Richard Curtis feels 'uncomfortable' with 'lack of diversity' in Love Actually

Richard Curtis is repulsed by some of the plot points of his 2003 Christmas classic 20 years after its release.

The 66-year-old screenwriter spoke to host Diane Sawyer on the ABC special celebrating twenty years of Love Actually and admitted that the movie is “out of date” in some moments.

“There are things you'd change, but thank god, society is, you know, changing. So, my film is bound, in some moments, to feel, you know, out of date,” he said, citing his problem with the lack of diversity and boss-employee romance.

“I mean, there are things about the film, you know, the lack of diversity makes me feel uncomfortable and a bit stupid,” Curtis noted.

“You know, I think there are sort of three plots that have sort of bosses and people who work for them,” he continued.

Love Actually follows eight London couples navigating their relationships in different ways.

The Christmas classic stars Emma Thompson, Keira Knightley, Bill Nighy, Liam Neeson, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Martin Freeman, Joanna Page and Rowan Atkinson, among others.