“Titanic” star Kate Winslet opens up about the scrutiny she faced about her size earlier in her career. The actress has had several comments aimed at her weight since the 90s.
In a previous interview, Winslet revealed that the comments had negatively affected her confidence at the time; however, she grew out of it when she had her first child, Mia Threapleton. She revealed that while raising him, she tried to build Threapleton’s confidence so that he would not have a skewed concept of body image.
Winslet recently spoke about her early days in the industry and how her agents often asked her about her weight. The mother of three also revealed that she was always told to play “fat girl” roles because they were more in line with her size.
Read on to learn more.
Kate Winslet’s Agent Asked About Her Weight
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While talking to The Sunday Times, Winslet recalls her past as a young actress when she was constantly body-shamed. According to him, when he takes office, his agent is usually bombarded with questions about his weight. Several unnamed producers have also called to inquire about the figure of the young entertainer.
“When I was younger, my agent would get a call saying, ‘How’s her weight,'” Winslet recalls. She revealed that she has finally moved past always worrying about her weight and is more concerned with “being an actress who moves their face and has a body that moves.”
He remembered going through the tabloids and their bad comments about him and how he struggled with it. Winslet said, “It’s hard enough to have the News of the World going back and forth on my doorstep, but that doesn’t cut it now. The phrase ‘today’s news becomes tomorrow’s fish and chip paper’ doesn’t exist.”
Kate Winslet Told To Take ‘Fat Girl’ Role
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Winslet revealed that when she was younger, she was called “blubber” and told to play “fat girl” roles. The “Titanic” actor compared the harshness of that era to the current state of social media. She revealed that the scrutiny and comments are so negative that it makes it difficult for many women to love and be proud of their bodies.
Winslet said, “It can be very negative. People are subject to more scrutiny than a vulnerable young person can handle.” While body shaming hasn’t completely gone away, the actress revealed that Hollywood is at least more inclusive now.
The actress advised young stars in the industry to be cautious and paranoid as the slightest mistake could come back to harm them. “The things you do when you’re drunk or stupid? It may come back to haunt you. Being on the lookout for young actors is a different matter. It must be very difficult,” he said.
He Said His Daughter Is Stronger Than Him
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According to Winslet, her 22-year-old daughter, Threapleton, is much stronger than she was when she was the same age. He also noted that people in his daughter’s generation have cultivated the ability to speak with the knowledge that they will be heard.
The actress explained, “My daughter’s generation has the ability to speak for themselves. They already know that they will be heard. Obviously not in every situation, but they know how to use their voices — especially young women. That caught my attention. When I was young, you spoke when spoken to. That is not the case now. Young women are stronger. And they are more proud of their bodies.”
Although the constant body shaming admittedly affected her, Winslet learned to stop caring about it after her daughter was born in 2000. In 2015, she explained that she tried to teach her daughter from a young age to love her body and curves. the face of criticism.
“I stood in front of the mirror and said to Mia, ‘We are so lucky that we are in shape. We are very lucky that we are curved. We are very lucky that we have good homeless people.’ And he would say, ‘Mummy, I know, thank God,'” she revealed. “It paid off.”
Body Shaming Destroyed Kate Winslet’s Confidence
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Dating back to her days in movies like “Titanic” in the late ’90s, Winslet was the recipient of massive body shaming from the tabloid media and even celebrities like Joan Rivers. The late show host famously said, “If Kate Winslet had lost a few pounds, the Titanic would never have sunk.”
During the February 2021 interview with guardian, Winslet reflected on body-shaming comments during that period and how she was labeled as “wordy and loud” when she only wanted to defend herself against unwanted comments.
Winslet also recalled several articles about her in her late teens and early 20s and how “brutal” she was treated by the tabloids. The actress said, “I’m still figuring out who I really am! They’ll comment on my size; they’ll estimate what I weigh, they’ll print out what diet I’m supposed to be on. It’s critical and horrible and really upsetting to read.”
The mother of three admitted that her self-esteem suffered as a result of the comments, and she almost stopped going to Hollywood. “Also, it disrupts your evolving notion of what is beautiful, you know? I feel so alone. For the simple reason that nothing can really prepare you for… that,” added Winslet.
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