Keira Knightley doesn’t care if women hate her – because it is natural for females to loathe celebrities of the same gender.

The 23-year-old insists it doesn’t bother her if women detest her, as the backlash is part of being in the spotlight.

She says, “If you put yourself in the public forum, it’s what you put yourself up for. I don’t need to read it. Manipulation is something women do a lot. Women get obsessed with other women – love them or hate them. That line is very easy to cross.”

The Atonement star also responded to a quote from The Guardian, which read: “If you want to befriend a woman, ask her the question: ‘What do you think of Keira Knightley?’ In the resulting torrent of bile and loathing, you will bond.”

Knightley added: “I’m doing a good thing for women then.”

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Keira Knightley hates being pursued by the paparazzi – because it ruins her social life.

The Atonement actress is well-known for her distaste of snappers who try and secure photos of her personal life.

And the star has admitted her pals fail to invite her to social events in case they are harassed by eager photographers.

She tells Britain’s Tatler magazine, “One of them (friends) asked me if I would mind not going out with them to a restaurant one evening as they find the whole paparazzi thing alarming. I don’t blame them. It can be very intimidating.”

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Keira Knightley won her lead part in the forthcoming My Fair Lady remake by arriving at the audition drunk.

The British actress was so anxious about meeting theater impresario Cameron Mackintosh to try out for the part, she turned to alcohol to calm her nerves.

She recalls, “It was in front of Cameron himself, so the only option was to get drunk. I probably did slur my words – I can’t remember.”

But the tactic appeared to work – as Knightley was subsequently cast as Eliza Doolittle, the flower girl made famous by Audrey Hepburn, opposite Daniel Day-Lewis in a updated version of the 1964 musical .

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Keira Knightley is determined to prove she is not dumb after dropping out of school at 17.

The British star, who is famed for portraying upper class characters in films like Pride and Prejudice and Atonement, suffers from dyslexia.

But she insists her learning disability and poor academia record only spurs her on more to show she is brainy.

She says, “It (dyslexia) makes me feel I am going to read absolutely everything so I can prove that I am not stupid.”

Knightley also admits that giving up university in favor of a film career has left her with a “chip on her shoulder” over her lack of education.

She adds, “I am completely uneducated. Not going to university did give me an incredible driving force because it leaves you with a slight chip on your shoulder.

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Keira Knightley has refused to allow her bust to be digitally enlarged – because she is so proud of her body.

The waif-like star, 23, reportedly dismissed studio bosses’ suggestion to use computer trickery to boost her petite breasts on publicity posters.

It is claimed publicity shots for her forthcoming movie The Duchess would have featured a bustier version of the British actress – but she insisted against it.

A source tells British newspaper the Daily Mail, “She has insisted that her figure stay in its natural state. She is proud of her body and doesn’t want it altered.”

In 2004, Knightley was criticized when she appeared in publicity shots for King Arthur with digitally-enhanced breasts.

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