In my 20s, people would talk about my weight a lot," Winslet said.
“And I would be called to comment on my physical self.
Well, then I got this label of being ballsy and outspoken.
No, I was just defending myself.”
I was still figuring out who the hell I bloody well was!
“It was critical and horrible and so upsetting to read.
But it also made me feel so moved.
By how different it is now.”
The experience almost deterred Winslet from chasing her lifelong dream of being a famous actress in the United States.
“It damaged my confidence, she toldThe Guardian.
But, by the time she had her daughter, things had shifted.
“But then of course, I had Mia when I was 25.
And so all that s[***] just kind of … evaporated,” she explained.
Winslet’s commitment to empowering women stems beyond her roles on-screen as well.
The 45-year-old recently starred inAmmonite, a historical drama in which her character falls in love with Saorise Ronan.
Winslet haspreviously apologizedfor working with controversial directors such as Woody Allen and Roman Polanski.
The things I agreed to.
Body positions, or the way I was lit or how few clothes I wore.”
