‘I hope this haunts you’: Kate Winslet addresses Titanic-era body-shamers

The star of new Lee Miller biopic reveals that though she never publicly called out critics for what was an everyday occurrence at the time, in private she ‘let them have it’
‘I hope this haunts you’: Kate Winslet addresses Titanic-era body-shamers

Kate Winslet: ‘It was for all those people who were subjected to that level of harassment’

Kate Winslet has broken down at the memory of being told she was overweight by journalists on the red carpet as a 22-year-old.

Speaking on US talkshow 60 Minutes to promote her new Lee Miller biopic, Winslet recalled her experience at the 1998 Golden Globe awards, which she attended as part of the Titanic team.

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