London: Oscar-nominated actress Keira Knightley says her family has a history of anorexia but insisted on Tuesday that she is not suffering from an eating disorder.
The slender 21-year-old, in London to promote Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, rejected suggestions that she was anorexic or had another eating disorder that came after she appeared in the film's premiere in a revealing gold Gucci gown.
"I've got a lot of experience with anorexia — my grandmother and great-grandmother suffered from it, and I had a lot of friends at school who suffered from it," Knightley said.
"I know it's not something to be taken lightly and I don't," Knightley added.
She said she was surprised by any suggestion that she was not suffering from an eating disorder.
"(The press) said to me yesterday 'How does it feel to be called anorexic?' And I had no idea that I was," Knightley said.
"I'm not saying there aren't people in the film industry that suffer from it, because I am sure that there are. But I'm quite sure I don't have it," Knightley clarified.
Knightley, who was nominated for Best Actress for her role in Pride and Prejudice, still welcomed discussion about the illness.
"In a way, it's good that it's out there and that people are talking about it," she said.
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