The lesbian couple deleted from Love Actually: Heartbreaking scenes that were cut from film sweep the web - and they'll move you to tears
- A headmistress looks after her terminally-ill partner in moving scenes
- The romantic comedy only features heterosexual couples after it was cut
- Richard Curtis said the stern headmistress had a 'complicated tale of love'
A heartbreaking scene from the romantic comedy Love Actually which was deleted from the final edit has resurfaced online, featuring a lesbian couple in a tragic romance.
The clip shows a stern headmistress, played by Anne Reid, who returned home from work to look after her terminally-ill partner Geraldine - actress Frances de la Tour.
The couple are linked to Emma Thompson's character Karen, whose son attended the school where Anne Reid's character worked.
A second scene shows Geraldine coughing in bed while the headmistress comforts her through the difficult time. However the couple share a wicked sense of humour and bicker about fancy sausages
The clip shows a stern headmistress, played by Anne Reid, who returned home from work to look after her terminally-ill partner Geraldine - actress Frances de la Tour
In the short scenes, which have resurfaced and have now gone viral, the woman tells her sick partner about her day, but it's clear Geraldine is still optimistic despite her condition - that nature of which remains a mystery.
The two share a wicked sense of humour and bicker about fancy sausages, with Geraldine asking her to pick out the leek and apple.
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The headmistress also reveals how one pupil had written an essay on wanting to 'see people's farts' as his Christmas wish.
A second scene shows Geraldine coughing in bed while the headmistress comforts her through the difficult time.
Geraldine is visibly sick and is wrapped up in bed while the headmistress cares for her - although the nature of her illness is never revealed
Anne Reid appears concerned about her partner while she's lying in bed but Geraldine stays upbeat despite clearly suffering with her condition
Later Emma Thompson announces Geraldine has passed away in another scene which was also cut from the film.
The headmistress is shown looking sombre in the audience of the Christmas play, wearing sunglasses to hide her tears - but this was also removed from the final edit.
There are only heterosexual couples in the film and the tear-jerking plot no doubt would have been welcomed by many.
Director Richard Curtis said of the scene on the DVD's bonus footage: 'I was really sorry to lose this.
Later Emma Thompson's character Karen announces Geraldine has passed away and the headmistress looks sombre in the audience wearing sunglasses to hide her tears
The festive film features Bill Nighy as a rock star gone wrong attempting to get to Christmas number one in a shameless version of Love is All Around by Wet Wet Wet changed to Christmas is all Around
Hugh Grant plays the Prime Minister, left, while Martine McCutcheon, right, portrays the tea lady he falls for in the romantic comedy
'The idea was meant to be that you just casually meet this very stern headmistress, but later on in the film we suddenly fell in with her and you realise that, no matter how unlikely it seems, any character you come across in life has their own complicated tale of love.'
Love Actually dominated the box office when it was released in November 2003.
The moving film featured a memorable scene where Andrew Lincoln, from The Walking Dead, declared his love to his best friend's wife Keira Knightley with hand-written placards.
Bill Nighy also plays a washed-up singer whose single miraculously manages to get to Christmas number one.
The festive favourite is watched by many in the run-up to Christmas with an all-star cast including Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Liam Neeson, Keira Knightley and Colin Firth.
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