Love Actually | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

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In West London, Blenheim Road in Turnham Green is home to writer Jamie Bennett (Colin Firth), who discovers his girlfriend conducting an affair with his brother, before he swiftly flees to France.

In case you were wondering, she's now 29, living in Los Angeles, and working as a singer-songwriter. She's still in the acting game as well though, as she voiced the role of vampire queen Marceline in the US TV series Adventure Time.

Sam's love interest Joanna is played by Olivia Olsen.

To date, Leave No Trace holds the site's record, with a rating of 100% and 252 positive reviews.

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Singer-songwriter Olivia Olson, who played Joanna in #LoveActually, discusses with Diane Sawyer the lasting popularity of the film. ' Stream the full special “The Laughter & Secrets of Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer Special” on Hulu.

When Love Actually premiered in 2003, the ensemble rom-com featured one very special supermodel cameo—Claudia Schiffer—as a potential love match for Liam Neeson.

McCutcheon married singer Jack McManus at Lake Como in September 2012; the couple had been dating since 2009. On 4 February 2015, she gave birth to a son, Rafferty Jack McManus. In 2011, McCutcheon was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and six years later also with Lyme disease.

The character Natalie (Martine McCutcheon) is often mocked for her weight throughout the film, with her dad calling her “plumpy,” a colleague noting she has “huge thighs” and her love interest (Hugh Grant) saying “God, you weigh a lot” after she jumps into his arms.

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When Love Actually was released in 2003, Hugh Grant was 43 years old. Since Love Actually, Hugh Grant has continued to have a successful career with many roles in films such as Paddington 2 and The Undoing. He has also become a father to five children and got married for the first time in 2018.

Meanwhile, Daniel relied on his good friend Karen to help him through losing his partner, with care and some tough love. Sam attended the same school as Karen's children.

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