Knightley felt ‘guilt’ for roles

Hollywood star Keira Knightley says she felt guilty and began to doubt herself because of her casting in so many period films.

The actress, 28, has donned a corset in several movies from the Pirates Of The Caribbean trilogy to Pride and Prejudice and last year’s Anna Karenina.

But Knightley told TV Times: “I’ve been asking myself about that an awful lot and I think when I was younger I felt really bad about it and felt I was doing something wrong in doing so many period films.

“And then, all of a sudden, I went, ‘OK, this is obviously what I’m drawn to’. I love history, reading historical novels, and watching period pieces as well as performing in them.”