“I was shocked and horrified by how vilified I was”: Kate Winslet Went Through an Upsetting Phase After Working With Leonardo DiCaprio in $2 Billion Worth Titanic
Actress Kate Winslet is criticizing the tabloid treatment she endured in her early career. The Academy Award winner recently opened up about her time working on James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster Titanic, including the “awful” body-shaming she endured from the public and media. In the James Cameron-directed romantic historical film, Winslet played Rose, the female lead who was courted by Leonardo DiCaprio’s charming rogue Jack on the sinking cruise ship.
Kate Winslet Recalls Being ‘Vilified‘ By Media
DiCaprio and the British actress, who was 22 years old at the time, became instantly well-known after Titanic‘s theatrical release. The movie went on to become one of the all-time highest-grossing movies. But according to the actress, she was “vilified” for being in the film, and the negative press she encountered at the time had an irreversible impact on her.
The 47-year-old claimed in a recent interview that she “absolutely learned how to look after myself the hard way” as a result of the abuse she received for possessing a perfectly average body.
“What I really remember vividly is that when I did Titanic and was so thrust into the public eye, I was shocked and horrified by how vilified I was by mainstream media,” Winslet explained.
She asserted that she is still annoyed by the “nasty sh*t” that people say about celebrities on social media, even though it “doesn’t happen” anymore.
Kate Winslet, however, believes that the negative media coverage of women’s bodies has substantially lessened. “But I do believe that the mainstream media’s damagingly reckless behavior has come to an end”, she continued.
Kate Winslet On Being Body Shamed During Titanic
Winslet asked, “Why were they so mean to me?” in reaction to critics who claimed she was “too fat” in the film, firmly asserting, “I wasn’t even f— fat.” The 47-year-old performer, also considered how, if she could “turn back the clock,” she would respond to the same body-shaming remarks now.
The Oscar-winning actress spent the aughts hiding from the media out of fear, having previously claimed she was dubbed “blubber” and told to “settle for the fat girl parts.”
She previously spoke up about the “straight-up cruel” treatment she received from tabloids telling The Guardian last year: “I was still trying to figure out who the bloody hell I was.”
Winslet recounted, “They would comment on my size, they would estimate how much I weighed, and they would print the alleged diet I was on.” “It was horrible, critical, and so upsetting to read.”
Furthermore, Winslet criticized the criticism of women’s red-carpet appearances and rejected body-focused terminology like “toned” and “svelte.” Winslet uses her daughter and the rest of the Gen Z generation as examples of how media has changed through time and how it has influenced society.
Source: Mirror
