Movie Star Keira Knightley Contemplating Quitting Acting
British Actress Concerned About Persistent Anorexia Accusations
According to numerous recent reports in primarily European media, Academy Award-nominated actress Keira Knightley revealed in an interview with Elle magazine that she’s considering leaving the acting profession at the ripe old age of 22. The primary motivation for her desire to just have “a life instead” is the unending slew of accusations that have hounded her ever since whenever claiming that the allegedly naturally thin thespian suffers from anorexia. Knightley has always vehemently denied such charges. Apparently, the relentless rumors began taking a toll a while ago, however, and she’s now fed up with women like her being made “scapegoats for promoting a mental illness.”
While I can certainly appreciate the frustration arising from being the target of such incessant rampant rumors, it’s a lowdown dirty shame that people won’t just let the issue go. I’m inclined to believe that Knightley—featured in such international blockbusters as the Pirates of the Caribbean flicks and such sleepers as the highly recommended 2002 British drug-addiction flick Pure—really is innately skinny since I’ve never seen her otherwise. And if she’s not, quite frankly, that’s her business. Cheers to the lady for making her own decisions, no matter how ill-advised or outlandish they may seem to everyone else.
Related Post: Extreme Skinny Celebrities: When Looks *Can* Kill
Keira Knightley photo courtesy of George Pimentel/WireImage.com
