Keira Knightley was never going to be one to Instagram her way through her maternity leave. In Keira's first interview since the birth of her daughter, Keira has opened up about being a mother. And yep, she has revealed her daughter's name. It's Edie.
Keira said about motherhood in the 30th anniversary cover of US Elle: "The love thing is astonishing. It’s a very primal, primal love. That’s quite extraordinary. And the ability to have no sleep and continue going. It’s not pleasant—I never thought that I could actually do it for the amount of time that I’ve done it."
She said that pregnancy changed the way she saw her body: "Also, I have to say, as a woman, you hate certain parts of your body. You go through those periods where you look in the mirror and you think, Oh, if only I had different legs or arms or whatever. You go through pregnancy and labor and then feeding the kid and you go, Wow, my body is totally amazing, and I’m never going to not like it again, because it did this, and this is f*cking extraordinary.”
Keira also talks turning 30 in the issue, revealing how she struggled in her twenties. She said: "My twenties were pretty crap. My career was absolutely amazing; in fact, I don't think my career will ever get better than it was in my late teens, early twenties. But as a person, you're changing so much and you're trying to figure stuff out. Some people go wild and have a great time and throw caution to the wind, and I was the complete opposite. I was very shy. It took me a lot of years to try and stop pleasing a lot of people and allow myself to have fun. It's the difficult thing of getting out of your own head. To stop going, 'Oh, there's something I should be doing, there's a way I should be behaving, I should be dressing….' All of those shoulds, you can drown in them."
She revealed that she went through therapy: "I've totally done therapy. I highly recommend it. I don't do it at the moment. But in my early twenties when I found everything completely overwhelming, 100 percent, I did it! Are you kidding? I think when you're in those moments in your life, and you want to get through them…you have to do whatever it is to help you get over it. You have to give it a go. Try anything that might help."
Keira Knightley Style - Best Dresses & Outfits
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Keira went for ladylike glamour at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival in a grey tweed Galaxy dress by Roland Mouret
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Keira made jaws drop as she attended the 2012 'A Dangerous Method’ premiere dressed in this fairytale-like Valentino gown
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Risqué Rodarte was Keira’s choice for the 2007 ‘Atonement’ premiere
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Keira Knightley attends the 'Begin Again' premiere at SVA Theatre, New York City - June 25, 2014
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Keira chose Burberry Prorsum for an appearance on the Jay Leno show in 2012
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Keira Knightley In Chanel at ‘Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit’ LA Premiere - 15 January 2014
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Keira Knightley at the Chanel show Womenswear Fall/Winter 2014-2015 - March 4, 2014
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Sporting a new cropped do, Keira chooses a revealing beaded gown for the 2004 Film Festival Gala
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Keira Knightley in Erdem at 'Begin Again' premiere, New York City – June 25, 2014
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Keira opts for a mint Erdem gown for the 2012 ‘Anna Karenina' premiere
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Keira opts for bright red vintage-style shorts as she strolls with fiancé James Righton in 2012
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Keira opts for a midriff baring top and jeans for The World Premiere of 'Pirates of The Caribbean: The Curse of The Black Pearl' in 2003
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Keira wears a grunge-inspired lace number to the 'Bend It Like Beckham' premiere in 2002
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Keira Knightley in Mary Katrantzou at Toronto Film Festival - September 2013
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Keira looks divine in peach lace at the 2012 'Anna Karenina' Premiere after party
Kiera Knightley style premiere 2012 embroidered dress
For the 2012 premiere of ‘Seeking A Friend For The End Of The Earth’, Keira opted for a beautiful Valentino gown
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Keira Knightley at the premiere of Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit - January 20, 2014
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For the 2008 premiere of ‘The Edge of Love’, Keira opted for a ruffled Erdem dress
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Keira Knightley at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival - April 26, 2014
Kiera Knightley style valentino gown golden globes 2006
Keira show off her A-list status at the 2006 Golden Globe Awards in a crisp white Valentino gown
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Keira shows off her love of vintage-prints while strolling with fiancé James Righton in 2012