Emma Thompson’s daughter takes brutal swipe at mum’s cheating ex Kenneth Branagh

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Emma Thompson’s daughter has taken a brutal swipe at Kenneth Branagh – her mum’s ex. What I learned was how easy it is to be blinded by your own desire to deceive yourself.” She added that, after making the discovery, she felt “half alive”, stating: “Any sense of being a lovable or worthy person had gone completely.” It was Greg Wise, with whom she has been married to since 2003 Their daughter Gaia issued a takedown of Branagh on Instagram while sharing a still of the actor alongside her mum in the film Much Ado About Nothing. In a reference to Greta Gerwig’s 2023 blockbuster Barbie, Thompson captioned the image:“She’s everything, he’s just Ken.” open image in gallery Emma Thompson’s daughter takes swipe at mum’s ex, Kenneth Branagh Thompson previously said that her experience of being cheated on helped when it came to film scenes for Richard Curtis’s 2003 film Love, Actually, describing it as “practice”. Well, it wasn’t exactly that, but we’ve all been through it.” open image in gallery Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branagh were married for six years In November 2013, Thompson said that she had made “peace” with her Branagh, telling The Telegraph: “Helena and I made our peace years and years ago.” She told The Sunday Times that same year the affair was “blood under the bridge”.