Keira Knightley has come out to say that the constant accusations of anorexia directed toward her have rattled her brittle bones and fragile core.
The Pirates Of The Caribbean beauty was a source of constant speculation earlier this year (07) when she appeared thinner than usual - and admits the media scrutiny has taken its toll.
She says, "I was completely devastated. I am thin because that's what I am and I was thinner at that point because of the work I do. Nothing else."
When asked their feelings about the eating disorder fiasco, Keira's thyroid hormones and normal menstruation cycle said they they, too, were "devastated."
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I feel for her in some ways. I have a lot of trouble keeping weight on and it causes a lot of medical problems. Stress makes it 100 times worse.
The difference being that I take credit/blame for it myself. I am stressed, people do not stress me out without my consent. But then again I have no idea how I'd handle being in the public eye and having my health constantly questioned.
Yeah…my mother was 100 lbs and 5'8" when she went to college, and she couldn't help it. Her father (my grandfather) was 6'3" and 140 lbs his whole life….just the way they're built. She was teased mercilessly, and it had emotional effects, just as being teased for obesity might.
I think the bigger issue is those awful pants! I know some starlets are trying to make high-waist cool again, and it looks good on some ppl, but man, these are just not flattering. I love me some Kat Hepburn pants, and those things fit her to a T.
Oh, the pants are truly awful. And the buttons aren't helping matters.
I dont think there is any problem that a 5 scoop friendly's sundae with 2 wet and 2 dry toppings (jimmies, whipped cream and cherries obviously dont count as toppings) can't help. Provided you follow it up with wallowing, and sappy movie watching. She did that daily, she'd start packing on the ounces.
April, that was hilarious!
But in all seriousness, I feel bad for these girls too. Hollywood puts so much pressure on them. Look at Carrie Underwood and Jennifer Hudson, they came from reality shows and once they hit Hollywood, they lost weight and are still losing. I'm sure it's not exactly what they want.
Girl has been a thin stick since b4 Bend it Like Beckham, some bitches are thin,get over it.
Its not like she's Kate Bosworth or Nicole Richie being a totally different size than they were before then telling everyone you've 'always been thin'
If only ice cream would work, I'd be a happy woman.
Cord, you have "Kyra" in the last paragraph instead of Keira. Unless I'm missing a joke.
Kelly Clarkson is who I feel the worst for. Her weight yo-yoed and shes getting killed for it.
I know, Kelly Clarkson can't seem to keep it off now. To us normal folk, Kelly looks fine, but in Hollywood she's considered fat. Strange huh??
While I do think she'd look much better with a few added pounds, I don't believe she's aneroxic and trying to starve herself. She's just a naturally skinny British girl.
And good for her for wearing her outfits more than once like us regular people. I've seen those sailor-pants now at least in six different photos. While they may not be my style, she likes them, and she's wearing the hell out of them. Good for her!
I just think she has no boobs so her top is really skinny, but her legs and but are not that skinny. We just always see her chest.
She's always been pretty thin, maybe that's the way her body is, as stated above, she's beautiful though.
well, no matter why she's skinny, or if it's her natural shape or not, she's getting fucking rich from looking that way. i don't know why everyone even cares. she has acne, anyway, which makes her automatically ugly neck up. jes sayin.
that just really sicks me out.
poor girl
EAT SOMETHIING PLEASE!!!!!
oh and i know naturally skinny girls, they dont look sick they just look really skinny, this chic is sick ( hence the bones popping out)
I'm a fan of Keira's, loved her work in LOVE, ACTUALLY, BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM, and particularly PRIDE & PREJUDICE.
About the latter film–watch it. Take a good look at her in that film, and compare her fleshiness with how she looks now.
She is not "naturally" thin. Sorry, this kid needs help, and I feel sorry for her that she's delusional about it.
I own the Pride and Prejudice DVD and Keira is definitely NOT fleshy in that movie. Even through her costuming she exuded her natural skinniness as she has in ALL her films. That girl has NEVER been fleshy. She's consistently been skinny in every movie she's appeared in. She may have lost a few pounds recently, but as she said she's been working on the final Pirates movie which has been extremely physical with sword-fighting and underwater action sequences. And I'm sure being trussed up in a corset all day doesn't help! A person could definitely lose a few pounds from doing that type of activity on a daily basis. People really need to leave her alone.
"oh and i know naturally skinny girls, they dont look sick they just look really skinny, this chic is sick ( hence the bones popping out)"
Having heard this since puberty, I cannot express how much this statement bugs me.
Aaaaah, memories of "You have anorexia, you just LOOK sick" interventions.
I agree, Kitchy. At 5'8", 133 lbs, I'm not super skinny (believe me, anorexic girls don't have this much junk in their trunks) but my collar bones, and even my chest bones, stick out. Though Keira might have lost a little weight in recent months, I believe she's just naturally thin.
actually i say that cause i have the same problem im 5'7" and weigh 110 and bitchy girls will be like eww look how skinny you are .. do you eat? and it ticks me off soo bad cause i eat like theres no tommorowand im self concious about it, but i will say my chest does not look like that and i do not have bones popping out. i do feel bad for some of the girls that are just skinny and get the public humilation of being told they need help on a tabloid but i agree with espy watch the movies!
Unfortunately Liz and Espy, movies reveal nothing since actors appear 15-20 lbs heavier in them. And there is also costuming, make-up and lighting to take into account. Remember, this is a business of illusion in the end.
I personally think the media attention is completely overblown. Like Keira, I too have collar and chest bones popping out. And I'm 5'6" and 125 lbs! This is just the reality of being a flat-chested girl! That's all. Now please, get off her case already.
good point. but if that is the truth which i agree, cameras put on 15-20 pounds too and that would mean the above image we are looking at was taken with a camera, but i mean that is just a close up of her chest and i know what everone is saying about the whole chest bones thing on smaller breasted girls.
Liz - The type of camera used above, probably or digital or a SLR camera, doesn't add weight to the subject being photographed. You generally photograph the way you actually appear. However, it's quite possible the photo could have been doctored, making Keira look more gaunt than she is to create an anorexia story in order to sell magazines. I'm not claiming this is the case, but it is something to consider.
Appearing in film or on TV does add the proverbial 15-20 lbs, however. I'm not quite sure why. It might have something to do with the aspect ratio of the film, which is the film format (wide screen or letterbox, and full screen). The aspect ratio can be stretched, or widened, altering the actual appearance of things.
This visible chest bones crap drives me nuts! I have a chest more boney (I mean full-on ladder) than Kiera's, and my butt is the size of JLo's! I am 5'3 and weigh 116!! It's all genetics. Either you store fat on your chest or you don't. It by no means you have an eating disorder.