold PEOPLE.
She added that Wise identified some of the music that was being played before the coronation began.
“He was identifying ‘Jupiter’ fromThe Planets. It was like I was watching a movie and asking, ‘What happened there?’. They were both really lovely.”
In 2018, Wise, Tindy and Gaia supported theNanny McPheeactress as she received a coveted Damehood for her services and contributions to drama.Prince Williampresented her with the award at Buckingham Palace.
Thompson is a fan of Wise’s baking
Greg Wise and Emma Thompson attend Roald Dahl’s “Matilda The Musical” World Premiere during the 66th BFI London Film Festival.Karwai Tang/WireImage
Wise enjoys baking, and in 2019, he took part in a celebrity version ofThe Great British Bake Offin aid of Stand Up to Cancer. His bakes impressed the judges enough that he won the competition.
Thompson supported her husband throughout his time on the show and enjoyed tasting his creations. During an interview onThe Graham Norton Show, she admitted to drunkenly eating one of Wise’s showstoppers — which she subsequently blamed on their daughter.
“He created himself and he decided he’d make a sort of pancake-y thing that was a kilt. So he made a kind of structure, which was him, biscuit legs and then this kilt,” the actress explained. “I came in one night and drink had been taken … I saw the kilt and it looked good. It looked good enough to eat, so I ate it.”
source: people.com
