Actress Kate Winslet returned to violent attacks on her body, in an interview with “Madame Figaro” released Thursday, and gave a liberating speech on self-acceptance, noting that from the very beginning she chose to accept her. body.
She said of this educational culture that “saved” her when “Titanic” was released: “In the late 1990s, the press had no respect for actresses. There was shameless discussion of women’s bodies and comments above all. on actresses’ bodies and weights. I remember that time. Well, looking back, I’m ashamed.
“It would probably take strength, but even more, as I always have been. I knew that the period of reckless enthusiasm was temporary, that it would pass and that only real life mattered.”
Winslet revealed that she refused to follow a lean model diet, saying, “I haven’t changed an iota of that belief. I’m still thinking the same thing. I’ve stayed true to exactly who I am, which is why I have” I’m so fine. . I’m so happy to be able to say today: none of this mattered. “
He added: “When my friends said to me: ‘This is terrible! I gained weight during Covid”, I reply: “And what does that mean? What’s the problem?” Be happy, life is too short to waste it with these considerations. . There are important things and less important things. “
Returning to the criticisms received during Titanic, Kate Winslet said: “I could have stayed true to the image they expected of me. But I would have been lost, I would have gone mad when I became someone else. This survival instinct led me to the conclusion that the madness is not like Shimmy: Could they be crazy after all?
