Keira Knightley reveals why she’s looking forward to turning 40

Keira Knightley is excited to turn 40 because of where she is in life with her family and career.

Keira Knightley is looking forward to turning 40

Keira Knightley is excited to turn 40.

The ‘Black Doves’ star – who is married to musician James Righton and has Edie, nine, and four-year-old Delilah with her – will celebrate the milestone birthday in March 2025 and feels it will be “quite fun” as she and her children are in life.

She told The Sunday Times: “Most of my friends have turned 40 and it’s looking pretty good. My kids are at a point where I’m suddenly getting a bit of life back. I feel like it could be quite fun.”

The Hollywood actress got her breakthrough as a teenager in the sports drama ‘Bend It Like Beckham’ before going on to star in ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ and ‘Atonement’ throughout the 2000s.

In recent years, Keira has starred in the romantic drama ‘Berlin, I Love You’ and the comedy ‘Misbehaviour’ but admitted she has surprised herself with what she has turned down.

She said: “I’ve been really surprised over the last few years at what I’ve turned down. I’ve wanted it to be more pure entertainment and maybe it’s because I’ve needed it. I keep getting offered things about kids that dying or about mothers dying Can’t do it Now she appreciates Saturday night family entertainment: “There’s nothing more fun than sitting around watching Strictly Come Dancing with your nine-year-old. It’s bloody amazing..”

Despite her glamorous career, the “Love Actually” star admitted that her daughters have no interest in seeing her on screen and believes that actors should not play multiple roles.

She said: “She said actors shouldn’t play (multiple) other characters. Well, we wouldn’t live in this house, honey.”