Kate Winslethas not forgotten the sting of being body shamed throughout the early years of her career.
I let them have it.
I said ‘I hope this haunts you.'"
Kate Winslet.Presley Ann/Getty
Pausing, theLeeactress became emotional, tearing up as she thought back to the encounter.
It was horrific, it was really bad."
“People say, ‘Oh, you were so brave for this role.
Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio in ‘Titanic’.CBS via Getty Images
You didnt wear any makeup.
You had wrinkles,'” she recalled.
“Do we say to the men, ‘Oh, you were so brave for this role.
You grew a beard?’
She added, “Its not brave.
Its playing the part.
So you could’t see my belly rolls?
Not on your life!”
She added that she has zero concerns about looking less-than-perfect in front of cameras.
“The opposite,” she said.
“I take pride in it because it is my life on my face, and that matters.
It wouldn’t occur to me to cover that up.”
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It was critical and horrible and so upsetting to read.
But… it also made me feel so… so moved.
By how different it is now.”
it’s possible for you to watch Winslet reflect on her career in the60 Minutesinterview above.
