Emma Thompson Spills On Trump’S Shocking Dinner Invite Post-Divorce: ‘I Thought It Was A Prank!’ on ONDA LA

Hollywood Tea: Emma Thompson’s Wild Trump Story

Alright, LA fam, buckle up for some vintage ‘90s drama straight from the Hollywood Hills. Emma Thompson, our beloved British queen of the screen, just spilled some serious tea at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland. While being celebrated with the Leopard Club Award on August 8, the 66-year-old actress dished about a jaw-dropping moment from her past - a phone call from none other than Donald Trump, asking her out to dinner on the exact day her divorce from Kenneth Branagh was finalized.

Picture this: Thompson’s chilling in her trailer on the set of the 1998 flick *Primary Colors*, probably sipping on some herbal tea with that SoCal vibe, when the phone rings. She picks up, and boom, it’s Trump on the line with that unmistakable New York swagger, saying, “Hello, this is Donald Trump.” She legit thought it was a prank - I mean, who wouldn’t? But nope, the real estate mogul, now 79, was all in, inviting her to stay at one of his “beautiful places” and grab dinner.

“I was like, ‘Is this guy for real?’ I even asked if he needed directions or something, but he was dead serious about dinner,” Thompson reportedly laughed, recalling the surreal moment to the crowd at Locarno.

The Timing Couldn’t Be More Telenovela

Here’s where it gets straight-up soap opera, y’all. Thompson realized later that this call came on the very day her divorce decree from Branagh, 64, came through in the late ‘90s. She’s guessing Trump - who’d just split from his second wife, Marla Maples, around the same time - had his team on the hunt for a “suitable” date, and a freshly single Hollywood star fit the bill. “A nice divorcée on his arm, that’s what he was after,” she quipped at the festival, per *The Telegraph*.

And get this - she even threw in a little shade, joking that Trump somehow tracked down the number to her trailer. “I mean, that’s stalking,” she said with a laugh, before musing about what could’ve been if she’d said yes to that dinner invite. “I could’ve gone on a date with Donald Trump, and then I’d have a story to tell - maybe even changed the course of American history,” she teased, bringing some serious Malibu-style drama to the stage.

From Heartbreak to Happily Ever After

Let’s rewind a bit for the backstory, because this tale has more layers than a Venice Beach sunset. Thompson and Branagh first met on the set of the 1987 miniseries *Fortunes of War*, tying the knot in 1989. Their marriage hit the rocks six years later after Branagh’s affair with actress Helena Bonham Carter, leading to their split - a heartbreak that was still fresh when Trump’s call rolled in.

Fast forward to today, and Thompson’s living her best life with husband Greg Wise, whom she married in 2003 after meeting on the set of 1995’s *Sense and Sensibility*. The couple has two kids, son Tindyebwa “Tindy” Agaba and daughter Gaia, 25, who joined her mom at the Locarno fest for some family red carpet realness. Meanwhile, Trump moved on too, splitting from Maples in 1997, and later marrying Melania Trump in 2005 after his first marriage to Ivana Trump.

A Missed Hollywood Plot Twist

So, what’s the takeaway from this wild throwback? Thompson’s story is the kind of Hollywood gossip we live for - a mix of heartbreak, coincidence, and a “what if” that could’ve been ripped from a rom-com script. While she didn’t take Trump up on his offer, her polite “I’ll get back to you” response is giving major LA cool-girl energy.

At the end of the day, Thompson’s just out here winning awards, dropping iconic anecdotes, and premiering her new thriller *The Dead of Winter* at Locarno. But let’s be real - we’re all kinda wondering what that dinner convo would’ve been like over some fancy Beverly Hills sushi. Guess we’ll just have to keep imagining that alternate Hollywood history!