Kate Winslet Reveals the Criticism She Received for "Titanic" and a Regret She Has

Titanic was the first film to gross $1 billion when it was released in 1997. It held the record for the most money made in a film until 2010, when Avatar, another James Cameron production, surpassed it. However, following the film's success, Kate Winslet, who played Rose, openly discussed her experiences with body criticism. She's been contemplating it for years, but she has one regret about how she handled it.

#1 She regrets the tabloid abuse she received at the start of her career.

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The 47-year-old Academy Award winner revealed her part in the 1997 James Cameron blockbuster Titanic, including the "awful" body criticism she received from the public and media, on the Happy Sad Confused podcast prior to the movie's 25th anniversary.
“They would comment on my size, they’d estimate what I weighed, they’d print the supposed diet I was on,” Winslet remembered. “It was critical and horrible and so upsetting to read.”

#2 The public and the media treated her so cruelly.

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“Apparently, I was too fat,” As she shared some of the more offensive justifications for why Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) couldn't fit on the door before he passed away, Winslet told host Josh Horowitz. “Isn’t it awful? Why were they so mean to me? They were so mean,” she told.

#3 But as time went on, she began to regret not responding appropriately.

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Winslet recalled the instances in which she received harsh criticism for her body image and said that, given the chance to go back in time, she would have used her voice quite differently. “I would have said to journalists, I would have responded, I would have said, ’Don’t you dare treat me like this. 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.’”

#4 Now she encourages everyone to embrace their bodies.

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Only she was the target of the insulting remarks, despite the fact that she and DiCaprio received extensive press coverage. She continues to advocate for body acceptance and has already praised her daughter Mia Threapleton, 22, and Generation Z for altering the conversation surrounding weight. It appears that her mother taught her properly!
Before you leave, we recommend reading this article about Winslet and DiCaprio as well. What would you do in Winslet's position? How would you respond to this criticism? We'd love to hear your opinions in the comments section.