The Lesbian scene that didn’t make it in “Love Actually”

Thanks to Madeline Roth the tea is spilled.

’Tis the season to put your favorite holiday movies back on rotation and fill yourself up with holiday spirit — or, if you decide to pop in “Love Actually,” fill yourself up with tears and heartbreak galore.

The 2003 romantic comedy boats several emotional and intertwining storylines featuring a large ensemble cast of many of Britain’s finest actors. The relationships range from platonic friendships to romantic love triangles, but they all have one thing in common: they only feature heterosexual couples.

Turns out, though, the film’s original script had a storyline about an older lesbian couple that was left on the cutting room floor. It revolves around the headmistress at the school that Emma Thompson and Liam Neeson’s kids attend, and her partner, Geraldine, who’s suffering from a terminal illness. In the recently-resurfaced deleted scene, we see the headmistress coming home and chatting about her day with Geraldine. Later that night, the two are tucked into bed and Geraldine is seen coughing violently in her sleep. The scene then cuts to the school’s Christmas show where Thompson’s character makes a moving speech about the headmistress’ loss. In a movie filled packed with bittersweet moments, it might be the movie’s most emotional.