It may have been released 15 years ago, but Love Actually fans have been left stunned after discovering a startling age difference between two of the film’s actors.
Social media users have found out that Keira Knightley, who plays beautiful bride Juliet, was only 18 when the film was released – while Thomas Brodie-Sangster, who plays lovesick schoolboy Sam, was 13.
Sharing the revelation on Twitter, one baffled fan commented: ‘HOW THE F***?’
Other social media users were similarly shocked by the discovery, with many commenting they had to look up the ages for themselves as they didn’t believe it.
Love Actually fans have been left shocked after discovering that Keira Knightley was just 18 when she played stunning bride Juliet in the film
Meanwhile, her co-star Thomas Brodie-Sangster, who played lovesick schoolboy Sam, was 13
The original tweet about the age gap has been shared more than 30,000 times, as fans struggled to get their heads around the little-known fact.
Many commented that Keira, now 32, looked much older than her actual age in the film, while Thomas, now 27, looked a lot younger.
One fan wrote on Twitter: ‘Literally he was playing a little school boy and she was playing a married woman….five years between them!!’
Another added: ‘Still shook by the fact that Keira Knightly was only 18 when she was in Love Actually and only 5 years older than guy who played the little loved-up boy.’
Fans of the film have been left baffled by the five-year age gap between the two actors
Sharing the revelation on Twitter, one shocked fan commented: ‘HOW THE F***?’ His tweet has been shared over 32,000 times
Many commented that Keira looked much older than her actual age in the film, while Thomas looked a lot younger
It comes after fans went into a frenzy earlier this year after noticing the striking resemblance between a childhood picture of Andy Murray and schoolboy Sam in the film.
One wrote: ‘Turns out Andy Murray’s child doppelganger is the kid from Love actually hahaha.’
Another added: ‘I’m assuming I’m not the only one to have notice the RIDICULOUS lookalike from Andy Murray’s Instagram – young Muzzah and Sam, the drumming child from Love Actually?’
It comes after social media users noticed a striking resemblance between a childhood picture of Andy Murray (left) and schoolboy Sam in the film