Los Angeles, February 24: Actress Keira Knightley says she will no longer strip off on-screen because she is a mother in her thirties. "I have been comfortable earlier with more nudity than I am now. I have had a kid, I am in my thirties, I am very happy with my body. But I don't feel I need to get it out that much anymore," Knightly told the Times. Keira Knightley Slams Kate Middleton in a Powerful Essay She Pens on Mothers and Their Post-Delivery Appearances.

"That was a choice. I get to choose the body double. It is an interesting selection process! It kind of goes like, 'That's a little bit like you, but better. She has a lovely body, so she can do this'... then I get final approval of what the edit is," added the actress, who is married to musician James Righton. Begin Again Remake: Shah Rukh Khan-Kriti Sanon, Aamir Khan-Alia Bhatt & Other Pairs Who Can Reprise Mark Ruffalo & Keira Knightley’s Roles From Hollywood Movie.

She had earlier said that she suffered a breakdown when she was 22 after she "lost confidence" in herself following criticism about her career, reports femalefirst.com.

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The actress shot to fame as a teenager with roles in movies including Bend It Like Beckham, Love Actually, and Pirates of the Caribbean and has said criticism over her career and her changing body left her "broken", and eventually led to her suffering a mental breakdown when she was just 22 years old.

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