Keira Knightley is pregnant with her first child

The actress is believed to be three months pregnant
Parenthood: Keira and James are reportedly expecting their first child (Picture: Dave Benett)
Dave Benett
Emma Powell12 December 2014
The Weekender

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Actress Keira Knightley is reportedly pregnant with her first child.

A representative for the 29-year-old actress, who has been nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Globes for her role in The Imitation Game, confirmed the news to ELLE UK on Friday morning.

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The New York Post's Page Six column was the first to report the news that she was to become a mother, attributing several unnamed sources.

The Atonement actress - who married James Righton, 31, of Mercury Prize-winning band Klaxons in France last year - was among guests at the British Independent Film Awards at the weekend and was rumoured to not be drinking alcohol.

Knightley has spoken about motherhood in the past, and told Vogue in 2013 that her career would always be a priority. She said: "Would I want to be a stay-at-home mother? No," she told Vogue in 2013. "On the other hand, you should be allowed to do that, as should men, without being sneered at."

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