After she split up with her boyfriend Jamie Dornan, beautiful actress Keira Knightley decided to heal her wounds by going to parties and having fun.

Knightley, 20, hooked on the period venues, chose to party at 40s-themed night clubs, because she thinks it can be really romantic, with all those guys kissing her hand.

She says, "I've been going to 40s nights. They do them at various clubs in London.

There are 40s dancers who jive on the dance floor and they will suddenly whisk you up from your seat and throw you over their shoulder.

It can be very romantic. All the guys kiss your hand."

Knightley is best known for her breakthrough roles in "Bend It Like Beckham" and "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl".

"Bend It Like Beckham" was especially physically demanding for Knightley in terms of the intense football training she underwent but opened the way for her into Hollywood. Her role in the blockbuster "Pirates" cemented her up-and-coming position in international cinema.