In 1998, Donald Trump was separated from his second wife, Marla Maples, and it sounds like he was very active in pursuing his next date. His target was an A-list actress.

Emma Thompson shared this unexpected story at the Locarno Film Festival on Aug. 8, according to Deadline, about the future president’s pursuit of her on a very notable day in her personal life. She was shooting the film, Primary Colors, when the phone in her trailer rang.

“It was Donald Trump. He said, ‘Hello, this is Donald Trump. ’ I thought it was a joke and asked, ‘How can I help you? Maybe he needed directions from someone,” Thompson recalled.

The Oscar winner added, “And then he said, ‘I’d love you to come and stay at one of my beautiful places. Maybe we could have dinner.’ I said, ‘Well, that’s very sweet. Thank

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