Actress Keira Knightley is sick and tired of having her body manipulated for various reasons, whether it be for film posters, magazine covers or by paparazzi photographers. That’s why, for a recent photo shoot with Interview magazine, Knightley demanded to pose topless and unedited. She wanted the world to see what she really looked like, and well-mission accomplished. (Censored photo below. For NSFW photo, click here. Photo credit: Patrick Demarchelier)
As you can see, Knightley is not a woman who requires any Photoshopping to look beautiful. However, it’s the censored area of this photo that she wanted specifically left alone.
Knightley said, “That [shoot] was one of the ones where I said: ‘OK, I’m fine doing the topless shot so long as you don’t make them any bigger or retouch.’ Because it does feel important to say it really doesn’t matter what shape you are.”
In 2004, the movie poster for “King Arthur” was controversially edited to make Knightley look bustier. This shoot is her taking a stand against tactics like that, as the Interview photos capture her real figure and true breast size.
“I think women’s bodies are a battleground and photography is partly to blame,” said Knightley.
Well, it looks like she is now fighting fire with fire.
Via Time
