Although audiences have come to see her Love Actually scene with Mark’s ( Andrew Lincoln) cue cards as less romantic over the years, the 2x Oscar nominee admitted she thought it was a “quite creepy” way to profess his love for her character Juliet when they were filming.

The scene sees Andrew Lincoln's character showing up at Knightley's character's door to confess his love for her though cue cards. She just got married to his best friend (played by Chiwetel Ejiofor), who is inside the house thinking his wife is talking to some door-to-door carol singers.

Keira Knightley admitted in a new interview with the Los Angeles Times that she told “Love Actually” director Richard Curtis while filming the infamous cue card scene with Andrew Lincoln that it was all “quite creepy.

Actress Keira Knightley revealed her true feelings about the controversial cue card scene from the classic holiday film “Love Actually.”

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 ).

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

Most people who watch the movie today, though, agree that near the top of that list is a scene where Andrew Lincoln shows up at Keira Knightley’s character’s door and pretends to be carolers while showing her cue cards that confess his love.

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.