“I know better than to waste precious energy on criticizing my physical self.”
Kate Winsletrefuses to let years of body-shaming define her.
“I was consistently told I was the wrong shape,” Winslet toldVoguein a new cover story.
Kate Winslet in ‘Titanic’.20th Century Fox/Everett
“I was consistently told I would have to settle for less.”
But even now, Winslet does not let the commentary impact her career decisions.
“I know better than to waste precious energy on criticizing my physical self,” theLeeactress added.
“I think any woman is better off just saying: I believe in myself.
Winslet decided to move forward with the schedule despite her pain, which included filming the topless scene.
And I’d go, ‘Why?
[Because of] the bit of flesh you’re free to see?
No, that’s the way it’s going to be!'”
Her remarks echo ones she made a few years back.
“I would be called to comment on my physical self,” Winslet said in a2021 interview.
“Well, then I got this label of being ballsy and outspoken.
No, I was just defending myself.”
That same year, she opened up about her determination to keep herMare of Easttowncharacter authentically middle-aged.
She refused to let directors edit around her “bulgy bit of belly” and encouraged unflattering clothing choices.
“I think we’re starved of that a bit.”
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