"I was in the background, but I couldn’t keep my eyes open" Keira Knightley has admitted to nodding off during the shooting of 1999 Star Wars prequel The Phantom Menace, in which she played the role of Padmé Amidala’s decoy.
In a recent interview with Total Film, Knightley – who was 12 years old at the time – admitted that she spent so long sitting in the background of shots that she often fell asleep.
Upon being what she remembered about filming the movie, the actress said: “I mean, I was 12. I literally don’t remember… I remember the headdress being so heavy, it gave me a headache.
I really remember the headache from one of the headdresses. “And I remember being in the background for such a long time that I’d actually fallen asleep. “I
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