Jamie DornanJamie DornanKeira Knightley's ex has spilled the beans about why the A-lister dumped him.

Jamie Doran is putting it all down to the Pride & Prejudice star's meteoric rise to fame.

He told The Sun he felt "second-rate" compared to the Hollywood beauty, but he's not bitter about the split.

The 23-year-old model said: "There is a big pressure when you go out with someone such as Keira.

"The man is meant to be the alpha in the relationship on the money and the power front and clearly I was not.

"You feel like you have to be dominant in other areas and that causes problems.

"Keira could see what I was going through. She was the one who finally said: 'OK, that's it, I've had enough'."

G Keira Knightley jan 6Keira KnightleyBut the pair have remained friends even though Keira is now dating her Pride & Prejudice co-star Rupert Friend.

We hope Jamie won't feel second-rate for too long.