# Waitrose reunites Knightley and Wilkinson for romantic Christmas sequel

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/waitrose-serves-up-a-joyous-christmas-ad-cheesier-than-its-deli-counter/
- Published: 2026-11-10T06:30:46+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T06:49:14+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/lifestyle/article-16279123/Waitrose-serves-joyous-Christmas-ad-cheesier-deli-counter.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Entertainment, TV, World

## Key points

- Waitrose has released a six-minute sequel to last year’s Christmas advert.
- Keira Knightley and Joe Wilkinson reprise their roles.
- Phil interrupts a wedding with a beef Wellington and wins her back.

## Summary

Waitrose has released *The Perfect Gift 2*, a Christmas advert bringing back Keira Knightley and Joe Wilkinson as characters from last year’s romance. The six-minute sequel follows Phil’s attempt to win Knightley’s character back, making the ad part of the supermarket’s competition for festive attention.

Knightley’s character is about to marry Hugo, played by Alex Hassell, when Phil interrupts with a homemade beef Wellington and “Marry Me Instead” relish. After being thrown out, he ends up reunited with her in his kitchen, where they kiss. Directed by Molly Manners, the advert also features *This Morning* presenters Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary, and draws on romantic Christmas-film conventions.

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