Keira Knightley begged film bosses to let her kiss Johnny Depp in the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ sequel.

The British actress was so desperate to lock lips with her handsome co-star in ‘Dead Man’s Chest’ she asked director Gore Verbinski to give them an on-screen smooch.

And Keira was thrilled when she heard their characters would kiss.

She admitted: “I was saying, ‘Give me one kiss, just give me one kiss’.

“I got it and it was good, really good.”

Keira also confessed she loved the fact her character, Elizabeth Swann, was the love interest of both Depp and hunky Orlando Bloom.

She said: “Its like, wonderful, I can have feelings for both these very beautiful men.”

The brunette star recently admitted she preferred kissing Depp, despite Bloom praising her smooching skills.

When quizzed on who she thought was the best kisser out of the two actors, she said: “Johnny Depp certainly wasn’t bad.”

How are American men and British men different? “U.K. guys – well, the ones that I know – don’t take as much stock in their appearance,” says Keira Knightley in a new interview. “Ask an American guy what his beauty regime is, and he’ll tell you. Ask a Brit, and he’ll say, ‘Er … Guinness?’ I like that.”

In the July issue of InStyle, the actress, 21, does admit to an affinity for one American: Johnny Depp, her costar in 2003’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and its sequel, Dead Man’s Chest, out July 7. Asked which of her leading men was the best kisser, she says, “Johnny Depp certainly wasn’t bad.”

But there’s just one person she’s interested in kissing these days – her boyfriend, British actor Rupert Friend, 24, her costar in 2005’s Pride & Prejudice. But she insists that she and Friend, who played Mr. Wickham, didn’t get together while working on the film. “I haven’t ever had an on-set romance with anyone and I still haven’t,” she says.

Keira Says She Prefers British Blokes| Keira Knightley Also in the InStyle interview, Knightley admits she’s uncomfortable dressing up: “I don’t know why I’m a scrub, but I am. I’ve got some great clothes and I’ll put them on, do my makeup and my hair, stand in front of the mirror and feel like such an idiot. I feel stupid if I’ve made an effort. It’s ridiculous.”

Nevertheless, Knightley – who was chosen by PEOPLE.com as one of the best dressed stars at this year’s Oscars – managed to have fun at the award ceremony when she was rendered “speechless” sitting next to Jack Nicholson. “I can’t remember what he said to me. Everyone asked if he tried to hit on me, but he didn’t. It’s actually kind of embarrassing that he didn’t.”