Ageing Hugh Grant eager to wed

HUGH Grant is in a hurry to get married now he's getting older.

The Four Weddings and a Funeral star - who split from his girlfriend of three years Jemima Khan in February - doesn't want to be single, but is still scared by commitment, reports the gossip website femalefirst.co.uk.

Grant said: "It's true that my age sometimes worries me.

"Each birthday is an almost unpleasant date. I told myself that being single in your thirties is fine. But at 46 it's a bit worrying.

"I would like to get married but at the same time I'm horrified by those couples that I see around me and the lack of affection and passion that can result from the passing of time."

But the actor - who has just had charges against him dropped for throwing a tub of baked beans at a photographer - is happy to talk about his love life.

He said: "I understand where the interest comes from. When I think about actors, I prefer to know who they're going to bed with than what their next film will be."