KEIRA Knightley has revealed she wants to quit acting, saying: "I want a life instead."
The 22-year-old Pirates Of The Caribbean star said the pressures of fame have become too much to bear.
And she is "devastated" at becoming a poster girl for anorexia because of her slender frame.
Speaking to Elle magazine, Knightley said of her career: "The celebrity thing is completely crazy. I think I just have to move away or give it up altogether.
"I couldn't have kids in the situation I'm in now. But I could just do something else. That's probably what's going to happen.
"I'm just not so hungry any more. I made a decision very recently that I wanted a life instead."
Knightley said she reached her decision after a trekking holiday in the Himalayas.
"I spent 10 days in a place where no-one knew me or cared what films I'd been in," she said.
"I got to have some total peace and balance and see myself as a tiny insignificant speck – something I really needed."
And she is "devastated" at becoming a poster girl for anorexia because of her slender frame.
Speaking to Elle magazine, Knightley said of her career: "The celebrity thing is completely crazy. I think I just have to move away or give it up altogether.
"I couldn't have kids in the situation I'm in now. But I could just do something else. That's probably what's going to happen.
"I'm just not so hungry any more. I made a decision very recently that I wanted a life instead."
Knightley said she reached her decision after a trekking holiday in the Himalayas.
"I spent 10 days in a place where no-one knew me or cared what films I'd been in," she said.
"I got to have some total peace and balance and see myself as a tiny insignificant speck – something I really needed."
