The American singer and actor Josh Groban might reside in sunny Los Angeles however, due to his English girlfriend, the actress Natalie McQueen, his dwelling is filled with British traditions.
“I have been spoiled by very high-calorie Sunday roasts,” the Emmy, Tony and Grammy-nominated star, identified for his roles in Loopy, Silly, Love and The Workplace, solely tells HELLO!.
© Getty Photos“Perhaps at some point we’ll have fun Christmas in London, that may be actually enjoyable. A few years in the past Natalie was in panto on the Palladium – I beloved it a lot; I used to be yelling together with all of the jokes.”
The 44-year-old star, who not too long ago had a Las Vegas residency and performed Sweeney Todd on Broadway, has introduced a one-off present at London’s O2 in April – his first UK live performance in six years. He is additionally simply launched a brand new album, Hidden Gems, which, Josh says, are songs “that the followers have beloved, however actually they have not had as a lot consideration within the mainstream”.
“Joey Fatone from NSYNC texted me saying, ‘Hey man, congratulations in your star. We’re in entrance of the Dunkin’ Donuts.'”
For Josh, the festive interval is a time to unwind.
He tells us: “I am pulled in so many instructions plenty of the time, and the vacations are a reminder to lean into the straightforward issues that make life worthwhile: from holding my family members shut and making new reminiscences, to placing the cellphone down and appreciating what’s in entrance of us.”
Josh’s dwelling life
The house he shares with Natalie is filled with music. “We have each been enjoying the piano,” he says. “I am all the time writing on it, and he or she’s now beginning to study. She is aware of one track in the mean time, which is Vanessa Carlton’s A Thousand Miles. In some unspecified time in the future she’ll study one other track! Perhaps we’ll work on a Christmas track collectively as the vacations go on.”
“I’m so extremely fortunate to have probably the most superb companion,” he provides with a smile.
© Getty PhotosThe couple typically go to Natalie’s dwelling metropolis of London. “It is a metropolis that I’ve discovered shares plenty of the identical sensibilities as me: humour, type, and I like the meals, the TV – all of my responsible pleasures must do with British issues,” Josh says. “If I might eat Heinz baked beans and watch Discount Hunt and Come Dine With Me all day, I would be very completely happy.”
Josh met King Charles – then the Prince of Wales – when he carried out on the Royal Selection Present in 2008. “His humour may be very dry,” recollects the singer. “I believe he was undoubtedly joking as a result of I sang a track in Italian and he winked at me and stated, ‘Your Spanish was glorious’. I used to be like, ‘Oh, superb, sir.'”
Coming to the UK
Now, as Josh prepares for his UK live performance, he beams: “I am so excited; it is a dream venue for me. It provides me an opportunity to do an actual retrospective on probably the most significant songs in my followers’ lives, probably the most significant songs in my life.”
His songwriting inspiration stems from a sense, Josh reveals, which then manifests itself in a melody.
© Josh Groban“I am not a lyrics-first author; I am a melody-with-gibberish author first,” he explains. “Loads of instances that melody will occur in a very inconvenient place – it is all the time after I’m on a very crowded stroll and I appear like a loopy individual singing little melodies into my cellphone.”
Identified for his movie and TV roles, Josh reveals that his character Walter Bernard Jr within the US model of The Workplace is his favorite. “To have the ability to spend a few days on set on that present was superb, as was to be round so many comedic geniuses who I’ve regarded as much as for therefore a few years.”
The Stroll of Fame
Hollywood is recognising Josh’s skills early in 2026, when he’ll obtain his personal star on the well-known Stroll of Fame. He says: “I grew up proper by Hollywood Boulevard, strolling down the streets and taking a look at all of the names – it is a childhood pinch-me factor. I can not consider I am getting that.”
He continues: “Joey Fatone from NSYNC texted me saying, ‘Hey man, congratulations in your star. We’re in entrance of the Dunkin’ Donuts.’ I will be letting him know the place they resolve to place me – hopefully it is someplace good.”
Josh is about to work on a movie track album that he describes as: “Nice melodies that I have been dying to sing my entire life”.
He continues: “It began as a result of I used to be requested by Francis Ford Coppola to sing the Godfather theme for him when he was given his AFI Lifetime Achievement Award. He needed me to sing it in Sicilian, and we did this stunning association to it.”
As for performing, he has theatre in his sights once more, maybe within the West Finish – not an enormous musical, however “possibly one thing extra experimental can be plenty of enjoyable, or perhaps a play”.
Josh Groban treading the boards in London sounds good to us.
Be part of Josh Groban for one unforgettable night time at London’s The O2 on 1 April 2026. Tickets out there at tegeurope.com
