Fifty Shades of Grey star Jamie Dornan says dating Keira Knightley helped him deal with stardom
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Fifty Shades of Grey actor Jamie Dornan told today how dating Keira Knightley prepared him for fame.
The former Calvin Klein model plays lead role Christian Grey in Sam Taylor-Johnson’s adaptation of the E L James erotic novel, out next year.
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But the 31-year-old told ES Magazine he was unfazed. He has already modelled half-naked on posters and attended events on Knightley’s arm when they were together a decade ago.
He said: “I don’t think I’m ever going to be as famous as her.” Dornan now lives in Notting Hill with his musician wife Amelia Warner, 31, and their daughter.
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Talking of fame, he said: “It’s a strange environment, being hounded. It’s really hideous. The paparazzi are cretins. There are so many ways to make a living that don’t involve hiding in bushes outside the houses of 18-year-old girls.”
He was speaking to ES along with his co-stars in Channel 4 historical drama New Worlds, including Freya Mavor.