HT Brunch Cover Story: Knightley in shining armour

Long before body positivity, self-care and mental health became buzzwords, actor Keira Knightley, 37, was a strong advocate of these causes

Keira Knightley may have caught India’s attention when she played Jules in Gurinder Chadha’s Bend It Like Beckham 20 years ago. But she truly caught my attention in 2007, when she won a libel case against the British tabloid, Daily Mail, after it falsely claimed that she suffered from an eating disorder.

Actor Keira Knightley’s message to all the women: “What you have to say or think is more important than being channelised towards the world’s perspective of better living” (Black Dog)

Keira says that in 2022, she wants to organise reunions with friends, family and co-workers (Gettyimages)

(Clockwise, from top left) Keira Knightley in Bend It Like Beckham (2002); Love Actually (2003); Pride & Prejudice (2005); and Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge (2017)

Keira says that balance is easier to find when you’re not on social media (Black Dog)