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Keira Knightley says characters in Bend It Like Beckham should have been lesbians
Bend It Like Beckham star Keira Knightley has shown her support for a lesbian sequel to the football film.The 2002 movie follows two teenage girls, her character Jules Paxton and Jess Bhamra, played by Parminder Nagra.In the film, Parminder's character Jess goes against her Sikh family's wishes as she joins a football team.The storyline follows the two girls who fall out after they both develop feelings for football coach Joe, played by Jonathan Rhys Myers.Despite the romance involving a love triangle between Jules, Jess and Joe, many fans of the film think the two girls should have secretly had an interest in one another instead.When speaking to PrideSource about rumours that the original plot of the film focused on a lesbian love story, Keira stated she only saw one script which was the final version of the film.She said: “I never read that version of the script! I mean, not as far as I know. But you might have information that I don’t have.