Keira Knightley she reminisces about her younger years. In an interview with Timesits 39-year-old female lead “Pride & Prejudice”opened up about what it was like to deal with constant speculation about her weight early in her career, as well as allegations that she had an eating disorder.

“I knew I wasn’t dealing with an eating disorder. I knew what I was eating,” he said, adding that he has since blocked out much of that experience. “In the classic ‘trauma’ way I don’t remember it.”

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“There was a complete write-off, because, after all, it’s public shaming, isn’t it?” the actress continued. “It’s obviously part of my psyche given how young I was when it happened. I’m built around it.”

The mother-of-two noted that the press often lacks empathy when dealing with stars living with eating disorders, recalling one time Mary-Kate Olsen – who entered rehab for an eating disorder in 2004 – was publicly mocked.

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“I remember in my mind that one of the Olsen twins had anorexia and went into a clinic. I remember being asked about it as if it were a joke. They tried to shame her for seeking help for anorexia.”the “Love, Actually” actress said.

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“I remember sitting there going, ‘Wow, that’s wild.’ Can you imagine that?’she continued, sharing that the moment made her “really emotional,” despite the fact that it wasn’t about her. “I still can’t take it”he said. In 2018, the Knightley revealed that she experienced a “mental breakdown” when she was 22, sharing that she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder due to her fame.