Keira: My hell with five stalkers
13/04/07
MOVIE beauty Keira Knightley is set to flee Britain because her life is being made hell by five stalkers.
She fears they could be plotting to r*pe or kill her and says she has become a prisoner in her own home.
Keira, 22, has been stalked by the obsessed male fans for the past 12 months.
And the Pirates Of The Caribbean star is so terrified she has started looking for a home in Los Angeles.
Speaking for the first time about her ordeal, Keira said: “I’m being stalked by five men.
“I have no way of knowing if they could be potential r*pists.
“It scares the living hell out of me. I’m frightened out of my wits every time I see one of them.”
One close friend said Keira – who is dating fellow actor Rupert Friend, 25 – is now too terrified to leave her North London home alone.
The pal said: “Keira has put up with it for months.
“But it’s come to a point where she can’t leave the house. She genuinely fears for her life. She’s looking for a home in Los Angeles so she can finally have peace of mind.”
Another pal added: “She sees moving to LA as a way to end the torment.
“Rupert has been a rock for her but it doesn’t stop her worrying about what might happen when she’s on her own. And while a move to LA would be an upheaval, it could also help her land more work in Hollywood.
“Rupert would also get more exposure.”
The couple met on the set of Pride & Prejudice in 2005, in which Rupert played Mr Wickham and Keira was Elizabeth Bennet.
They became lovers last year and soon afterwards moved into a £1million home together in London’s Clerkenwell.