"Cover that up!"
Kate Winslet told to cover up “love handles” on set
Kate Winslet is known for promoting a positive body image in Hollywood and not following a strict diet for roles. That's why she refused to cover up her "love handles" on the set of her latest film "Lee".
In "Harper's Bazaar", the Oscar winner reveals that she found this a very uncomfortable situation. A crew member had advised her before a bikini scene to adopt more posture so as not to look fat.
"Lee is sitting on a bench in a bikini. And one of the crew said that I should sit up straighter," she says. But Winslet doesn't even think about complying with this request and snaps at the man: "Just because you can see my love handles? You can kiss that goodbye"
The film is about the American war photojournalist Elizabeth "Lee" Miller, who took pictures for "Vogue" during the Second World War. Although Lee had been a model in her early years, as a mature woman she was not as well-trained as a fitness model. Winslet therefore stopped her fitness routine to make her body look "softer".
Winslet doesn't mind looking "less than perfect" on screen. The opposite is true, as the 48-year-old explains: "It actually makes me proud. Because it's my life - and that's what matters."
Classmates called her "flab"
The British actress has revealed in previous interviews that she was often teased and even bullied as a child and young woman because of her weight. On the "Today" show in 2016, she revealed that her classmates had given her the nasty nickname "Blubber" in her teenage years.
Even after she achieved worldwide fame thanks to "Titanic", her fluctuating weight was a regular topic in gossip magazines. In 2003, she made headlines around the world when the British magazine "GQ" publicly reprimanded her for being digitally thinned on the cover.
Winslet comes to the Zurich Film Festival
Oscar winner Kate Winslet is expected in Zurich on October 7. She will be honored at the festival for her career and present her new film.
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