Love Actually star Keira Knightley is left battered and bruised by her jealous boyfriend in a deeply disturbing, TV campaign which raises awareness of domestic violence for the UK charity Women’s Aid. The advert breaks the stereo type that only meek housewives suffer from such horrific violence with Keira playing a successful and beautiful film actress.
"I wanted to take part in this advert for Women's Aid because while domestic violence exists in every section of society we rarely hear about it," said Keira, "Domestic violence affects one in four women at some point in their lifetime and kills two women every week."
Both Keira and the commercial's director Joe Wright, who also directed the actress in Atonement and Pride and Prejudice, refused payment for their services.