Pampered Keira fails to raise a smile on the set of her new film

In recent months, Keira Knightley has seemingly taken every opportunity to bemoan her life of fame and fortune.

The multi-millionaire screen beauty's latest list of annoyances includes red carpets at her world premieres, being approached by members of the public and having her picture taken.

She has said she hates being criticised for being too thin, winces watching herself on screen and even wants to give up the celebrity whirl altogether because she dislikes what fame has brought her.

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One is not amused: Keira Knightley doesn't look too happy as she gets some attention on the set of her latest film 'The Duchess' from a hairdresser

The comments could be considered surprising from a girl blessed with extraordinary beauty who commands £4 million a film, has multi-million pound contracts with Asprey and Chanel and who got her first agent after expressing an interest in acting aged three.

Her most recent outburst came in a US magazine out today where the actress said:

"I hate red carpet events. I absolutely hate them. I hate the fact that people write 'Oh, you look like c**p or "I don't like your arms'."

And neither is she happy off the red carpet. Asked about the autograph hunters, photographers and fans who approach her, she says:

"It is constant and I can spot them a mile away. It made me frightened of cameras and people". She adds: "Part of taking the power back is actually saying 'no'."

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Action: Keira whips out her famous toothy grin once the cameras start rolling on the set of her film The Duchess

"You have this feeling that everyone wants a bit of you. It does feel like that. Any sane person knows this is not nice. It's a pretty horrific profession really".

In recent months, Miss Knightley - who is such a hot property right now she turns away far more work than she accepts - has repeatedly spoken about her hatred of the industry and all it brings.

She told Jonathan Ross last week she dislikes watching herself on screen because she "gets embarrassed because she looks funny".

She also told Ross that fame side of things we 'so scary' that it would some day force her to give up.

She also recently told reporters that she believes in the Aboriginal saying that every photo "takes away a bit of your soul". She told another journalist she wished she was "just an insignificant speck" again.

Miss Knightley has just come back from a world tour promoting Atonement, a film critics have been very generous about.

She took boyfriend Rupert Friend (a striking actor she lives with at her £1 million apartment overlooking London's Hyde Park) to the Venice Film Festival where she spent the afterparty of the world premiere miserably moping around while others partied like it was like their last night on earth.

And predictably, she chose the premiere to further complain about the debate over her body shape.

"It's really frustrating, and particularly when you come to Venice film festival with a film that is an intelligent film" she added.

Her annoyance had come after this paper's question to her in Venice as to whether it was a good message to send to real woman that an actress with no curves should sanction having them added to her body with computer wizardry in promotional material.

Keira is sadly fast becoming the female equivalent of the delightful Hugh Grant, who three years ago started speaking in very similar terms about his own miserable life.

Hugh at the time made an rather empty threat to give up acting. But one might suppose that his attitude played more of a part in his career subsequently going off the boil.

And as one industry expert put it yesterday: "Keira is a great talent, and let's hope she learns some humility before her career heads the same way."