The sad truth behind Emma Thompson's Love Actually scene inspired by real life heartache

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Dame Emma Thompson has revealed that her heartbreaking scene as Karen in Love Actually was a case of art imitating life. In the classic 2003 Christmas movie, Emma's character gets upset after she finds a gorgeous necklace that her husband (played by the late Alan Rickman) bought a mistress for Christmas.

And to add to the upset, he gave Karen a Joni Mitchell CD as her gift.But now, the scene has new meaning as the actress has revealed that it was inspired by her own real-life turmoil.Dame Emma previously said that she drew those tears from the memory of her now ex-husband, Kenneth Branagh's affair with fellow actress Helena Bonham Carter.“That scene where my character is standing by the bed crying is so well known because it’s something