Richard E Grant in tears over Barbra Streisand reply to letter he sent her 47 years ago
'I am completely crinkle faced and overcome with emotion'
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Your support makes all the difference.Richard E Grant has posted his tearful reaction to Barbra Streisand replying to a letter he sent her 47 years ago on Twitter.
Grant, who has been enjoying renewed fame following an Oscar nomination for Can You Ever Forgive Me?, originally posted a picture of himself outside Streisand's California home on Tuesday (29 January), telling social media followers he was a "lifelong fan" of her.
The Withnail & I actor also shared a note he sent Streisand when he was 14 years old, offering her a "two-week holiday, or longer" at his family's home in Swaziland, Africa, where he was born.
While Streisand had not replied at the time, she finally took up the chance, responding to the post and congratulating him on his role in Can You Ever Forgive Me? alongside Melissa McCarthy.
She wrote on Twitter: "Dear Richard What a wonderful letter you wrote me when u were 14 ! and look at u now! You're terrific in your latest movie with Melissa congratulations and love Barbra."
Soon after the reply was posted, Grant took once again took to social media, this time to share a teary picture of the moment he was read out loud, on the phone, Streisand's words.
Alongside the picture, Grant wrote: "My pal Nicole Wilcox took this photo as my daughter read me BarbraStreisand 's tweet/response to a letter I sent her 47 yrs ago. Am completely crinkle faced & overcome with emotion. My 'Message in a bottle' miracle."
Grant's break came with the release of 1987's Withnail & I, the actor going on to have roles in Game of Thrones and Spice World.
He has been nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars, alongside Sam Rockweel for Vice, Adam Driver for BlacKkKlansman, Sam Elliott for A Star Is Born, and Mahershala Ali for Green Book. See all the Oscar nominees here.
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