Keira Knightley's reading ban

Nov 7, 2007, 7:30 GMT

09/10/2007 - Keira Knightley - piece number 13,452 of her soul © Solarpix / PR Photos

Keira Knightley's friends and family have banned her from reading newspapers, because they make her so angry.

The 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star isn't ashamed of her "moody" personality, but admits her pals became so annoyed with her temper tantrums they removed one of the catalysts.

Keira said: "I'm a moody b*****d, to be honest. I've been banned from reading newspapers because the way they're written angers me so much. If I want an opinion, I'll read the opinion part of the newspaper. I do not want it when I'm trying to get the facts.

"I get incredibly angry. It really f**ks me off. See, I have to calm down about it even now!"

Keira also revealed another of her pet hates are mobile phones.

She added to Elle magazine: "God, I hate my mobile phone. It rings and then I realise that I don't want to talk to anyone. So I always press ignore. One time I threw it into the sea, but then went, 'Oh my God, I want to be eco-friendly but I've chucked a BlackBerry into the sea!'

"So I went diving into the water, which I hadn't actually been in, because there were meant to be barracudas or something, and I sort of fished around but couldn't find it anywhere, so I had to leave it."

The 22-year-old actress spoke for the first time about winning a libel case in May against a British newspaper who said she was anorexic.

She said: "It was horrendous and completely devastating, because on another level it could potentially have ruined my career. Because if I had been anorexic, there is no way I would have been able to do a lot of the action movies that I do.

"People wouldn't have hired me. So when things are written that are trying to ruin my career, as that one was, I obviously have to take that very seriously."

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