Kate Winslet recalls feeling ‘bullied’ after breakout role in Titanic 23 years after premiere: ‘It was like night and day’
Kate Winslet became a household name when she starred in the 1997 box office smash Titanic.
But the four-time Golden Globe winner didn’t exactly feel like ‘king of the world’ when the film came out.
She recalls feeling ‘bullied’ after her breakout role as Leonardo DiCaprio’s romantic lead Rose in Titanic, 23 years after the James Cameron title premiered to a historic box office total of $2.187billion worldwide.
Bullied starlet: Kate Winslet recalls feeling ‘bullied’ after her breakout role as Leonardo DiCaprio’s romantic lead Rose in Titanic, 23 years after the James Cameron title premiered to a historic box office total of $2.187billion worldwide (pictured in April, 2018)
The 45-year-old told Marc Maron that she went ‘into self-protective mode right away’ after her skyrocket to fame, when she appeared this Thursday on his podcast WTF: ‘It was like night and day from one day to the next.’
She added: ‘Also, I was subject to quite a lot of also personal physical scrutiny, and criticized quite a lot — the British press were actually quite unkind to me.
‘I felt quite bullied, if I’m honest. I remember just thinking, “Okay, well, this is horrible and I hope it passes.” And it did definitely pass but it also made me realize that if that’s what being famous was, I was not ready to be famous, thank you. No, definitely not.’
Although the role earned her a Best Actress nomination at both the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards, she noted that she ‘was still learning how to act.’
Night and day: The 45-year-old told Marc Maron that she went ‘into self-protective mode right away’ after her skyrocket to fame, when she appeared this Thursday on his podcast WTF: ‘It was like night and day from one day to the next’
Physical scrutiny: She added: ‘Also, I was subject to quite a lot of also personal physical scrutiny, and criticized quite a lot — the British press were actually quite unkind to me’
Not ready: Winslet said: ‘I felt quite bullied, if I’m honest. I remember just thinking, “Okay, well, this is horrible and I hope it passes.” And it did definitely pass but it also made me realize that if that’s what being famous was, I was not ready to be famous, thank you. No, definitely not’ (pictured in March, 1998)
Winslet added: ‘And so I still felt like I wasn’t really ready to do lots of big Hollywood jobs. It was a huge responsibility. I didn’t want to make mistakes, I didn’t want to blow it — I wanted to be in it for the long game.
‘So I did strategically try and find smaller things, just so I could understand the craft a bit better and understand myself a bit better, and maintain some degree of privacy and dignity.’
She most recently starred in the 19th century period drama Ammonite as real paleontologist Mary Anning, who falls madly in love with a young woman (Saoirse Ronan), whom she’s been hired to care for, by her husband.
Period romance: She most recently starred in the 19th century period drama Ammonite as real paleontologist Mary Anning, who falls madly in love with a young woman (Saoirse Ronan), whom she’s been hired to care for, by her husband
Passionate moments: The British actress told DailyMail.com of embodying these characters: ‘It was very clear to me that they were quite capable of passionate moments — and Saoirse and I both wanted to embody that’
The British actress told DailyMail.com of embodying these characters: ‘It was very clear to me that they were quite capable of passionate moments — and Saoirse and I both wanted to embody that.
‘And for me, at the age I am now, that felt quite good, actually! I remember saying, “Here I am, doing nudity at 43 (the age I was then). How is this possible?!”‘
She added: ‘I was surprised at how I felt. I felt quite good about it, really. I’ve got all my marks, and scars, and I’m older. It’s a different body than the one I had 20 years ago.’
Winslet previously told The Hollywood Reporter: ‘Saoirse and I choreographed the scene ourselves. It’s definitely not like eating a sandwich. I just think Saoirse and I, we just felt really safe… I felt the proudest I’ve ever felt doing a love scene on Ammonite. And I felt by far the least self-conscious.’
Safe sex scene: Winslet previously told The Hollywood Reporter: ‘Saoirse and I choreographed the scene ourselves. It’s definitely not like eating a sandwich. I just think Saoirse and I, we just felt really safe’
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