Keira Knightley has spoken out about the aggressive attention she received from men when Pirates of the Caribbean catapulted her to international fame. The Oscar nominee, 39, first played Elizabeth Swann in the Disney fantasy film series alongside Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom in 2003 – when she was just 17 years old.

The actress reflected on the “gaslighting” she experienced “by a load of men” as she experienced overnight success as a teenager.

"I was very clear on it being absolutely shocking," the actress says. "There was an amount of gaslighting to be told by a load of men that 'you wanted this.' It was rape speak."