Keira Knightley is embracing motherhood with a lot of love.
The "Imitation Game" actress is gracing the cover of Elle magazine's September issue. 30-year-old Keira Knightley has teamed up with Elle magazine for its 30th birthday, complete with four different covers.
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Not only that, this is also Keira Knightley's first interview since she gave birth to her daughter with husband James Righton. In the interview, Knightley also revealed her 3-month-old baby's name, Edie.
Keira lovingly talked about Edie, saying, "The love thing is astonishing. It's a very primal, primal love. That's quite extraordinary."
"And the ability to have no sleep and continue going. It's not pleasant - I never thought that I could actually do it for the amount of time that I've done it," Keira Knightley added.
@PaolaKudacki shot four covers styled by @samiranasr with 30-year-old #KeiraKnightley that highlight ELLE’s dual French and American heritage and the vital role that beauty plays in the magazine’s identity. Here, Keira wears @chanelofficial dress and @pomellato earings. Hair by Kevin Ryan. Makeup by @romyglow. Nails by @ccnailsparis. #ELLEat30 A photo posted by Elle Magazine (@elleusa) on Aug 11, 2015 at 9:06am PDT
Baby Edie has truly been a blessing for Keira, who shares that she learned to love her body even more.
"Also, I have to say, as a woman, you hate certain parts of your body. You go through those periods where you look in the mirror and you think, 'Oh, if only I had different legs or arms or whatever,'" said Knightley.
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She continued, "You go through pregnancy and labor and then feeding the kid and you go, 'Wow, my body is totally amazing, and I'm never going to not like it again, because it did this, and this is f-king extraordinary.'"
Keira Knightley also talked about her career - the new mom started acting since she was a little girl - during her twenties.
"My twenties were pretty crap. My career was absolutely amazing; in fact, I don't think my career will ever get better than it was in my late teens, early twenties."
#KeiraKnightley in @Prada dress and pin and @Balenciaga earrings on the ELLE #SeptemberIssue. #ELLEat30. On newsstands nationwide August 18th. | Photography by @paolakudacki. Styled by @samiranasr. A photo posted by Elle Magazine (@elleusa) on Aug 11, 2015 at 12:36pm PDT
Elle magazine's 30th birthday and September issue will hit newsstands next Tuesday, August 18th.
