Kate Winslet details the promise she made to her late mother Sally

Kate Winslet has opened up about the promise she made to her late mother Sally before finding global fame as an actress. The Oscar-winning star, 45, revealed that she told her mother she would ‘never be a show off’, as they both hated this quality in people. Discussing her and her mother’s shared belief recently, … Read more

Director of new Kate Winslet film Ammonite defends lesbian plot line

The director of a film about 19th Century palaeontologist Mary Anning has denied ‘sensationalizing’ her story by making her a lesbian.  Francis Lee, the director of Ammonite, said he wanted to give Anning something ‘to elevate her’ because her work was overlooked by men.  Ammonite, which will be released next month, stars Kate Winslet as … Read more

Kate Winslet claims she didn’t feel like she belonged in Hollywood even after the success of Titanic

‘I was the overweight girl who would always be at the end of the line’: Kate Winslet claims she didn’t feel like she belonged in Hollywood even after the success of Titanic By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 09:50 GMT, 10 February 2021 | Updated: 16:45 GMT, 10 February 2021 Kate Winslet has claimed she … Read more

Kate Winslet reveals she had concerns about her ‘curvy’ figure in Contagion

‘I’d open one eye and say, “Does my bum look big in this?”‘ Kate Winslet reveals she had concerns about her ‘curvy’ figure and how she looked in a body bag in Contagion By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 23:29 GMT, 14 January 2021 | Updated: 23:29 GMT, 14 January 2021 Kate Winslet has claimed … Read more

TALK OF THE TOWN: Actress Kate Winslet says she had to rough it in a storm-blasted cottage in Dorset

TALK OF THE TOWN: ‘Waves would hit the window of the house’: Actress Kate Winslet says she had to rough it in a storm-blasted cottage in Dorset By Alistair Foster, Joanna Bell And Sophie Cockerham For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:25 GMT, 20 December 2020 | Updated: 00:33 GMT, 20 December 2020 It’s a … Read more

Kate Winslet is surprised but ‘proud’ to learn she bested Tom Cruise’s underwater filming record

Kate Winslet was honored to find out that her recent disclosure that she had held her breath for seven minutes meant she had beaten Tom Cruise’s previous underwater filming record. But the 45-year-old Oscar winner didn’t even realize she’d bested the action star, who had previously topped out at six minutes underwater for Mission: Impossible … Read more

Kate Winslet showcases her free-diving skills in amazing glimpse of Avatar 2’s underwater filming

Kate Winslet recently revealed she can hold her breath for over seven minutes since learning free-diving for 2020’s Avatar 2. And a behind-the-scenes glimpse from filming, shared by producer Jon Landau, showed just how skilled the actress, 45, has become as she strutted underwater with a billowing cape while shooting the eagerly-anticipated sequel.  The British … Read more

Kate Winslet stars in a film about fossil hunting – here are the best UK spots for finding your own

Paleontologists do not have the highest of profiles. But that could change with the release of Ammonite, the film starring Kate Winslet who plays Mary Anning, the prolific 19th-century fossil-collector and paleontologist whose gender and poverty prevented the full fame she deserved. Responsible for finding the first ichthyosaur skeleton — still on display in London’s … Read more

Kate Winslet details chaos of hosting SNL the week after Ashlee Simpson’s 2004 lip-syncing mishap

Kate Winslet may be an Academy Award-winning film actress, but improvising on the fly in front of a live studio audience still proved daunting when she was center-stage on SNL in 2004. The actress took some time this week to reminisce on one of the more stressful moments of her career, admitting the beloved comedy … Read more

Kate Winslet just turned a blind eye and banked the cheque!

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 ‘The human voice is the most beautiful instrument of all,’ said the great German composer Richard Strauss, ‘but it is the most difficult to play.’ Some, such as Morgan Freeman, definitely play it better than others like… Janet Street-Porter. Kate Winslet has expressed her horror at working with directors Roman Polanski, a … Read more