Winslet and husband undergo 'amicable' separation

Kate Winslet's separation from her husband Jim Threapleton has been amicable, according to a statement from the couple.

No reason for the couple's split has been given and a spokesman said the split had been amicable and respectful.

The 25-year-old actress met Threapleton on the set of "Hideous Kinky." She once remarked that she "fell in love at first sight" with the third assistant director of the film, whom she described as a "glorious-looking boy".

Winslet's spokesman, Robert Garlock, said: "No other parties are involved in this amicable and respectful separation. Their daughter Mia will remain first priority for both of them."

The pair married on November 22, 1998. Their daughter, Mia, was born in October last year.

Winslet said in the September edition of In Style magazine that having a baby had "strengthened the relationship, although there are highs and lows and at times it's tough".

Winslet is due to appear in Enigma, the first film from Mick Jagger's production company Jagged Films.

She plays heroine Hester Wallace in a tale of romantic intrigue among British code-breakers trying to unravel German U-boat ciphers during World War II.

The movie, which also stars Dougray Scott, Jeremy Northam and Saffron Burrows, debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January.