To me, these 23 Love Actually memes are perfect

And my wasted heart will always love them

2 years ago

No Christmas film has had quite the cultural impact on this country like Love Actually. It was released nearly 20 years ago and yet it is still continually referenced, watched on repeat and memed every time 1st December rolls around. Whether you love it or hate it, there is literally no escaping Love Actually’s impact, particularly on Twitter which is full of top tier Love Actually memes.

Love Actually was released in 2003 and features 12 different interwoven storylines about various types of love. These sometimes chaotic storylines and the stellar cast are usually the focus of memes on Twitter. Most recently there’s been a big uptake in Hugh Grant as the prime minister memes after the news of many alleged Tory Christmas parties led everyone wanting him to be the true leader of our country.

But that’s not all. The Love Actually memes also focus on one of the most heartbreaking storylines in cinematic history – Emma Thompson’s character being cheated on by Alan Rickman’s character. Yes, I am still crying about it.

If you laugh and cry in equal parts to the movie then these are the 23 funniest Love Actually memes you need to see:

1. The true leader of this country

he would’ve never treated us like this pic.twitter.com/uE2AXpEQxq

— soph❤️‍🔥 (@Soph1efazz) December 8, 2021

2. Praise the lord this never happened

terrifying thought that if Love Actually was made a few years later it’d have James Cordon in it. Shaking and throwing up

— jack (@J_acks0n) December 8, 2021

3. Will never be over it

Watched Love Actually for the first time last night and I’m still seething that Snape bought the necklaces for that prick

— Jaack (@Jaack) December 11, 2021

4. An actual angel

“I watch Love Actually for the plot”

The plot: pic.twitter.com/3wmQOw5DYe

— Sam (@SamMarinoESC) December 8, 2021

5. Sweet, sweet justice

If you watch Die Hard straight after watching Love Actually, Alan Rickman will be punished for what he did to Emma Thompson.

— Hannah (@han_dall) December 12, 2021

6. Truth

If your favourite plot line of love actually is colin firth’s OR Keira knightly’s then you deserve to get vaccinated last

— georgia mooney (@_georgiamooney_) December 24, 2020

7. Cannot stop the tears

The older I get, the more agonising I find Emma Thompson's subplot in Love Actually 🥲 pic.twitter.com/26TdYbbKzD

— Alexandra Sheppard (@alexsheppard) December 12, 2021

8. Seriously, where was her Oscar?

The feminine urge to give a standing ovation to Emma Thompson every time you watch her perform the pants off THAT scene in Love Actually

— Polly Maeve (@PollyMaeve) December 10, 2021

9. Hideous

The necklace Alan Rickman buys for his mistress in Love Actually is well ugly

Don't know what Emma Thompson is so upset about, give me the Joni Mitchell CD any day pic.twitter.com/WfLHG2CYzV

— Toby Tarrant (@tobytarrant) December 18, 2020

10. The OG

Rowan Atkinson in "Love Actually" is the original Salt Bae pic.twitter.com/UfrjJm25VF

— Jonathan Freeman (@TheJonathanPear) December 11, 2021

11. Comedy gold

why is the boy dressed as an octopus trying to get out of the car in love actually the funniest scene ever filmed

— 🪴 jenn⁷ (@soupmandu) December 11, 2021

12. Just love him

Bill Nighy should have won an Oscar for Love Actually
I think about this little head bob literally all the time pic.twitter.com/MG3xMbN9DG

— Matt Brown (@CallMeMatt88) December 12, 2021

13. The only correct version

Keira Knightley was genuinely only 17 when they made Love Actually, which makes this scene even odder, but don't worry, I've fixed it. pic.twitter.com/aTT1s6Ibzx

— Tom Little, the greatest living comedian. (@ThisIsTomLittle) December 18, 2020

14. Chaos

people go on about how awful the alan rickman/emma thompson scenes are in love actually but honestly nothing is worse in that whole film than keira knightley saying “i look quite pretty”

— lorna 🌻 (@lornaaaa_xo) December 5, 2021

15. Get out of here

Every single time someone refers to Martine McCutcheon as chubby or fat in Love Actually pic.twitter.com/PtqLyLYXAY

— Josh Barton (@bartonj2410) December 12, 2021

16. Hands down the best line

have never left the house with anything less than the intensely chaotic bitch energy of martine mccutcheon gunning down the stairs shouting “where the fucks my fucking coat” in love actually

— cate in the kitchen (@catekitchen) November 11, 2021

17. What were they thinking?

I still can’t believe an entire part of the Love Actually storyline was that Martine McCutcheon was the fat one? 2003 was rough

— Keira Gilleechi (@gilleechi) December 9, 2021

18. The greatest tragedy

The fact Sarah from love actually chose to get off this to take a phone call still astounds me nearly 20 years later pic.twitter.com/FsOJcydAn2

— nuala 🐆✨ (@nlwrightx) December 4, 2021

19. Vom

The worst part of love actually is when Stacey from gavin and stacey says to Martin freeman “all I want for Christmas, is you!” it actually makes me feel physically sick from second hand embarrassment

— Kels 🕸 (@basementghoul) December 6, 2021

20. Are you dead inside?

If you don’t cry at the opening monologue in love, actually then we’re just intrinsically different people

— ً (@Iovetali) December 14, 2021

21. Not emotional at all x

‘tis the season to watch “Love Actually,” until your eyes pour blood.

— NurseBrianRN (@rn_murse) December 4, 2021

22. A whole £270??

not only does it piss me off that alan rickman’s character in love actually cheated, but the fact that he spent 270 fucking british pounds on a girl who had an office crush

— paula (@tameinpaulax) December 4, 2021

23. Mia was not ok

Jamie and Aurelia falling in love even though they don't speak the same language isn't the most unrealistic part of Love Actually. It's that Mia actually seems to like the horrendous necklace that Harry got her. pic.twitter.com/myyZXSSnPo

— Courtney Pomeroy (@CAPomeroy) December 2, 2021

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