As the famed mnemonic for English-language students goes: I before E except after C, and also if you’re writing down the name of U.K. actress Keira Knightley . After years of wonder if the Oscar-nominated The Imitation Game actress was simply trying to excite auto-spell checkers, the truth surrounding the unusual spelling of her first name has been revealed. Keira explained “it was my mum who went to register my birth, and she accidentally spelled ei instead of ie because my mum’s crap at spelling. Once it’s on the piece of paper, it’s on the piece of paper.
