Rizzle Kicks star Jordan Stephens has shared his toughts on Christmas favourite Love Actually saying it looks different if you review it as an adult

Love Actually was released in 2003 

Rizzle Kicks star Jordan Stephens revisited Christmas favourite Love Actually before coming to a damning conclusion about the female characters.

The musician and actor acknowledged that “times have shifted” since the romantic comedy was released in 2003. But he split opinion when he revealed his true thoughts about it today.

He was discussing Christmas movies with Miquita Oliver on the Miss Me BBC Sounds podcast when the iconic movie starring the likes of Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Liam Neeson and Keira Knightley came up.

And providing context, Jordan started: “Firstly, disclaimer, ok? I had feelings about Love Actually but these were all clarified and added to in some viral post I read years ago.

“Listen, Love Actually is a great Christmas film, but unfortunately, once you step away from it as an adult, review it, the moral of the Love Actually is if you are a woman who speaks, no one loves you.”

Jordan Stephens at the GQ Men Of The Year 2025 Awards Ceremony (Image: Getty)

“No stop,” Miquita interjected before Jordan continued making his point.

He went on: “If you are a woman who speaks and has an opinion and personality, you don’t get love. So for example, Emma Thompson, arguably the best character in Love Actually, cheated on by her husband from a woman in the office who says nothing.

“Colin Firth falls in love with a woman who doesn’t speak his language. Martine McCutcheon walks around getting called the fat one in three or four different dialects.”

Agreeing with this point, Miquita replied: “That I always found upsetting.”

However, Jordan was not finished, and citing more examples, he said: “The guy from My Family goes on holiday and brings back two women with him and then gives one to his friend.

“Also, can I just say, the woman who works in the office, who falls in love with Paolo or Pedro or whatever the f*** his name is, that mysterious guy. Does she have sex with him? No. Why didn’t she have sex with him? Because she is looking after her mentally ill brother. No love. No love for her. She’s doing too many things.”

A famous scene from Love Actually (Image: Universal)

Concluding his argument, he said: “In millennial times, our perception of love and gender was genuinely, in hindsight… ”

Miquita then called it “homogenised” before the performer finished with: “To take some heat off Richard Curtis, times have shifted, and this was centred from a different time.”

BBC Sounds posted the clip on social media and one person replied: “Yeah, no this is just a deliberately obtuse take.”

However, another replied: “I’ve always loved Loved Actually… but you are right. I’d love someone to remake it. It could be brilliant.”

A third said: “I still love it, but you have to watch it with incredibly thick rose tinted spectacles on.”

Another replied: “I adore Love Actually from a nostalgic standpoint. But he’s 100% right on all points.”