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For any copyright, please send me a message. The owner of a house featured in the hit film Love Actually is pleading with tourists to leave her alone. The frustrated home owner says she's tired of the constant stream of fans turning up on her doorstep looking for the perfect Instagram snap - and she's now taken action to make it stop. Her bright pink house, in the Notting Hill area of London, is the setting of the famous scene between Andrew Lincoln and Keira Knightley in Richard Curtis's much-loved 2003 romantic comedy. In it, recently married Juliet finds her husband's best friend Mark standing on her doorstep declaring his love for her through a series of placards. The scene has been parodied many times - most recently by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who starred in an election campaign video on the familiar street. The owner of the house, who chose to remain anonymous, said she had no idea her new home was famous when she bought it. But since moving in, she has seen streams of Instagrammers, guided tour groups and married couples looking for a photoshoot turn up at her door - some whom she claims have even invited themselves inside. "They walk into my house if the door is open thinking it’s some sort of theme park," she said. To try and get some privacy back, the home owner has now enlisted the help of the local council. In a bid to tempt tourists elsewhere, The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has launched its own parody video of the famous scene. The video, which you can watch above, ask London tourists to give the Love Actually house owners' a break, and try out some alternative locations instead. It suggests Portobello Road, used in the 2014 Paddington movie and its 2017 sequel, as well as Kensington Gardens, where one of the famous Bridget Jones fight scenes was filmed. A spokesperson for the council said: "We want to help to protect our residents’ privacy. "Our borough is home to so many famous scenes from well-loved film and television. There’s loads to see, so we’re encouraging visitors to give the owners of the ‘Love Actually house’ a break and try out Portobello Road or one of our beautiful parks instead." For those who do visit the house, the owner is asking for donations to help local causes, particularly homelessness charities. The owner commented: “Trying to make a good thing out of this intrusive situation I am asking that people respect the fact that not everyone has a home over their head this Christmas and donate to homeless charities, either themselves or through the little pink box outside. "I have helped several people into shelters and all proceeds go to local good causes."
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