Emma Thompson Recalls Donald Trump Allegedly Asking Her Out On Her Divorce Day

Emma Thompson had a close shave with Donald Trump, on quite an accurate timing, too.

The actress revealed that she might have been the present Mrs. Trump a few years back if she had not turned down a romantic gesture from the politician.

Donald Trump has earned a reputation when it comes to his dealings with women. The entrepreneur has been married three times and divorced twice, with several accusations of sexual assault and abuse along the way.

The screenwriter revealed at a film festival in London this weekend that Trump tried to get her to be his girlfriend back in 1998. Thompson recalled being on the set of the “Primary Colors” film when she got a phone call at her trailer from Trump, asking to see her

The actress shared that the businessman offered her a stay at one of his resorts with a possible dinner with him as a side attraction. Thompson affirmed that she politely rejected the offer, and she eventually discovered the call came in right when he divorce from ex, Kenneth Branagh, was official.

The actress suggested Trump might have his people looking through court records for newly divorced stars to hang out with, and her name popped up. Per TMZ, she also subtly accused him of stalking, due to the fact that the call did not come in from her phone.

The POTUS has had quite an extensive resumé when it comes to dating and marriage. He married his first wife, Ivana Trump, as a successful real estate developer in 1977, before they parted ways due to an affair with model Maria Maples in 1991.

He welcomed two children, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, with Ivana, who was a wreck when the marriage hit a dead end. Trump soon tied the knot with Maples in 1993, and gave birth to a daughter, Tiffany Trump, before divorcing in 1997.

The entrepreneur met his current wife, Melania Trump, in 1998, and dated until their marriage in 2005. Melania welcomed a son, Baron Trump, in 2006; although rumors emerged that his affair with Daniels happened right in the middle of Melania’s pregnancy.

Another model, Karen McDougal, claimed that they also had an affair very close to Baron’s arrival in 2006, and their romantic arrangement went on for months.

Several allegations of sexual assault and abuse have been reported against the politicians, with keen-eyed observers noting that Melania often disappears from the public view when these allegations emerge.

In 2023, the President was indicted on an eight-count charge in a federal court, including making payments to Stormy Daniels, an adult star, through his attorney. The $130,000 fee was reportedly paid to the porn star to buy her silence during Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.

The alleged one-night encounter happened between the President and the porn artist in 2006, but all hell was let loose in 2018 when the story came out, according to Business Insider Africa. 

Michael Cohen, Trump’s attorney, eventually pleaded guilty to making payments to Daniel on the same day he made illegal contributions to the Trump campaign team. 

He noted that the payment was made to cover Trump’s sexual dealings with Daniels, and the President reimbursed him the amount by falsifying business records to make it look like a business transaction and ultimately cover their secret.

Thompson opened up to Stephen Colbert on his show about the insecurities she battled as a 14-year-old who was settling into her body. As shared by The Blast, she revealed that she would stand in front of the mirror and constantly pick out something about herself that she did not like.

"Women have been brainwashed all our lives. That's the fact of it. And everything that surrounds us reminds us how imperfect we are and how everything is wrong. Everything is wrong, and we need to look like this," Thompson explained.

As time passed, the actress settled into her body and developed a more "neutral gaze" in front of the mirror. These hacks helped her shoot the nude scene in her "Good Luck To You, Leo Grande" movie, which she hopped on Colbert's show to promote at the time. In her words:

"So you try. You try standing in front of the mirror and don't move. Don't move. Just accept it — just accept it, and don't judge it. That's the hardest thing I've ever had to do. I've done something I've never done as an actor."

Before "Good Luck To You, Leo" came her way, the actress had revealed in a previous interview that she had never gotten offers to feature in nude roles since her career picked up.

She admitted to having played an array of roles for years, but somehow never "conformed to the shape" of someone "male executives" may want to get her to take her clothes off in front of the camera.

"I'm too mouthy, not pretty enough, not the right kind of body. And, crikey, you are constantly told what kind of body to have," she added.

The actress also made a startling revelation of going on diets to appear thin enough on screen, a decision she soon found cringeworthy, as it may make other women feel terrible if she attributed her physique to nature. Thompson declared:

"So if you want the world to change and the iconography of the female body to change, then you'd better be a part of the change. You better be different."