During a recent interview, Kate Winslet became emotional as she recalled the criticism she received about her physique after starring in the classic Titanic in 1997.
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The subject came up after the 49-year-old actress recalled an incident that happened on the Golden Globe red carpet in 1998, when a host live-commented on her appearance and said she needed a dress “two sizes bigger.”
“It’s absolutely shocking. What kind of person do they have to be to do something like that to a young actress who’s just trying to figure herself out?” she said in an interview on 60 Minutes this past Sunday (1).
“I let them live that. I said, ‘I hope that haunts you.’ Because it wasn’t just for me, it was for all those people who were subjected to that level of harassment,” she declared.
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