Love Actually fans are only just realising why it took Rowan Atkinson so long to wrap that necklace & more film secrets
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AS CHRISTMAS draws near, most of us will be curled on the sofa watching the nation's favourite festive film, Love Actually. Despite it being released 20 years ago it seems to continue to surprise fans. The film directed by Richard Curtis follows multiple people on their quest to find love at Christmas, and as there are so many storylines to keep up with, fans spot different details each time.
![[Alan Rickman's character has an affair with his assistant, buying her an expensive necklace]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/NINTCHDBPICT000937796665.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
One of fans' favourite storylines plays out between Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman, whose characters Karen and Harry have been married for years. But it comes crashing down when Harry has his head turned in the office by his attractive younger assistant Mia.
![[But fans are realising the real reason Atkinson took so long to wrap the gift]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/497d7a75-0dc4-4a67-867a-325bb34b15b3.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
In the storyline, Rowan Atkinson plays a small, but important role as a shop assistant who wraps up an expensive gift that Harry is buying for Mia, behind his wife's back. In one of the most frustrating but comedic scenes, Atkinson takes his sweet time after offering to gift wrap the present - a luxurious necklace.
![[Kris Marshall who played Colin didn't get paid for his scenes with the American girls]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/7120dd4a-b3f3-4044-b03c-516924e3e599.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
He takes longer and longer, with the gift-wrapping becoming more elaborate by adding cinnamon sticks, mistletoe and glitter. And Harry becomes more and more tense, fretting that his wife will be back any moment and see his illicit purchase - which isn't for her.
You might have thought the scene was added to show off Rowan's comedy skills, but it turns out there's a deeper meaning behind the scene. Emma Freud, the script editor of the film (and Richard Curtis' wife) took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to reveal the secret.
