At the age of 22, Kate Winslet had her breakthrough with “Titanic.” But success also had its downsides. She was “literally followed while feeding the ducks,” she says today.
Hollywood actress Kate Winslet (48) has bad memories of her immense fame after the blockbuster “Titanic”. “My life was pretty unpleasant,” the Brit told the fashion platform “net-a-porter.com”.
“I was grateful, of course. I was in my early twenties and could afford an apartment. But I didn’t want to literally be followed while feeding the ducks.” The public attention made her feel like she had to “look a certain way or be a certain way,” she said.
After her breakthrough with the James Cameron film alongside Leonardo DiCaprio at the age of 22, she avoided big projects for a while, explained Winslet. “The journalists always said: ‘After Titanic you could have done anything, but you chose these little things’ and I said: ‘Yes, you can take offense at that! Because, guess what, being famous was terrible.””
According to her own statements, the Oscar winner can now deal with her fame in a relaxed manner. “The only moment I still think ‘Oh God, hide’ is when we’re on a boat somewhere.”
Source: Stern
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