Keira Knightley Requests You Focus On Her Acting, Not Her Face Or Body; Hitler Wishes To Be Known As "A Really Nice Guy With Good Taste In Facial Hair"

Published: September 2, 2007, 8:45 pm

Tags: body image, keira knightley, unrealistic requests, venice film festival

In Venice to launch her latest flick, Atonement, Keira Knightley - she of the fairy-dust cheekbones and pillow pout - has expressed her dismay at the tabloids' constantly discussing her weight and looks rather than her filmic CV."I think what I want to keep it about is the work, that's all I'm interested in, and when you've got a project like this I think it's a shame to take it away from that."She has a point - indeed, there was talk of Knightley being "too pretty" to play Elizabeth Bennett in Pride And Prejudice (which those particular critics can suck on now, as the film fell somewhere between exquisite and perfection, thanks largely to Knightley's performance), and we're frankly tired of the "Too Skinny, Eat A Sammich!" to "FINALLY They Pack On Some FAT FAT FATTY FAT!" celebrity gossip rag roundabout.We suggest Terry's consider Keira as the new face of their Chocolate Orange, so that all this speculation can be finally put to rest.

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