Love Actually star says it’s ‘odd’ that this lesbian scene was cut

a love actually The star has spoken out about the removal of a lesbian love scene from the film, admitting it was “weird” that it was cut.

The 2003 film is a festive classic, starring Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Liam Neeson, Martin Freeman, Joanna Page, Alan Rickman, 18-year-old Keira Knightley, and 13-year-old Keira Knightley. It features an all-star cast, including a young boy. 1 year old Thomas Brodie Sangster.

love actually It tells the story of 10 separate couples and their love experiences. The film cleverly intertwines the stories of its characters, all of which take place around Christmas time.

However, the film has often been criticized for its lack of diversity and LGBTQ+ inclusion in the storyline. Frankly, all of the relationships in this movie are all about the weirdly coded relationship hinted at between rocker Billy Mack and his manager, whom he calls “the love of my life.” Everything is straight except for that.

An actress who was set to star in a movie ended up having her touching lesbian story cut. Francis de la Tour was supposed to play the terminally ill partner of the school principal, played by Anne Reid.

A deleted scene showed the principal returning from school to find his terminally ill partner lying in bed. The two of them laughed and drank wine, and before long they were sleeping in bed together, with Geraldine coughing in pain.

In a later scene that was also cut, Karen (Thompson) gives a speech at the final Christmas concert, while the principal sits in the audience wearing dark glasses. She said: “On behalf of all the parents, I would like to say to the principal that we think it is very brave of her to be here today, given her recent passing.

“Geraldine was a wonderful and wicked woman. Her grief is especially hard at Christmas.”

De La Tour recently said: independent person It was said to have been “weird” that their “nice” scene, the only confirmed homosexual scene in the entire film, was cut.

“It’s strange that they cut it,” de la Tour recalled. “Maybe it was too dark to bring it there, because it ended up being a very light and fluffy movie.

“at least [Richard Curtis] “We are very sorry, but we have to cancel the program,” he wrote in a letter. ”

love actually It is currently available to stream on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Paramount+.