Kate Winslet gets candid about her directorial debut

Kate Winslet has revealed she was terrified of stepping behind the camera, until she finally decided to take the plunge with her directorial debut, Goodbye June.

The 50-year-old actress, widely recognised for her iconic role as Rose in Titanic, confessed to Empire magazine that fear held her back for years. 

“I just decided — ‘F*** it. I’m gonna do this,’” she said. 

“I’d always said I was too busy raising a family, but the truth is, I was probably scared.”

Winslet, who also stars alongside Dame Helen Mirren, admitted she’s become increasingly aware of the double standards that women face in the film industry.

“It’s so much harder for actresses to become directors than it is for our male counterparts,” she explained. 

“There’s a lot more scrutiny — people wondering, ‘Can they or can’t they do it?’”

The emotional film centres on a group of siblings who reunite to spend one final Christmas with their terminally ill mother, June, portrayed by Mirren.

The Reader actress said she wanted to avoid making June “a perfect, cosy parent,” adding: “When you’re dealing with loss, real and even humorous things can happen. It had to feel authentic.”

Despite the pressure and the 80-year-old veteran actress’s limited 16-day schedule, Winslet “threw herself at it” and hasn’t looked back.

Now, after years of doubt, the Oscar-winner says she’s finally ready to direct againand make up for lost time.

What is Kate Winslet’s latest film?

Kate Winslet’s latest film is Lee (2023), in which she stars as the pioneering World War II photographer Lee Miller. 

The biographical drama follows Miller’s transformation from a fashion model to a fearless war correspondent documenting the horrors of the front lines.

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