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<\/p>\nFRUSTRATED locals living on the street where Love Actually was filmed have blasted "annoying" tourists – who treat it like "Disneyland".<\/p>\n
Homeowners along St Lukes Mews in Notting Hill, London, are fed up dealing with ignorant visitors who shamelessly peep through windows and even walk inside the private properties. <\/p>\n
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The wealthy street draws thousands of festive fans each year who wish to see the spots featured in the iconic Christmas film.<\/p>\n
They include the famous steps upon which actor Andrew Lincoln, who played Mark, confessed his undying love for Keira Knightly's character Juliet with romantic cue cards.<\/p>\n
However, the woman who know lives in the legendary pink home claimed it's "frustrating" to deal with hoards of "annoying" movie fans swarming her property. <\/p>\n
She said: "I must have one of the most 'Instagrammable' homes in London.<\/p>\n
"It gets very frustrating with people peering in through the window while I am trying to work from home. It can get very annoying.<\/p>\n "One time I had people asking me why there was no coffee available to buy! People just think it is Disneyland.<\/p>\n "I did not know that the house was used in Love Actually before I bought it in 2006.<\/p>\n "But now I get people banging on the door and walking in."<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The fed-up homeowner explained guided tours visit the area, with people forking out money to stand in front of her door.<\/p>\n "I tried to make a good thing out of it and put out a charity box if people wanted to take a selfie," she said.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, resident Jenny Hildreth, in her sixties, lives next door and claimed the tourist presence can be "annoying".<\/p>\n "It's lovely living here, it's absolutely wonderful. It's so central and quiet, and very pretty too. I'm very lucky to live here," said Jenny, who has been there for 15 years.<\/p>\n "The Victorian architecture is lovely. This really is a vibrant area with Portobello Road nearby and lots of lovely cafes and markets. It's quite artsy.<\/p>\n "You get a lot of people taking photos of the house next door for Instagram. It can get a bit annoying.<\/p>\n "During the pandemic this all stopped, it was quiet and nobody came by. But more recently you get tourist groups coming through."<\/p>\n However, other locals on the street welcome the attention, and love to be a part of the fans' experience. <\/p>\n Mark Neilson, 55, said: "I honestly don't mind all the tourists who come here to see the pink house – although I have seen a few people peering into the windows.<\/p>\n "It seems like there are quite a few Spanish tourist groups that come by as well."<\/p>\n The businessman added: "I only moved in here two months ago so didn't realise that Love Actually was filmed here – but I am a big fan of the movie."<\/p>\n And, Joanna Stepp has lived on the street with her boyfriend for two-and-a-half years and thinks the area is "generally very calm and peaceful".<\/p>\n The 35-year-old said: "This is a wonderful community with great neighbours.<\/p>\n "It's generally very calm and peaceful, but every week we get many tourists groups and tours walking through to see the pink house.<\/p>\n "It seems to be a Spanish tour, so I think Love Actually must be really popular in Spain – which I didn't realise!<\/p>\n "I like Love Actually, but my all-time favourite Christmas movie has to be The Holiday."<\/p>\n It comes as fuming locals living in the picturesque village used to film The Holiday and Bridget Jones's Diary are so sick of tourists – they're charging them to visit.<\/p>\n Movie fans descend on Shere, in\u00a0Surrey\u00a0as Christmas approaches every year – much to the fury of residents who are forced to stay inside as the tiny high street is blocked by a flood of tourists.<\/p>\n One local resident, who did not want to be named, said: \u201cWe\u2019ve lived in the village for 18 years and the parking and traffic situation has got worse and worse.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s become so bad now that we want to move, which is such a shame as it\u2019s a beautiful village, with lots of lovely walks around it, but the invasion is just too much.<\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t go out with the car much anymore as there are just too many visitors to the village and I\u2019m sure there will be an accident soon.<\/p>\n \u201cThe village has become a complete tourist trap and the other day a fire engine struggled to get down the road as there were cars parked down both sides."<\/p>\n Another disgruntled homeowner, who did not want to give her name, said bluntly: "It's absolutely awful.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/isc12150798jpg-JS782459325-1.jpg\")
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