The British actor, who has had a string of beautiful girlfriends including Elizabeth Hurley and Jemima Khan, admits he had ample opportunities to marry.

He said: “I should settle down. It’s all my fault, I’ve had some lovely girlfriends.”

The 49-year-old star is getting worried as he approaches his landmark birthday. He said: “I don’t know how to cope with it.”

Despite his age concerns, Hugh had a great time shooting his most recent movie ‘Did You Hear About The Morgans?’ with Sarah Jessica Parker.

He admits he was surprised at some of Sarah’s on set behaviour.

He joked to BBC TV talk show host Jonathan Ross: “She’s full of surprises. She eats a lot… whatever you put in front of her is gone in five seconds.”

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The Hollywood bachelor – who previously dated actress-and-model Elizabeth Hurley and socialite Jemima Khan – is dreading reaching the landmark age and fears time is running out for him to get married and have children.

Hugh – who turns 50 on September 9 2010 – said: “It’s not a good number 50 and we all have age terrors sometimes in the middle of the night. I think I might have made a sort of pact with the devil in which I think I can have fun now and sort everything later. But then he comes back and says, ‘Times up and I’m taking you to hell as you’re going to be a lonely, sad old man.’”

Although the ‘Bridget Jones’ Diary’ star worries he won’t ever become a father, he believes he would be a great dad if he did.

He told Britain’s Daily Mirror newspaper: “I have no doubt that I’d be a marvellous father. Maybe not when they’re tiny but when they’re a little bit older I think I’d be rather good. I’ve noticed I’ve become good with my nephews and nieces and cousins, so I don’t have that doubt. ”

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The Hollywood bachelor – whose relationships with actress Elizabeth Hurley and socialite Jemima Khan broke down because he didn’t want to settle down – now he feels  is qualified to be a dad after getting plenty of practice helping with his nephews, nieces and godchildren.

But the 49-year-old actor admits he would employ a team of nannies to help raise his offspring.

Hugh – who is currently single – said: “Ten years ago, I wouldn’t have thought about having children at all. But now I have so many nephews and nieces and cousins and godchildren, I like the thought.

“But that’s on the basis that I can leave after ten minutes. I don’t know what it would be like 24 hours a day. I think I’d have a lot of nannies.”

Asked if he still believes he will raise a family of his own, he added to Parade magazine: “Yes, yes, yes. I have not given up hope!

“I find I’m not as bad with children as I used to be.”

The ‘Music and Lyrics’ star even has theories on how to raise the perfect child – by not smothering them with love.

He explained: “If you have a smothering parent, the effect it can apparently have on a child is to give them, in equal doses, a sense of too much self-esteem, because they are mummy’s little princess or prince, and low self-esteem. It affects future relationships.”

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The Hollywood bachelor – who previously dated actress Elizabeth Hurley for 13 years and socialite Jemima Khan for three years – has revealed the sport is his first love and he even gets up in the middle of the night to practice his swing.

The 49-year-old actor told Britain’s Daily Express newspaper: “When you say to a girl ‘I play golf’ her eyes glaze over. I do feel guilty about my golf. You know you’re a sad case when you spend your spare time reading books on putting or going on YouTube to watch slow motion golf swings.

“I’ll get out of bed in the middle of the night and practice my swing in front of the mirror. I’m obsessed and it’s destroying my life. Golf is an addiction.”

The ‘Notting Hill’ star – who has previously revealed he has travelled thousands of miles to play 18 holes – also spoke about the “physical sensation” he gets when he hits the little white balls.

He said: “I’ve decided the most addictive element is the physical sensation when in a rare moment you hit the ball flush in the middle of the club. The only thing that comes close is when I was taught to play the piano – the vibration when you hit a beautiful chord.”

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