As chat-ups go, Gerard Butler's really fluffed his lines

From the Daily Mail:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1389501/As-chat-ups-Gerard-Butlers-really-fluffed-lines.html?ito=feeds-newsxml



As chat-ups go, Gerard Butler's really fluffed his lines
By Katie Nicholl

Actor Gerard Butler’s charm may work with most Hollywood starlets – but it doesn’t impress Kirsten Dunst.
In Cannes to promote her new film Melancholia, Kirsten was joking with friends about how she rebuffed Butler’s advances when the 41-year-old Scot met her in Los Angeles.
‘He came up to me and said, “Wow, you look delicious,” ’ Kirsten told her pals at the Hotel du Cap, where she is staying during the festival.

‘I just turned to him and said, “You’re a total jerk. I mean what a stupid chat-up line.” ’

Kirsten is dating drummer Jason Boesel of band Rilo Kiley.

They are very loved-up and Kirsten is really happy,’ says a friend.
‘They have been dating for two years and, for the first time, Kirsten says she feels she has met someone she can settle down with.’

More ragmag drivel.

I take it "chat-up line" in the UK means the same thing "pick up line" does in the US?

This strikes me as suspicious. Kirsten's American. Therefore, I find it odd she would use the term "chat-up" rather than "pick up". It would be one thing if they were paraphrasing her comments and changing "pick up" to "chat-up" to make more sense to their readers since this is a UK article. But they presented it as a direct quote. So, who knows if she really said those exact words, or said anything close to them at all, for that matter.

On the other hand, I have noticed Kirsten has made a few statements over the years that tell me this type of comment wouldn't necessarily be out of character for her. She can be kind of blunt/insulting/spoiled-sounding on rare occasion. I just think it should still be taken with a grain of salt is all.