There are plenty of love stories going on throughout the much-loved Christmas movie Love Actually.
But turns out there was one going on behind the scenes too - and it is freaking adorable.
Who could forget little Sam (Thomas Brodie-Sangster), who was grappling with the fact that his mother had just died, and that he was in love with 'the coolest girl in school', Joanna (Olivia Olson)?
![This was a big moment for these young stars.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/23MIKBRUSGMY3S4NU6NJPWI7TQ.jpg?auth=ab5f0ce23667c91050c16b5263910d992212127ecadbd5ebfd4c74f7b9abf3b7&width=16&height=10&quality=70&smart=true)
Well, turns out the real story was actually quite the opposite.