London, Aug 11 (ANI): Hollywood actress Kiera Knightley has revealed that her mom Sharman Mc Donald is more of a close friend to her than a mother, as she can discuss everything with her, including sex.

The Bend it like Beckham actress described her 57-year-old mother as a chilled out hippy.

“Mum and I would always talk about sex, the Mirror quoted Knightley as saying.

“She”d come up to my room, have me roll her cigarettes and then tell me I had to have one with her, Its not the typical mother-daughter thing but we”re extremely close,” she added.

The actress revealed that she and her brother Caleb were raised in an informal way.

“Mum’’s a bit mental in a good way, she’’s this chilled-out hippy mother, the actress said. (ANI)