“No way !” Kate Winslet refuses to stand up straighter to hide her ‘bumps’ in bikini scene

Kate Winslet doesn’t want people to hide her wrinkles in magazine photos or flatter her figure on screen. Indeed, she, who for years rejected post-production retouching on glossy paper, made it clear that she would not give in to the dictates of beauty in front of the camera, in particular, refusing to cover her stomach in the series. Mare of Easttown . However, the British actress had to point it out on the set of the movie recently Lee Miller (1), in which she plays a former model turned war photographer and journalist during World War II.

For this role, she says that before filming, she completely stopped working out, so that her body appeared in a more “correct body”. And her new physical appearance earned her a remark on the set that she did not appreciate, as she tells in an interview with the British publication. Harper’s Bazaar , published this Wednesday, August 7. “There’s a scene where Lee is sitting on a bench in a bikini… And a crew member came in between shots and said, “Maybe you should sit up straighter.” So you can’t see my bumps. No way ! It was intentional, you know,” he says.

“More comfortable” with age

You look perfect on screen. Too little for Kate Winslet. “The opposite. I’m proud of it because it’s my life and it’s important. “It wouldn’t occur to me to hide it,” he says. As for speculation about the possible practice of medicine or cosmetic surgery she might have pursued, the L’Oréal Paris muse is equally adamant. “I think people know not to say, ‘Maybe you should do something about these wrinkles,'” he continues dryly, the journalist reports. Harper’s Bazaar. And added: “I feel more comfortable over the years. This allows me to let other people’s opinions evaporate.”

She, who will celebrate her 50th birthday next October, is also optimistic about aging and the perception of aging actresses in the industry. “I’m very lucky to be in an industry where there are so many wonderful older actresses who are absolute role models. I appreciate it very much, and I secretly hope that I can be in that situation for some people as well,” he continues.

Never “never again” underestimate yourself

the heroine of Titanic also returned to the “body shaming” she had previously been the target of. A particularly painful period in her career caused her to develop an eating disorder. “I was the victim of massive media harassment and it got to me,” she recalls, “look at all those years in my 20s when I was all different shapes and sizes.”

Today, the mother-of-two is no longer about to let criticism of her body affect her and is happy to see the film industry grow. “I feel a great relief to see that women are much more accepting of themselves and refusing to judge themselves,” she admits. “Because I don’t know anyone of my age who grew up seeing their mother look in the mirror and say, “I am beautiful”. My mother never did that. He always thought. “Oh my god, I don’t think I can wear this. I look like a hippie. My butt is big.” We waste so much time belittling each other and I will never do that,” he concludes.

(1) Lee Miller by Ellen Kuras with Kate Winslet in theaters on October 9, 2024.