Emma Thompson and her husband Greg Wise have moved to Venice (Picture: WireImage)

Emma Thompson and her husband Greg Wise have left Britain for good and moved to Venice.

Good on ’em!

Room for one more in your (we presume) massive Italian villa?

In the wake of Brexit, the Last Christmas star and her actor hubby of 17 years have registered in the iconic lagoon city and are now official citizens.


Apparently, they already have a house in Venice so moving in has been smooth sailing and they’ve been brushing up on their Italian with intensive lessons.

Dame Emma, 60, signed formal documents last week and said in Italian that becoming an honorary citizen was ‘the realisation of a dream she had cherished for years’.

They’ve apparently been taking intensive Italian lessons (Picture: WireImage)

The couple now have the same rights to healthcare, work and study as an Italian citizen.



They’ve still got their British passports too, btw.

The move isn’t all that surprising, what with Emma previously declaring she feels ‘European’ and calling Brexit ‘madness’.

‘Oh my God, it would be madness not to [vote remain]. It would be a crazy idea not to. We should be taking down borders, not putting them up,’ she said back in 2016.

And what about the kids?

They have two children, Gaia and Tindy (Picture: Getty)

Emma and Greg, 53 – who played Earl Mountbatten in The Crown – are, after all, parents to 20-year-old daughter, Gaia, and an adopted son, Tindy, in his 30s.

We’re not sure if they’re moving abroad too but tbh, they’ll be getting a trip to Italy every time they want to check in with the ‘rents so we don’t think they’re too bothered.

The couple, who married in 2003 after meeting in 1995 on the set of Sense and Sensibility, have two other houses – a mansion in West Hampstead, north London and a Scottish holiday home.

Let’s just hope that now they’ve moved to Venice, Emma and Greg will be a bit more festive when Christmas comes around, ey?

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