A drama teacher previously told the actress to settle for the “fat girl parts”
Despite Kate Winslet's glowing performance in Titanic, the role came at a cost. Winslet opened up about fat-shaming comments she received from reporters who fixed on her weight as she graced red carpets around the Titanic premiere, in a 60 Minutes interview released Sunday.
“It's absolutely appalling, what kind of person must they be to do something like that to a young actress who is just trying to figure it out?” Winslet said.
At age 20, Winslet was cast to star in Titanic, opposite of Leonardo DiCaprio, which banked more than $674 million at the domestic box office. Fighting back tears, Winslet reflected on one instance where she addressed a reporter's sour comments around her weight.
“I let them have it. I said, 'I hope this haunts you,'” Winslet said, fighting back tears. “It was a great moment because it wasn't just for me, It was all those people who were subjected to that level of harassment. It was horrific. It was really bad.”
Before landing the breakout role, Winslet also said she received criticism in drama school. The Oscar-winning actress recalled having a drama teacher who told her to settle for the “fat girl parts,” she told 60 Minutes. “It made me think I'll just show you, just quietly,” Winslet said. “It was like a sort of a quiet determination.”
In Winslet's latest film, Leethe actress stars as US war correspondent and photographer Lee Miller. Miller first served as a war correspondent for Vogue and photographed early images of Nazi concentration camps at Buchenwald and Dachau.
