“I don’t like to see myself, even at the best of times!” Joanna Page admits she only saw ‘Love Actually’ once because she found THAT nude scene ‘traumatic’.

Joanna Page has admitted she has only seen Love Actually once, as she recalls the “traumatic” moment when she watched her nude sex scene.

The 45-year-old actress – who starred as body double “Just” Judy in the 2003 romantic comedy – debated when she and co-star John, played by Martin Freeman, should film the adult scenes.

Speaking on Loose Women on Tuesday, Joanna admitted she doesn’t like watching herself on prime time TV.

She explained: “I’ve only seen it once. I couldn’t attend the premiere because I was at work. I went to the Cardiff Film Festival and presented it and saw it from the front row and it was traumatic.

“I don’t like to see myself at the best of times, much less naked. Sometimes you catch fragments at Christmas, but that’s all.”

Since its release in 2003, Love Actually, which follows the intricate stories of various characters leading up to Christmas Day, has grown into a true Christmas classic.

On set: The actress, who starred as doppelgänger “Just” Judy in the comedy, opened up about the scene in which she and co-star John (Martin Freeman) have to film adult scenes

The star-studded ensemble cast includes Emma Thompson, Keira Knightley, Bill Nighy, Liam Neeson, Thomas Brodie-Sangster and Rowan Atkinson.

Martine McCutcheon told MailOnline last week that she thinks the “senile” moments criticized in Love Actually add to the film’s charm.

The popular Christmas film, directed by Richard Curtis, may be a fan favourite, but the man himself said there were moments where he felt “a bit silly” about the lack of variety and inappropriate commentary.

Hilarious: She explained: “I’ve only seen it once… I went to the Cardiff Film Festival and presented it and saw it in the front row and it was traumatic.”

But in an exclusive interview with MailOnline, the film’s 46-year-old leading lady argued that while the world has changed a lot, she feels the rom-com “wasn’t about ticking too many boxes and shutting down the computer “.

Martine said: “I honestly think it was 20 years ago and the world has changed a lot, but I also think part of the charm of the film was that some of the love stories and the characters weren’t perfect. .

And they admitted whether we saw their flaws, their insecurities, whether they were real or not. That’s what made it so human.

Thoughts: Martine McCutcheon told MailOnline last week she thinks the ‘senile’ moments criticized in ‘Love Actually’ are part of the film’s charm

“For me, part of the reason I like the movie is because it was so honest and didn’t tick too many boxes and it was PC, it was about being human and I think it was really sweet and innocent of Natalie’s character. and about whom to talk to the Prime Minister [her big bottom] Of all things!

“Obviously if it happened now, they’d have no doubt they’d do it differently, but I love the film and its charm and the message that ultimately love can be complicated and messy and imperfect, or forbidden if you like it. keep. ” in love with your best friend’s wife or people who had affairs because it wasn’t perfect and it showed that there is still hope.

“I think that’s why people are still coming back to it all these years later.”

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Romance: “One of the reasons I love the film is because it was so honest and it wasn’t about ticking too many boxes and being a computer, it was about being human,” says Martine (starring in the film that Hugh Grant photographed) ).