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William Thacker is a quintessential London underdog, running a struggling independent travel bookshop in the vibrant, bohemian neighborhood of Notting Hill. Divorced and sharing his flat with an eccentric, slovenly Welsh roommate named Spike, William’s romantic life is virtually nonexistent. His monotonous routine is abruptly shattered when world-famous American movie star Anna Scott walks into his shop. Feigning casual browsing, she purchases a book and leaves. Moments later, William accidentally crashes into her on the street, spilling orange juice all over her clothes.Mortified, William offers his nearby apartment for her to change. Struck by his unassuming charm and complete lack of star-struck awe, Anna impulsively kisses him before departing. Soon after, she invites him to her hotel suite, but the encounter goes awry when her arrogant, secretly married movie-star boyfriend, Jeff King, unexpectedly shows up, forcing William to pose as a room-service waiter to escape.Days later, Anna returns, seeking refuge from a brutal media storm triggered by leaked compromising photographs. She and William spend a magical evening together, attending a dinner party hosted by William’s quirky sister Honey. There, among eccentric friends, they share genuine intimacy and fall deeply in love. However, the fragile bubble bursts the following morning when the tabloid press tracks Anna down, surrounding the house. Feeling exposed and overwhelmed, a panicked and defensive Anna lashes out at William, abruptly cutting ties and leaving the country.Months pass in melancholic misery for William, who tries to move on through disastrous blind dates arranged by his friends. Finally, Anna returns to London, seeking William's forgiveness and confessing that she still loves him. She takes him to the Savoy Hotel, where she is staying, but their reunion is violently derailed. William discovers that Jeff King is also staying at the hotel and has been let into Anna's room. Heartbroken and assuming she has chosen the Hollywood life over him, William angrily rejects her and walks out, vowing to forget her.At Honey’s subsequent wedding, William declares to his friends that he is finally over Anna. However, when Spike casually mentions that Anna is in London wrapping up her movie and leaving forever, William realizes his pride is keeping him from the woman he loves. Galvanized by his friends, who commandeer a car, William races across London just in time to intercept Anna at a crowded press conference. When a journalist slyly asks how long she plans to stay in England, William—posing as a reporter—asks if she would consider staying indefinitely if the unnamed bookstore owner begged her. Recognizing him, Anna looks deeply into his eyes and delivers the iconic reply: "Yes." The film culminates in their blissful marriage, a peaceful walk through Notting Hill, and the shared anticipation of a quiet, beautiful life together.