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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Josie Clarke

Waitrose launches Christmas campaign featuring Keira Knightley and Joe Wilkinson

  • Waitrose has launched its 2025 Christmas campaign, a four-minute romantic comedy advert starring Keira Knightley and comedian Joe Wilkinson.
  • Directed by Bafta-winning Molly Manners, the film depicts their characters falling in love over a shared passion for food.
  • The narrative begins at a Waitrose cheese counter and culminates with Wilkinson's character recreating Knightley's Nan's turkey pie recipe.
  • Both Knightley and Wilkinson expressed their enjoyment of working on the “silly, fun and delicious film”.
  • Nathan Ansell, Waitrose chief customer officer, highlighted the campaign as an “industry first” four-minute film celebrating festive food and adding a “warm, fuzzy feeling”.

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Keira Knightley stars with Joe Wilkinson in Waitrose’s ‘mini romcom’ Christmas advert

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