House Struggles with Emotion

Hugh Laurie: House struggles with emotions

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Hugh Laurie has admitted that his character in House is emotionally inept.

The 51-year-old British actor was commenting on new storylines from the popular American medical drama in which his character Dr Gregory House gets close to falling in love.

In the script, House is taken with his colleague Lisa Cuddy, and those feelings put the doctor in an unfamiliar situation.

“House’s capacity for emotional closeness is very limited,” Hugh confessed to British magazine Closer. “But he’s trying.”

House also considers adopting Lisa’s daughter, and Hugh – who has three grown up children of his own back in England - believes that this is a grand statement for a man of that age.

“He’s 51 and thinking of becoming a father to Lisa’s adopted daughter. That’s a big deal for someone who’s set in his ways like House,” Hugh said.

Hugh moved to Los Angeles seven years ago to start filming House and has gone on to receive a host of awards for his portrayal of the complex character.