Kate Winslet says how criticism for her weight affected her after Titanic
The actress remembers the horrible comments they made about her body.
Kate Winslet was 19 years old when she released Titanic (1997). And despite how small she was, the media were directly "cruel" when talking about her, emphasizing her body and her weight. The actress now remembers how painful it was to experience this scrutiny at such a young age and being so new to Hollywood. Of course, Leonardo DiCaprio did not go through this type of criticism.
"And it was almost ridiculous how shocking, critical and cruel the tabloid journalists were to me," Winslet said in a recent interview with The Guardian. "I was still figuring out who the hell I was! They would comment on my height, estimate my weight, print the supposed diet I was on. It was critical and horrible and very disturbing to read," she said.
There was also a specific moment when Joan Rivers made a horrible comment about the Oscar winner. "If Kate Winslet had lost a few pounds, the Titanic would never have sunk," Rivers said on a live show.
In this regard, Kate commented: "In my 20s, people talked a lot about my weight. And they would call me to comment on my physique. Well, then I got this label of being bold and outspoken. No, I was just defending myself."
The 45-year-old actress accepted that all those comments greatly damaged her confidence. So much so that she thought about giving up. She was hesitant to pursue a career in Hollywood "because I remember thinking, 'God, if this is what they're telling me in England, what will happen when I get there?' Also, it interferes with your evolutionary impression of what is beautiful, you know, I felt very lonely. "
She remembers all of this perfectly because she recently reviewed the articles that were written about her when she was in her early twenties.
Kate also commented that she makes her very happy to see how the body positivity movement has progressed. "[That] also made me feel so ... so moved. By how different it is now," she said to
