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'It was easy to do because I knew what being heartbroken felt like' - Emma Thompson shares devastating real emotions behind iconic Love Actually scene

The actress says ‘there’s no woman who doesn’t know what that’s like’ when talking about the now infamous moment from the film

Woman & Home · Dec 10, 2025

Love Actually's Jill Freud dead at 98

Jill Freud - who starred in the 2003 Christmas rom-com film Love Actually - has died at the age of 98.

BANG Premier · Nov 24, 2025

Jill Freud, Love Actually actor and inspiration for Lucy in Narnia books, dies aged 98

The actor ran her own theatre company and was described by her daughter Emma as ‘feisty, outrageous, kind, loving and mischievous’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2025

Comedian Tony Slattery dies aged 65 after heart attack

He is most famous for his appearances on Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Just A Minute and Have I Got News For You.

Evening Standard · Jan 14, 2025

Richard Curtis backs our appeal: 'Love is London's superpower — kindness is the ultimate romantic gesture'

The Love Actually creator and Comic Relief co-founder talks to Katie Strick about filming mishaps, awkward dating encounters and his rollercoaster love affair with our capital city as he joins our appeal

Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2023

Richard Curtis on Christmas, creepy scenes and romantic surprises: ‘In the corner, fuming with anger, was Hugh Grant’

The man behind ‘Love, Actually’ and ‘Notting Hill’ sits down with Paapa Essiedu, his new leading man in ‘Genie’, to talk to Ellie Harrison about his romcom back catalogue, their new festive family movie – and whether Curtis’s daughter would approve

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2023

Liz Truss throws weight behind the Republicans

The former PM said she wants a Republican back in the White House

Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2023

Four kids and a secret wedding: Richard Curtis marries Emma Freud after three decades together

Freud proposed twice during the course of their relationship, while Curtis made a sort-of proposal while being interviewed on Radio 4 in 2014

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023

Love Actually filmmaker Richard Curtis secretly marries Emma Freud after 33 years

The pair, who share four children, wed after three decades together and two failed proposals

Evening Standard · Oct 17, 2023

From Boris and Carrie to Kate Moss — the London celebrity home sales and moves of the past year

Inside some of London’s most glamorous recent home sales

Evening Standard · Dec 24, 2022