Fans were shocked to learn that Keira Knightley was forced to undergo "years of therapy" after her stint in Pirates of the Caribbean.
Knightley was just 18 when she first started portraying Elizabeth Swann in the franchise, which also starred Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom.
And while the movies went on to be huge hits worldwide, it turns out that Knightley did not have that great of a time being famous.
While discussing her new project titled Colette in a new interview with Variety, the 38-year-old actress re-visited some of her earlier work including the fan favorite that is Pirates of the Caribbean, and how "horrific" it felt to find fame so young.
"I'm not an extrovert, so I found that level of scrutiny and that level of fame really hard," she said. "It was an age where you are becoming, you haven’t become, and you need to make mistakes. It’s a very precarious age, particularly for women."
She stated that while it was "traumatic", "it set up the rest of [her] career."
"So looking back, would I do anything different? No, I wouldn't because I'm unbelievably lucky now, and my career is in a place where I really enjoy it, and I have a level of fame that's much less intense," she continued. "I can deal with it now, and that's great.
"But at the time, it was not so great, and took many years of therapy to figure it out," she added.
She was also asked what she learned from that experience and she emphasized that "we have to be very careful with our young women."
The actress went on to explain that her experiences on set have now influenced the way she treats other young women in the industry.
"When I work with young actresses, I'm so protective of them," she told the outlet. "There’s a lot of people who go, 'Oh, you’re only here because of your face.' And they belittle them because of the way that they look. I think everyone can be a little kinder."
Her earlier career must have had a dramatic impact on her because she also added that she would not want her daughters to become actors.
"I really, really, really hope that she doesn’t [want to become an actor]," she revealed. "However, people that do it don't have a choice. It's a calling. I hope she’s going to be an environmental lawyer or something spectacular, but I’m going to be the kind of parent where whatever interest she has, I’m going to be supportive."
Knightley shares two daughters with her husband James Righton - Edie, seven, and Delilah, three.
The 38-year-old does her best to keep the little girls out of the spotlight in the hopes that they could live somewhat of a normal childhood before they realize who their mom is.
In January 2019, the Pride & Prejudice alum got candid about her experience as a mother, admitting that she was finding things "difficult" despite her "privilege."
"I don't think we give women enough credit for the physical and emotional marathon they go through when becoming a mother," she told Balance magazine.
"I come from a place of amazing privilege. I have an incredible support system; I've been unbelievably lucky in my career; I can afford good childcare, and yet I still find it really f****** difficult," she said, before explaining that statement "doesn't mean I don't love my kid[s]."
"It's okay to say that," she added. "It's just me admitting that the sleep deprivation, the hormonal changes, the shift in relationship with my partner, are all things that make me feel as if I'm failing on a daily basis."
Despite this though, she's looking forward to watching the little ones grow up.
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