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Kate Winslet Says ‘Titanic’ Fame Was So ‘Horrible’ That ‘You Bet Your F—ing Life I’ Chose Smaller Films After: ‘My Life Was Unpleasant’


Kate Winslet actively took roles in smaller movies after the blockbuster success of "Titanic" because the fame was horrible.

During an interview on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast in 2022, Winslet remembered being repeatedly body-shamed in the aftermath of “Titanic.” She said the film’s ending prompted debates about her physical appearance. Viewers have long debated if there was enough room on the floating door for Winslet’s Rose and DiCaprio’s Jack to both survive the freezing Atlantic waters. I’m a young woman, my body is changing, I’m figuring it out, I’m deeply insecure, I’m terrified, don’t make this any harder than it already is.’ That’s bullying, you know, and actually borderline abusive, I would say.”

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