Jude Law has said the cottage from The Holiday doesn’t exist and apologised for “bursting the bubble.”
Law appeared in the 2006 film alongside Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz and Jack Black. The film has became a Christmas classic among fans in recent year and was especially noted for its idyllic countryside location in the UK.
The cottage in question was home to Winslet’s character Iris in the film, and later Diaz’s Amanda when they swap homes as part of a holiday arrangement.
The actor was speaking to Zoe Ball and comedian Kerry Godliman last Friday (November 22) when Godliman asked “can you Airbnb that cottage?’, to which the Ball replied: “I think so”. However, Law went on to reveal that this wasn’t the case.
Speaking on The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show on Radio 2, Law confirmed that the cottage wasn’t real and was specially built for the film.
“That cottage doesn’t exist,” Law said before admitting he’d “just burst the bubble” and jokingly apologised.
He then went on to detail the backstory. “So the director, she’s a bit of a perfectionist,” he said of Nancy Meyers. “[She] toured that whole area and didn’t quite find the chocolate box cottage she was looking for. So she just hired a field and drew it. And had someone build it.”
He added: “But here’s the funny thing: if you watch it so, we were shooting it in the winter here, and every time I’d go in that door [of the cottage], we cut, and we shot the interiors in L.A. about three months later.”
Ball said in response: “We don’t want to hear anymore. We can’t bear it!” while Godliman added: “That’s very upsetting!”
While Rosehill Cottage wasn’t real, filming did take place in the Surrey villages of Shere and Godalming. The design for the cottage was inspired by Honeysuckle Cottage in Holmbury St Mary, which is now available as an Airbnb – but it isn’t the one used in the film.
Meanwhile, back in June, Law revealed he’d be open to starring in a sequel to The Holiday if the opportunity arose. Speaking to E! News he said: “I love the idea.”
In other news, Law recently opened up about his love for Radiohead and desire to work with them.
“I’ve always adored Radiohead. I think they are just blistering with talent. I listen to their music regularly. They’re one of the great bands,” he said.
“I’ve worked with Vampire Weekend [reading a poem on their 2019 album ‘Father Of The Bride’] because Ezra [Koenig] is an old friend of mine. If Thom Yorke and his band want me to do anything, I would be honoured.”
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