Kate Winslet
- Profession: Actress
- Place/Date of Birth: Reading , 05 October 2020
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Kate Winslet is jealous of Cameron Diaz - Feb 9, 2021
Kate Winslet is jealous of Cameron Diaz. The British beauty says she’d love to be as stylish and chic as stunning Cameron - and admits she is envious of her effortless fashion sense. She told Glamour magazine: "Cameron is that rare woman who pulls off looking fabulous while dressed down and, damn it, we’re all jealous." Meanwhile, Kate’s husband, Sam Mendes, has revealed he may quit Hollywood to spend more time with his children.
The ’American Beauty’ director, who has two children Joe and Mia with Kate, admits he misses his kids like mad when he is away from home working. Although Sam has previously taken his family with him while shooting on location, he insists he isn’t prepared to uproot either of them when they start school and may have to quit film making. He said: "Once my kids hit school age, it will get tricky. There’s no way I’m going to put them through years of being gypsies."
Hollywood hunger - January 2005
Kate Winslet has launched an attack on actors who pretend to eat in film scenes although it’s obvious they haven’t taken a single bite. Winslet, 29, worked her way through a large plate of Chinese nosh when filming a scene in her recent hit movie, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. The global star has had battles with her weight over the years but condemns the pressure Hollywood puts on its female stars to be stick thin. She said of the scene, " I was so uncomfortable but proud that I had done it!".
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No starring role? - January 2005
Kate Winslet is to play a twisted version of herself in The Extras, the new comedy project by Ricky Gervais, creator of cult sitcom The Office. She will appear alongside hot UK star Jude Law in the series although no date has yet been set for broadcast. Winslet admits to being a huge fan of The Office.
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Christmas woes for Winslet and co - December 2004
Kate Winslet, her film director husband Sam Mendes (American Beauty) and children Mia and Joe were forced to spend Christmas in an outhouse after builders failed to complete renovations on their ?3.5 million Cotswolds mansion on time. The celebrity couple have spent thousands on the upgrade but still have to cope with skips and rubble in the garden.
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Threapleton 4 Justice - November 2004
Kate Winslet’s ex-husband, aspiring film director Jim Threapleton, is making his own headlines. Threapleton recently announced he has joined the publicity-hungry Fathers 4 Justice campaign. Although it is widely thought Winslet and her ex had always maintained an amicable relationship following their split three years ago, Winslet’s filming commitments mean that Threapleton does not see their daughter Mia for weeks at a time! . He says he hopes to emulate Bob Geldof, who is well-known for his views on child access for fathers, by making his own film about fathers and families.
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Kate wants to do charity pose - October 2004
Kate Winslet has revealed she’d been willing to strip off for a charity calendar. The star, who recently displayed her stunningly slim new figure after having second child, Joe, is no stranger to getting her kit off on celluloid. She has flashed the flesh in Titanic, Jude, Holy Smoke and Iris, among other films. She hasn’t said which charity, though!
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She continued in a performing arts school and followed graduation with roles in the British television drama Shrinks (1988), followed by appearances in the television series Casualty (1989), Dark Season (1991), Get Back (1992), and Anglo-Saxon Attitudes (1993) and theatrical roles including Pandora in the musical Adrian Mole, Wendy in Peter Pan, Sarah in A Game of Soldier, and Geraldine in What the Butler Saw.
Before she was a big movie star, Kate worked in a deli. She was actually in the middle of making a pastrami sandwich when she received the call that she’d been cast in the film "Heavenly Creatures." Kate Winslet got worldwide recognition when she was cast alongside side Leonardo Di Caprio to play ill fated lovers on board the Titanic, the film was a huge commercial success and won 11 Academy Awards.
She dated writer/actor Stephen Tredre for 4 and 1/2 years. The couple remained close even after their breakup. Sadly, Stephen died in 1997 after he lost his battle with cancer. Kate missed the U.S. premiere of "Titanic" to sing at his funeral in England. Kate also had a brief fling with fellow actor Rufus Sewell, however that all changed when Kate met and fell in love with Jim Threapleton, The couple met in 1997 on the set of "Hideous Kinky," where Jim was 3rd Assistant Director.
Kate married Jim Threapleton in 1998 they were married at the Anglican All Saints’ Church in Reading, near the Winslet family home, on November 22, 1998. Kate wore a beautiful white gown designed by Alexander McQueen, and the church was decorated with white and yellow roses. The ceremony was planned in absolute secrecy - not even the 170 guests knew the exact location! (This was in case any invitations happened to stray.)
They were told only to meet the carriages that would transport them to the church. The press didn’t get wind of the wedding until the very last minute, and they arrived just in time to catch some footage of Kate and Jim leaving the church. The wedding was followed by a reception at the Crooked Billet Pub, where the guests feasted on bangers and mash, a favourite dish of Kate’s. Later, the newlyweds headed off to their honeymoon on Scotland’s West Coast.
On October 12, 2000, Kate and Jim welcomed their first child, a little girl named Mia!
(Written 2001)
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