In the beloved rom-com, Knightley played Juliet, a recently married woman whose new husband Peter ( Chiwetel Ejiofor) is unaware that his best friend Mark ( Andrew Lincoln) is secretly in love with her. A scene in which Mark wishes Juliet a happy Christmas and tells her he’s moving on — all on giant cue cards — is one of the film’s most memorable.

Keira Knightley has described her Love Actually cue card scene as “creepy”, pointing out that she was only 17 at the time.

At this point, it's common knowledge that the film's cue card declaration scene has not aged well. The "romantic" moment sees Andrew Lincoln 's Mark use handwritten signs to silently declare his love to Juliet (Knightley), the woman who just married his best friend ( Chiwetel Ejiofor ).

The Love Actually cue card scene was "quite creepy", Keira Knightley has said. The iconic moment sees Andrew Lincoln's character, Mark, turn up outside the home of Juliet - played by Keira Knightley - and declare his love for her.

The actress said she had to force her teenage self not to pull "creeped out" facial expressions when the cameras were rolling

Keira Knightley much prefers Die Hard to Love Actually when it comes to Christmas movie viewing. During an interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday night, host Jimmy pointed out that the British actress appears in one of the "greatest holiday films of all time" and asked whether she watches the 2003 romance comedy each year.