Keira Knightley Says Teenage Fame Financially 'Set Me Up for Life' but 'Came at a Big Cost' Personally

Keira Knightley at the premiere of ‘Black Doves’ at the BFI Southbank on December 03, 2024 in London.Photo:Karwai Tang/WireImage Karwai Tang/WireImage Keira Knightleyis reflecting on her early successes in the film industry. In a new interview withThe Los Angeles Times,published Thursday, Dec. 5, the actress, 39, spoke about how becoming a breakout star in her teenage years, thanks to movies such asPirates of the Caribbean,Bend It Like BeckhamandLove Actually,set her “up for life.

Keith Urban Recalls When 'Amazing' Taylor Swift Opened for Him on 2009 Tour: 'She Was Playing Way Past Where She Was'

Keith Urban remembers when Taylor Swift opened for him on tour “all too well.“During a Thursday, Dec. 12 appearance onThe Jennifer Hudson Show, the country star, 57, opened up about what it was like having the pop megastar, 34,open for himduring his 2009 Escape Together World Tour.While Urban recalled it was “a long time ago” that Swift supported him on tour, he toldJennifer Hudsonthat the experience “was great.“Taylor Swift and Keith Urban in April 2013.

Keke Palmer Praises SZA's Acting Debut inOne of Them Days: 'The World Is About to Be Just Gagged' (Exclusive)

Don’t snooze onSZA’s big-screen debut inOne of Them Days. Her costar in the comedy,Keke Palmerhails the Grammy-winning singer as a natural. “The world is about to be just gagged,” Palmer, 31, tells PEOPLE in an interview alongside SZA, 35, and producerIssa Raeconducted in December. “Honestly, it’s so, so good. I really am just so proud of you and the movie. It’s all, to me, a match made in heaven.” SZA admits she was nervous about adding actress to her list of talents — or, as she puts it, “scared as hell,” “terrified” and “anxious.

Keke Palmer Prefers to Go by Her Birth Name: 'I Would Love to Go Back to' It

Keke Palmer in New York City on Jan. 15, 2025.Photo:TheStewartofNY/GC Images TheStewartofNY/GC Images Keke Palmeris eager to use her birth name again! In a recently resurfaced clip from a 2022Glamourinterview, theOne of Them Daysactress admitted that she “would love to go to back to” her given name, Lauren, “more than anything.” “[Keke] went from being just something that my family called me to being something that the whole world called me,” said Palmer, 31, at the time.

Keke Palmer Reveals the 2 SurprisingSNLAlums She Wants to See Impersonate Her (Exclusive)

Keke Palmermay bethe queen of impressions, but she has a fewSaturday Night Livealums she wishes will impersonate her. PEOPLE spoke with the multi-hyphenate, 31, at theSNL50: The Anniversary Specialred carpet, where she revealed which formerSNLmembers she would be honored to be given the task. “Oh my gosh. I would probably wantJimmy Fallonto impersonate me. I just think he’d be really good,” Palmer said for her first choice. The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here!