After having been sent a tweet asking why we hadn’t asked him to be cutie yet, Her Campus immediately picked up the phone to arrange an interview with the charismatic Grant Reid. Frankly even we couldn’t believe we had overlooked such a charming candidate. Following many apologies that Grant politely waved away, we sat down to find a little bit more about him.
Grant had booked out a restaurant for the occasion, only stating on the matter that, “I can’t have the ladies thinking I am cheap”. And so it was in fabulous surroundings that we began with a quick fire round:
HC: Name?
Grant Robert of House Reid, First of His Name, King of the Teuchters and the Glaikit Men and Lord of the Porcelain Throne.
HC: How old are you?
Whatever you want it to be baby.
HC: Where’s your hometown?
Your Heart, Population: Me.
Single or Attached:
Single, but only because everyone I ask out says no.
After this we slowed things down to ask him the more interesting questions.
HC: So we know you’ve heard this a million times already but why did you decide to do medicine?
I used to binge-watch Scrubs on E4 and it looked like a lot of fun so I decided to take the plunge and apply. They thought I was joking when I told them that at the interview, so I made something up about loving ‘practical science’ and ‘people’. I used to watch a lot of Friends as well, I don’t think it rubbed of in the same way though.
HC: Where do you see yourself in 5 years’ time?
Celebrating the fifth anniversary of my debut as the University of Aberdeen’s #1 Campus Cutie.
HC: Of course! How would your friends describe you in 3 words?
They usually shout “You’re a poo*” as I’m walking away. I don’t know if they’re my friends but I definitely speak to them the most out of everyone I know.
HC: Well we’re sure that’s not true – we’ve only heard nice things about you! Who’s your celebrity crush?
As a life-long fan of ‘Murder, She Wrote’, Angela Lansbury has to be my dream woman.
HC: Okay, so you’ve managed to get a date with her, where do you go and why (presuming you still have your student budget)?
I think part of the reason I chose to study in Aberdeen is because it’s a beautiful coastal town, well, I mean that and it’s the only place that would have me. With that in mind, I’d kick the date off by taking Dame Lansbury for a romantic late-afternoon stroll along the beach promenade followed by an intimate fish and chip dinner in one of those shelters littered with racist graffiti. Perhaps we could go for a quick boogey at the Beach Ballroom before… well, I’ll leave the end of the night to your readers’ imaginations.
HC: What’s your biggest turn off?
Incontinence.
HC: Are you on Tinder?
Yes, but only when my ego needs a bruising.
HC: We think you’re being to modest here Grant! Most importantly, what’s your favourite pizza topping?
Anything except stupid* Pineapple.
Thank you very much Grant, and from all of us at Her Campus we wish you all the best with the future… and look forward to celebrating your 5 year campus cutie debut with pineapple-less pizza!
*Replacement of a much ruder word