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Keira Knightley says she won't shoot nude scenes with male directors anymore

Keira Knightley says she won't shoot nude scenes with male directors anymore

"I’m too vain and the body has had two children now and I’d just rather not stand in front of a group of men naked.”
27 Jan, 2021

Actress Keira Knightley is no longer interested in doing sex scenes just to appeal to men, she said, calling her no-nudity decision partly a result of having two children.

But if a female director was behind the camera, that might be a different matter, the Pirates of the Caribbean star said in a podcast.

“I feel very uncomfortable now trying to portray the male gaze. Saying that, there’s times where I go, ‘Yeah, I completely see where this sex would be really good in this film and you basically just need somebody to look hot',” Knightley said in a conversation with director Lulu Wang in a Chanel Connects podcast.

“So therefore you can use somebody else, because I’m too vain and the body has had two children now and I’d just rather not stand in front of a group of men naked,” she added.

The British actress, 35, added a no-nudity clause to her contract after having children, saying she was more vocal now than she had been as a breakout star in her early 20s in movies like Pride and Prejudice and Atonement.

“If I was making a story that was about that journey of motherhood and body acceptance, I feel like, I’m sorry, but that would have to be with a female film-maker,” Knightley said. “I don’t have an absolute ban, but I kind of do with men.”

“I don’t want it to be those horrible sex scenes where you’re all greased up and everybody is grunting. I’m not interested in doing that,” she added.

Knightley gave birth to her second child with musician James Righton in 2019.

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Zak Jan 27, 2021 01:19am
Stunningly beautiful and a great actress.
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Fast comment Jan 27, 2021 02:48am
Good decision. Better take care of your children. No more tantrums.
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RationalBabu Jan 27, 2021 02:51am
You should have realised this from day one, dear!
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Awais Jan 27, 2021 03:05am
all men are gonna be watching for the same reason though
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Venkat Jan 27, 2021 05:25am
tired..
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A Bostonian Jan 27, 2021 06:50am
You would have if you were not famous.
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Ahmad Gul Nazir Jan 27, 2021 07:02am
Good decision.
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Kaleidoscope Jan 27, 2021 07:20am
Another example of western “morality”and “culture”
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MA Jan 27, 2021 07:50am
Good decision. But it should be banned for men or women directors- remember even with women directors the whole world will be watching .
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Anonymouseee Jan 27, 2021 09:49am
Nobody cares what you do.
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Ankita Jan 27, 2021 11:19am
@Kaleidoscope Yes, our great culture of child marriages, multiple wives, honor killings and the general treatment of women in our society is far far better isn't it? Why do we forget that four fingers point towards us as well? After thousands of years of evolution if we can not be comfortable about our own bodies, then I guess animals are better. And the male gaze is not limited to nude women, a burka clad women also suffers it. Its a personal decision lets leave it that, lets not pass judgements.
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haris Jan 27, 2021 01:20pm
Ms. Knightly, at 35 with 2 children, directors too are not interested to cast you intimidated scenes. Why? because there are so many young females in line to do so. I don't want to be misogynist but you guys were exploited to the core till you realize what you're doing was totally wrong. Sorry!
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Browngirl Jan 27, 2021 02:02pm
Yes, but she hasn't gotten any new non-nude roles either in recent years.
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FAZ Jan 27, 2021 02:42pm
So nude scenes for women should be ok? These are not our priorities editors. Not our news too
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Pakistani in New Zealand Jan 27, 2021 04:11pm
Well I am sad for myself, but very happy for her.
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MA Jan 27, 2021 05:23pm
This tells what our so called news outlets priorities are !
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Imran khan (Mardan ) Jan 27, 2021 10:16pm
So she’s ok doing nudes with female directors. What a joke
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Turkish Delight Jan 28, 2021 06:57am
This is interesting. She did not say she wouldn't shoot naked, just not with male directors. How about just not doing the naked role at all?
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