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Keira Knightley set to quit London

‘Unsociable’ star doesn't mix with showbiz crowd

Keira Knightley has revealed she is quitting London for a quiet life in the country.

The actress - who has made no secret of her loathing for the press and paparazzi – wants to escape the showbiz circuit with lover Rupert Friend.

‘I’m moving out of the centre so that I can lead a more domestic life,’ she explains.

‘I want to have local things like shops and nice pubs. Central London is just too busy.’

The 22-year-old actress admits she is a bit of a loner, and says she has few celebrity friends in the capital.

‘I’m not a very sociable person,’ she tells the Daily Telegraph.

‘I went to the Vanity Fair post-Oscar party and just stood in the corner drinking champagne. Honestly, I don’t like parties very much.

‘I have very few real friends in showbusiness so it’s not really my crowd.’

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