As if we needed another reason to get overly teary about \u201cLove Actually,\u201d one of the stars of the film, Emma Thompson, has revealed that she drew inspiration for her storyline from real-life heartbreak. <\/p>\n
The British actress is featured in one of the romantic comedy\u2019s few not-so-happy endings when her character, Karen, discovers that her husband, played by the late Alan Rickman, is having an affair with his assistant.<\/p>\n
In one of the film\u2019s most gut-wrenching scenes, Karen realizes he gave the other woman a necklace she thought was intended for her. <\/p>\n
\u201cThat scene where my character is standing by the bed crying is so well known because it\u2019s something everyone\u2019s been through,\u201d Thompson said at a fundraiser in London on Sunday, according to The Telegraph. <\/p>\n
The \u201cSense and Sensibility\u201d star struggled with infidelity in her own marriage to actor and director Kenneth Branagh. The pair fell in love on the set of the 1987 BBC drama \u201cFortunes of War\u201d and married two years later. They became a beloved acting-directing duo in the early \u201990s, starring in films like \u201cPeter\u2019s Friends\u201d and \u201cMuch Ado About Nothing\u201d together.<\/p>\n
However, their rom-com took its own dramatic turn when they publicly separated in 1995, blaming their busy work schedules. Later, rumors surfaced that Branagh had begun an affair with actress Helena Bonham Carter the year before, while filming and co-starring in \u201cMary Shelley\u2019s Frankenstein.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI had my heart very badly broken by Ken. So I knew what it was like to find the necklace that wasn\u2019t meant for me,\u201d Thompson said Sunday. \u201cWell, it wasn\u2019t exactly that, but we\u2019ve all been through it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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