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Keira Knightley has said she'd forgotten all her lines from iconic festive film Love Actually because she has a 'delete button' in her head.
The actress, 40, who played Juliet in the 2003 Christmas classic, also revealed that she'd only seen the film once and as a result is left baffled when fans quote it to her.
Keira appears in Love Actually's most memorable scene, when her husband's pal, played by Andrew Lincoln, confesses his secret love for her through cue cards.
Speaking on The Dish podcast she said: 'I’ve seen it once. It would be weird if I was watching my own'.
'I’ve definitely got a delete button in my head for every single line I’ve ever said in any film I’ve done. Literally, as soon as I’ve done the scene, it’s gone. Even if I had to redo the scene, I’ve got to relearn it'.
Keira explained how scenes from Love Actually had become TikTok memes and after forgetting her lines is often left confused when fans approach her quoting her character.
Keira Knightley has said she'd forgotten all her lines from iconic festive film Love Actually because she has a 'delete button' in her head
The actress, 40, who played Juliet in the 2003 Christmas classic (pictured) also revealed that she'd only seen the film once and as a result is left baffled when fans quote it to her
'When people kind of come over they get a very particular look on their face when they’re obviously quoting me. I get the look, but I have no idea what the line is'.
Before adding: 'It’s actually quoting me at me, but I don’t realise that'.
The annual rewatch of the beloved film often reminds viewers just how close in age Keira and co-star Thomas Brodie-Sangster, who played Sam, were when it was filmed.
Once again, fans of the film have reacted in shock after discovering there is just five years between them, and Keira was 17 when filming took place, while Thomas was 12.
Juliet is a blushing bride embroiled in a complicated love triangle while Sam is the cherubic boy in love with his classmate Joanna in the film which follows the intertwined stories of various characters in the build up to December 25.
This means the actress was 12 years younger than her love interest Mark (Andrew Lincoln) and 10 years younger than her on-screen husband Peter (Chiwetel Ejiofor).
Over the years, dozens have taken to X after discovering the tiny age gap.
One wrote: 'Keira Knightley in Love Actually is only five years older than the little boy Sam that plays in the school band for the American girl if that doesn't come as a shock nothing will.'
Keira appears in Love Actually's most memorable scene, when her husband's pal, played by Andrew Lincoln (pictured) confesses his secret love for her through cue cards
Keira explained how scenes from Love Actually had become TikTok memes and after forgetting her lines is often left confused when fans approach her quoting her character (pictured with co-star Chiwetel Ejiofor)
Once again, fans of the film have reacted in shock after discovering there is just five years between them, and Keira was 17 when filming took place, while Thomas (pictured) was 12
Over the years, dozens have taken to Xafter discovering the tiny age gap
'That moment you finally realise Keira Knightley was 17 when filming Love Actually and only 5 years older than the little kid,' another typed.
Netflix has previously poked fun at the age difference between Keira and her love interest Mark in a bio.
They wrote: 'People in London know each other for numerous reasons. One of them is Tiff from EastEnders. Andrew Lincoln stars as a stalker with a felt tip.'
Script editor Emma Freud also previously divulged she wouldn't cast Keira if the film was produced today.
She told news.com.au: 'I know Richard [Curtis] would cast either Saoirse Ronan or Lily James as the young bride.
'Lots of them would be the same, Hugh was a surprisingly young Prime Minister, but would be searingly realistic now.
'And there will never be a better Karen than Emma [Thompson], even when she's 90.'
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