Keira Knightley and Rupert Friend Split

Keira Knightley doesn’t have her fairy tale romance any longer. It seems she has split up with long-time beau, Rupert Friend, after 5 long years together.

How can you break up with someone that has the last name of friend? Will they stay – friends? Ha!

Keira and Rupert met in 2005 while filming Pride and Prejudice. They even had a place together overlooking the city. Who gets to keep it, I wonder?

The pair has not released a statement, per se, but family members have confirmed the news.

Actor Will Knightley, father of Keira, told a UK newspaper that the duo had in fact broken up, "But that's the way things go, unfortunately. The only option is to get on with things."

They say Keira is devastated but moving on. Of course she is – she was the bigger star!

From The Sun:

Cracks started to appear in mid-December. Rupert arrived without Keira at the London Coliseum gala production of The Nutcracker. He took his mother Caroline instead.

The couple split after a heart-to-heart before Christmas. They had seemed to have a fairytale relationship with a London home overlooking Hyde Park.

But a pal said: "Rupert hates the idea of being followed and photographed. Keira partially had to accept it because of her rising profile.

"It affected the harmony in the relationship. The pressure took its toll and both decided they should go their separate ways. They will remain life-long friends."

Seriously, was Keira followed around that much? In the US, stars are hounded, but I thought that when they were in London, they were left alone much more. I guess this goes to show you that it doesn’t matter if it’s one photographer or two, people want their privacy.

After starring in the first three installments, Knightley will not reprise her role as Elizabeth Swann in 'The Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'.

Who should Keira date now?