First, a little update on Keira Knightley’s baby situation. On Friday, lots of media outlets ran a hard confirmation that yes, Keira had given birth at some point in May and yes, she did give birth to a girl. So now we know for sure that Keira and James Righton welcomed a daughter (a daughter with amazing cheekbones, I’m sure). We still don’t know the name and I have no idea if we’ll ever now.
So what else is going on with Keira? There’s an interesting story at the Daily Mail about Keira being the “breadwinner” of her marriage. Her husband James is a musician, and he was part of the new defunct band the Klaxons. I don’t know if the Klaxons were ever considered popular or if they’ve ever had a major money-making song, album or tour, but James did not make much money at all last year. Which means Keira is the “breadwinner” of the marriage.
She is a Hollywood actress who commands millions of pounds per movie, but Keira Knightley’s husband James Righton reportedly earned just £5000 in a year. The Sun reports that his company, Galloping Faster, which he runs with Klaxon bandmates Jamie Reynolds and Simon Taylor-Davis, only made £14,844 in the 12 months to March 2014. The band have since split and documents state that the company loaned £51,241 to Klaxons – meaning that they have a debt.
Meanwhile, 30-year-old Keira’s company. Kck Boo, made £4.1million. MailOnline has contacted a spokesperson for James Righton, 31, and Keira Knightley for comment.
[From The Daily Mail]
The Mail also brought up Keira’s statement to Glamour Mag last year, which was that she gives herself an “allowance” of about $50,000 a year to live on, because she’s not all about money and she doesn’t want to flaunt her wealth around her friends, many of whom do not live in the lap of luxury. For what it’s worth, I think Keira really does live relatively modestly for a movie star – she has a nice place in London, but it’s not some huge mansion. She likes clothes, but she often wears the same old pieces in her casual life. She’s not jewelry obsessed nor is she big-toy obsessed. I doubt Keira cares about being the “breadwinner” and James seems totally enamored with her, as in… he’s not a golddigger or a K-Fed. So, is it emasculating for James to have this information out there? I kind of doubt either of them care. Anyway, they’re probably just focused on their baby girl right now.
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