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Richard Curtis’ 2003Love Actuallyis an “ultimate romantic comedy.” The film got mixed reviews, but it was actually a box-office success. Even though the story was about Juliet, Peter, and Mark, fans were also rooting for the Sarah and Karl duo.
Laura Linney (Sarah) and Rodrigo Santoro’s (Karl) starrer flick became a Christmas favourite at that time. The actors played colleagues, but Sarah was the one who was in love with absolutely gorgeous Karl. But there’s an on-screen brief romantic moment between them in the film, which the actress still remembers to this day.
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Laura Linney Had the Best Kiss of Her Life With HerLove ActuallyCo-Star
The actressLaura Linneyconfessed that her kiss with Rodrigo Santoro inLove Actuallywas the best on-screen kiss she’s ever had in her Hollywood journey.
At that time, she was going through heartbreak following her heartbreak with David Adkins (with whom she married in 1995). The kiss proved to be the best cure for heartbreak.
She recalled the experience during her appearance on the British talk show,The Graham Norton Show. The 54-year-old opened up about her character’s hot scenes with co-star Santoro.
The actress plays a graphic design company employee who has doomed crush Santoro’s character, Karl, for years. When she was asked,“Who’s that with,”the actress replied, “Rodrigo Santoro.” She also said:
“It was so much bigger than I thought it would ever be. I got the best kiss in that movie. Hands down! Hands down I got the best kiss. Sorry!”
It came after Sarah and Karl were finally able to connect at their company’s Christmas party. That’s when Karl takes her home, where they share a s*xy kiss.
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Laura Linney Revealed Rodrigo Santoro Was Also Heartbroken At That Time
Laura Linney also revealed that she and herLove Actuallyco-star, Rodrigo Santoro, were both heartbroken while making the rom-com. She continued:
“We were both very broken-hearted, when we made that movie. The day we were gonna go shoot the scene, we both short of slumped in the van. He was like ‘Laura my heart is broken,’ I was like ‘so is mine.’ And I turned to him and I was like, well all day long we get to make each other feel better. And I think that there is a sweetness to the scene because of that. We were both very sad.”
Santoro is in a long-term relationship with Brazilian actress Mel Fronckowiak, while Linney is married to Marc Schauer.The Truman Showactress’ co-star Liam Neeson walked her down the aisle at her wedding in 2009.
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Meet Shreya, FandomWire’s go-to Pop-Culture Writer. She holds a master’s degree in Journalism and a pop culture obsession that rivals even the most die-hard ‘Star Wars’ and Marvel fans.Her articles have been published in Animated Times, Creator Mail, and The Luxxe Mag. When Shreya’s not busy dishing out hot takes, she is lost in the world of rom-coms.
