Keira Knightley

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Wow, that's surreal! She looks like totally natural chubby girl with that weight.

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8 hours ago, fishmish said:

I know there's going to be debate and complaints about how skinny she still is (a la the thread on Taylor Swift), but some people are forgetting "who"  has put on weight. It's not about how much she's put on or how relatively thin she still is, it's about

 a) the caliber of her celebrity

      Basically, she top A-list hollywood celebrity status.

 b) the absolute thin state she has remained for over a decade

      Her figure is best desribed as "twiggy," you used to be able to count every rib bone, and she used to walk around red carpets showing off her washboard abs;

      and;   

     c) the supremacy of her beauty.

          Even if she was a phasmid (walking stick bug), she was generally regarded as one of the most attractive, beautiful walking stick bugs of our time.

And so, to see her now with pear-shaped curves, plump thighs, and cellulite is really a sort of shock. Something we'd never have expected. Also, she's been filming a biopic about Katharine Gun, an Irish whistleblower. Could she have gained weight for the role? Lastly, are we at the beginning of a trend where "gained weight for a role" is just an actresses excuse for common weight gain?

I agree, and couldn't have stated it better. I guess there will always be some people who feel they should decide for everybody who belongs here. I would say that a person triggers your fantasy about fat or weight gain, real or imagined, belongs here. And yes, I agree that there is a special "circumstance" in cases of "A-list" celebrities such as Taylor Swift or Keira Knightley. I would say Keira's gain is even more noteworthy because she has been almost like "skin and bones" for a long time, whereas at least Taylor Swift has had a more muscular physique. For me this is a "jaw-dropping" event, to notice that Keira has such a gorgeous, chubby body, and in a pear shape!