Kate Winslet is opening up about her struggle with body shaming and unrealistic beauty standards in Hollywood. In a recent 60 Minutes interview, the Titanic star revealed that she was “ridiculed” for her weight when she was starting out in the industry. The 49-year-old also shared that she faced harsh criticism from a drama teacher years ago.
Kate Winslet shamed for being fat as ‘young actress’
During her Sunday appearance on CBS News, an emotional Winslet shared that an interviewer once said she looked as if she had been “melted and poured” into the red carpet gown. “It was absolutely horrifying,” the Blackbird actress recalled, “What kind of person would they be who did something like that to a young actress who is just trying to figure it out?”
When Winslet was asked if she ever “confronted” her critics, she said, “I let them.” “I said, ‘I hope it doesn’t bother you.’ It was a great moment because it wasn’t just me who was subjected to that level of harassment, it was really bad. The Wheel actress told.
Winslet further addressed the incident when a former teacher told her, “‘Now, listen, Kate. I’m telling you, darling, if you’re going to look like that, you’re going to have to settle for fat girl parts. ”I was never even fat,” she said, laughing. The Ammonite actress added that she turned the criticism into “quiet determination.”
Winslet said of using the harsh criticism she received to change herself, “It made me think, ‘I’ll just shut you up.’ The Hollywood veteran criticized the unrealistic beauty standards in the industry.
“People say, ‘Oh, you were so brave for this role. You didn’t wear any makeup.’ You know, “You had wrinkles.” Do we say to men, ‘Oh, you were very brave for this role. Have you grown a beard?’ No, we don’t,” she said, adding that she no longer cares about anyone’s opinion because it’s so “tedious.”
