Kate Winslet Recently she broke down in tears as she recalled “fat shy“By critics of the classic 1997 film, The Titanic.
The 49-year-old actor, who played Rose DeWitt Bukater in the film, opened up about being subjected to crude judgments during the Dec. 1 episode of CBS. 60 minutes.
“It’s absolutely terrifying,” she said. “What kind of person does he have to be to do something like that to a young actress who’s just trying to figure it out?”
In a clip shared during the CBS segment, Winslet is seen on the red carpet at the 1998 Golden Globes in a black and white lace gown. was seen Titanic co-star, Leonardo DiCaprio.
The video then tells an interviewer that Winslet looks “a little melted and cast” in the dress. The host also said she should have worn a “two size bigger” gown.
According to Winslet, these comments were just two of many she received afterward. Titanic Hit the theater. Although he never publicly scolded critics for physically shaming them, the Hollywood icon said he respectfully humiliated some.
“I let them take it. I said, ‘I hope this bothers you.’ It was a great moment. It was a great moment because it wasn’t just for me,” Winslet explained. “It was for all the people who were harassed on that level. It was terrible, it was really bad.
Body shaming began early in Winslet’s career. Contradictory The actor recalled his acting teacher saying he would have to come to terms with being “fat”.
“‘Now, listen, Kate. I’m telling you, darling, if you look like that, you’re going to have to settle for fat girl parts,'” Winslet recounted the teacher saying.
“I was never fat,” she continued. “It made me think, ‘I’ll just show you — just quietly.'”
Winslet wasn’t just mocked for her body. Its entire appearance has also been criticized. gave holiday Star explained. 60 minutes That many people made disparaging comments about how she looked. Titanic.
“People say, ‘Oh, you were so brave for that role. You didn’t wear any makeup. You had freckles,'” she says, pointing out the entertainment industry’s unrealistic beauty standards for women. First admitted.
“Do we tell men, ‘Oh, you were so brave for that role. You grew a beard?’ No, we don’t. It’s playing a role,” Winslet said.
Now, 33 years into his career, the Oscar winner says he has listened to the public’s opinion of him because it has become too “tiring”.