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Keira Knightley Says Eating Disorder Speculation Was 'Public Shaming'


Keira Knightley reflected on how she was impacted by speculation that she suffered from an eating disorder in the early 2000s

In 2018, however, Knightley told The Hollywood Reporter ‘s “Awards Chatter” podcast that she suffered a “mental breakdown” at age 22 due to the overwhelming nature of her worldwide fame and was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. Keira Knightley, 2006.Patrick Catler/Avalon/Getty ImagesKnightley previously shut down rumors that she was diagnosed with anorexia while promoting Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest in 2006. In recent years, Knightley has continued to act in projects such as Colette, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, Boston Strangler and The Sound Collector, but has picked roles that fit into her life as a mother to her and Righton’s two daughters — Edie, 9, and Delilah, 5.

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