What a rearly nice compliment! Hugh Grant told Andie MacDowell her 'bottom looks good in a jumpsuit' 

By Rebecca Lawrence For Mailonline

Published: 11:15 EST, 17 November 2016 | Updated: 11:42 EST, 17 November 2016

He played the shy and retiring Englishman in Four Weddings and a Funeral who was too nervous to confess his true feelings for Andie MacDowell's character.

But Hugh Grant proved he was nothing at all like his timid role as he boldly announced that he was admiring Andie's pert posterior when the co-stars were reunited at the Hollywood Film Awards this month.

The pair came face-to-face again 22 years after the Oscar-nominated flick came to prominence, when the American actress, 58, presented Hugh, 56, with an award for Best Supporting Actor at the ceremony. 

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Cheeky! Hugh Grant boldly announced that he was admiring Andie's pert posterior when the co-stars were reunited at the Hollywood Film Awards this month

Clad in a chic fitted black jumpsuit, the Golden Globe nominee looked glamorous from all angles as she stormed the red carpet, however, it seemed Hugh had his eyes on one asset in particular.

Speaking at L'Oreal's Women of Worth Awards at New York's Pierre Hotel on Wednesday evening, Andie recalled: 'I'm into jumpsuits right now. 

'You know why? Because I'm 58, and I think my bottom looks good in a jumpsuit. That's what Hugh told me about the jumpsuit I wore at the [Hollywood Film] awards.'

Bootylicious: Clad in a chic fitted black jumpsuit, the Golden Globe nominee looked glamorous from all angles as she stormed the red carpet, however, Hugh only had his eyes on one asset

Is it raining? The pair starred alongside each other in the 1994 Oscar-nominated flick, Four Weddings and a Funeral which has achieved cult movie status 

At the awards, where Hugh won for his portrayal of St Clair Bayfield opposite Meryl Streep in Florence Foster Jenkins, he also joked about how upset he was that Andie has aged better than him. 

He quipped: 'I am depressed how much better preserved you are than I am. Do you use any special creams or anything like that?

'It's amazing. You're still a southern peach and I am, according to Twitter, a scrotum.' 

Jump to it: Speaking at L'Oreal's Women of Worth Awards at New York's Pierre Hotel on Wednesday evening, Andie revealed she's now 'into jumpsuits' because of the compliment 

When accepting the prize, Hugh also joked that he wasn't bothered about the ceremony's second-tier status in Hollywood and said to the star-studded room: 'I just wanted to say to the Hollywood Film Awards, some people have been rather snooty about you. 

'I don't feel that way at all. I almost never get a prize and I am so pleased with this one. It will not be in my (bathroom) or used as a doorstop. 

'I may wear it as a broach ... I am very, very pleased.'

He's still got it: At last month's awards, Hugh joked about how upset he was that Andie has aged better than him and asked what her secret was

'How depressing': He quipped: 'I am depressed how much better preserved you are than I am. Do you use any special creams or anything like that?'

What's her secret?: Hugh called Andy a Southern peach but described himself as a scrotum

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