“I wasn’t even f–king fat”: Kate Winslet Became Furious After Being Harassed for Her Buxom Physique After $2.2.B Titanic Fame With Leonardo DiCaprio
Kate Winslet rose to international fame with the Academy Award-winning movie Titanic in 1997. The Golden Globe recipient has been associated with projects like-Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Revolutionary Road, and The Holiday. She even earned an Oscar for her performance in The Reader.
The Titanic star has always been opinionated and vocal about her thoughts on body shaming. Just like other celebrities and media personalities, Kate Winslet was body shamed for having a buxom body type during her initial years in Hollywood.
Kate Winslet Opens Up On Being Body-Shamed For Her Voluptuous Figure
One of the most debated scenes from James Cameron’s masterpiece still diverts the attention of the fans. Around the 25th anniversary of Titanic, Kate Winslet spoke about the scene that has always caught the media’s attention and even addressed the reactions it has gotten over the years. The scene where Rose is afloat on a door and Jack sinks to death.
During her appearance on the Josh Horowitz, Happy, Sad, Confused podcast the Steve Jobs actor commented with reference to Jack’s death scene from Titanic. She said-
“They were so mean. I wasn’t even f–king fat. If I could turn back the clock, I would have used my voice in a completely different way. … I would have said to journalists, I would have responded, I would have said, ‘Don’t you dare treat me like this. I’m a young woman, my body is changing, I’m figuring it out, I’m deeply insecure, I’m terrified, don’t make this any harder than it already is.’ That’s bullying, you know, and actually borderline abusive, I would say.”
She further stated that women are beyond their bodies, they are doing so much in their life and people should think twice before commenting on someone’s body. She said-
“It’s such an irresponsible thing to do and it feeds directly into young women aspiring to ideas of perfection that don’t exist. I just wish there weren’t quite so many comments on the physical form of actresses. … You know, bodies are bodies. Everyone’s beautiful however they are and whatever they came with, you know. It still drives me kind of crazy. I definitely think we can do better with that stuff.”
Titanic went on to earn 11 Academy Awards, making it one of the most critically and commercially successful movies of all time.
Kate Winslet On Working With Leonardo DiCaprio in Titanic
Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio were not only one of the most beautiful pairs onscreen but also great friends offscreen. The British actor has spoken about her love and admiration for her co-star multiple times and even cleared out that she never fancied Leonardo DiCaprio. During an interview with ITV, the 47-year-old actor spoke about her experience working with the Shutter Island star. She said-
“For Leo and I, I think it was seven months of very intense work. We were both really very young and luckily—and this is the fortunate thing—we never fancied each other. I know that’s really annoying to hear, I’m sorry, but we really never did.”
While talking about the rapport they share, Kate Winslet even added-
We were able to tease each other, and we still do, so it’s really amazing. It’s not like our own hearts are now just like the Heart of the Ocean necklace, frozen, forgotten, and alone at the bottom of the Atlantic, the once glamorous sparkle now reduced to a mere pathetic glimmer, fighting yet failing to break free of the ocean’s murky waters, all for naught, because it’ll soon be eclipsed by erosion and time itself. Did we mention that we’re fine?”
Titanic is currently available on Disney+
Source: Happy, Sad, Confused
