British actor Hugh Grant, Jemima Khan Split
'Pakistan Times' Wire Service

LONDON: One of Britain's most glamorous couples, actor Hugh Grant and socialite Jemima Khan, have decided to go their separate ways, the US website People.com reports.

"Hugh and Jemima have decided to split amicably," Grant's publicist Robert Garlock said on the website.

The news came the same day that Grant's ex-girlfriend, British model and actress Elizabeth Hurley, and Indian businessman Arun Nayar told officials of their plan to wed. Grant's long relationship with Hurley ended in 2000.

For the last three years Grant, 46, has been dating the 33-year-old Khan, the ex-wife of cricketer Imran Khan and daughter of the late Euroskeptic tycoon Sir James Goldsmith.

Grant, famous for playing fancy-free cads in films like "Four Weddings and a Funeral" or "Bridget Jones," appeared content with Khan when he spoke at a press conference in London last month for his latest movie.

"It's true that I have taken a long time to settle down," Grant said. "My life is very nice now."

His latest movie, "Music and Lyrics," is a romantic comedy about an over-the-hill rock star who eventually finds love in mid-life.●