Rupert Grint Nervous When Meeting U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama

Tue, 30 June 2009 03:48:53 ET

Rupert Grint has shared his experience on meeting U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama on the set of 'Harry Potter' latest film, claiming that he was nervous and impressed by her.

On June 9, U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama and her two daughters, Malia, 10, and Sasha, 8, dropped by for a secret visit on the set of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows". Recently, British actor Rupert Grint talked about his experience on meeting the wife of American President Barack Obama while he was shooting the latest "Harry Potter" movie.

Rupert stated that the First Lady has made him impressed and he was nervous when meeting her. "I'm not easily impressed by famous people, but nothing's matched this," he admitted. "I didn't think I was going to be nervous, then this huge motorcade pulled up at the studio and Michelle stepped out of a black Range Rover and everybody was speechless. It's hard to imagine (British Prime Minister) Gordon Brown having that kind of effect," he talked about Michelle's arrival on the film's set.

The cast of Ron Weasley also recalled how Michelle Obama revealed that America's First Family was huge fan of "Harry Potter" movies, saying "We sat around, ate cake and chatted. She said that the President is a big fan of the films and loves the books, and that she'd met the Queen the day before - but visiting the Potter set was far more exciting, that we were a lot cooler." He added, "It was hard to take it all in. I kept thinking, 'Here I am talking to the First Lady.'"

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