Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson says Donald Trump asked her out on the same day she divorced her first husband, Kenneth Branagh.

While at the Locarno Film Festival over the weekend, the Harry Potter star recalled receiving a phone call from the future U.S. president while filming Primary Colors.

“He said, ‘Hello, this is Donald Trump,'” the actress said while talking about that phone call, per the Telegraph. “I thought it was a joke and asked, ‘How can I help you?’ Maybe he needed directions from someone.”

Continuing to speak about the situation, Thompson said, “Then he said, ‘I’d love you to come and stay at one of my beautiful places. Maybe we could have dinner.”

The actress said she gently turned down Donald Trump. “I said, ‘Well, that’s very sweet. Thank you so much. I’ll get b

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