The London door has become a massive tourist attraction, with thousands of fans of the British rom-com flocking to the property used for filming to see it.
“Knock, knock.”
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“Who’s there?”
“It’s me, your husband’s best friend! I'm brandishing a handwritten “To me, you are perfect” sign as I ache to betray his trust by confessing my secret obsession for you, but don’t worry, I’ve got an audio recording of carol singers to festively mask my betrayal and creepiness and so he remains blissfully unaware.”
“... I’m calling the police.”
Or at least, that’s how it should’ve played out.
Remember that doorway scene in Love Actually when Mark (Andrew Lincoln) professes his love for his best friend’s wife Juliet (Kiera Knightley) with the help of Bob Dylan-style placards?
Yes, that scene. The one that Richard Curtis tried to pass off as romantic, but which was in fact the deeply problematic normalisation of stalking and one of the most unhinged on screen depictions of both romance and friendship.
Well, that door Juliet opens could be yours!
It is going under the hammer for the bargain price of up to £5,000 (approx. €5,770).
The white wooden London door has become a massive tourist attraction, with thousands of fans of the British rom-com flocking to the property used for filming to see it and get a snap. And that’s precisely why it’s going on auction, as the owner is officially done with people congregating outside her Notting Hill home for a photo opp.
The door is being sold by Omega Auctions in Newton-Le-Willows, Merseyside, with a pre-sale estimate of between £3,000 and £5,000.
Dan Muscatelli-Hampson, from Omega Auctions, said: "The popularity of this great British rom-com has endured well past the 20-year anniversary of the film."
He added: "Our vendor enjoyed the process of being part of the film but is hoping that someone else can take over ownership and that she might have a little bit of a relief from the thousands of Notting Hill tourists hoping for a snap in front of its most famous door!"
The door goes under the hammer on 7 May.
