February 23, 2021

Celebrity

Kate Winslet details Hollywood's unhealthy obsession with actresses' weight

Kate Winslet says 'it was almost laughable how shocking, how critical, tabloid journalists were to me'

By Madison Raymond February 23, 2021
Kate Winslet says 'it was almost laughable how shocking, how critical, tabloid journalists were to me'

Kate Winslet has always been mocked for not being a certain size as an actress. The Titanic starlet recalled being shamed by Hollywood for being slightly overweight.

In a recent interview with the Guardian, Winslet said, "In my 20s, people would talk about my weight a lot. And I would be called to comment on my physical self. Well, then I got this label of being ballsy and outspoken. No, I was just defending myself."

Calling out all tabloids, she added, "It was almost laughable how shocking, how critical, how straight-up cruel tabloid journalists were to me. I was still figuring out who the hell I bloody well was!"

"They would comment on my size, they’d estimate what I weighed, they’d print the supposed diet I was on. It was critical and horrible and so upsetting to read," she continued. "But it also made me feel so… so moved. By how different it is now."