Kate Winslet and body shaming: “After Titanic, I felt bullied”

When “Titanic“Broke the box office all over the world, Kate Winslet he had just finished 22 years old. Sure, it had already been candidata all’Oscar per «Reason and sentiment “, but he was still very young to face the boom in popularity from kolossal. “It was like passing from night to day in an instant, ”said the British actress during the podcast of Marc Maron, revealing the tougher aspects of that period.

“There was a constant control on my body, I’ve been criticized and even the press was quite rude with me, ”says Kate. “To be honest, I felt bullied. I remember just thinking what I was experiencing it was awful and I wanted it to pass quickly. Here, it sure is past, but I think it made me realize that probably at the time I was not ready for the celebrity ».

Also because, she reveals herself Hollywood actress, his career had just begun and he had plans to proceed step by step, without forging ahead. “I was still learning to act, I didn’t feel ready for great roles in American cinema, ”says Kate. “I wanted seize the opportunity without making mistakes, my goal was to stay in that world as much time as possibleis. This is why I preferred small roles ».

And instead take on the role of Rose immediately catapulted her into the Olympus of superstar. “In that situation, I walked in self-protective mode. Then when I became mother for the first time, that atmosphere of pressure is evaporated pretty quickly. I too have concentrated about my daughter, without giving too much weight to what they said about me“. A valuable piece of advice that Kate has already given in the past.

On the other hand it is considered to all intents and purposes a body positive heroine, that promotes a company less conformed on the labels and try to unhinge the common idea of perfection. She, who is proud of hers today imperfection. But the path to get to this awareness – indeed – it was not all downhill.