Kate Winslet Recalls Her Agent Being Asked By Studios About Her Weight

Kate WinsellRShe thinks back on how people have reacted to her body throughout her career.

Interview with Sunday timesAll across diverseThe Emmy Award-winning actress and Oscar-winner has opened up about how she was asked to settle on the “fat girls” roles while she was still in school.

Later, as a professional actress she stated that her agent would need to be available to take calls from studios inquiring about her weight.

Kate stated that it can be very difficult for actresses to perform under pressure.

“People are under more scrutiny than any vulnerable person can handle. But it changes in the film industry.

“When I was younger, my agent would receive calls asking, ‘How many pounds does she weigh?’ “I’m kidding you don’t. So I’m glad that this is starting to change.”

Kate was a key figure in changing Hollywood’s view of women’s bodies and advocated for more diverse bodies.

It was revealed last year. New York timesShe had to rescind her stomach-spatching efforts on the award-winning HBO series Mare Of Easttown. Her manager promised to remove her “swollen belly button” from sex scenes on the show. She responded with, “Don’t you dare!”

Kate spoke out in 2021 against the public backlash she received after Titanic’s 1997 release. She called it “terribly horrible and upsetting” while speaking to WatchmanIn 2021.

She explained to the outlet that people used to talk a lot about her weight in her twenties.

“I will be asked for comments on my physical self,” she said.

“Then I got this label for being foul-mouthed and outspoken. No, I was just defending myself.”