Kate Winslet cries remembering media’s weight comments: “I hope this haunts you”

nme.com:

Kate Winslet has reflected on the harm the media caused her by commenting on her weight when she was younger.Winslet appeared on the show 60 Minutes to promote her new film Lee, which marks her first project that she has both starred in and produced.

At point in the interview, she discussed the impact of tabloids making cruel comments about her weight when she rose to popularity – and what happened when she confronted them.“It’s absolutely appalling.

What kind of a person must they be to do something like that to a young actress who’s just trying to figure it out?” she said.When asked if she’d ever confronted them, Winslet sais: “I did.

I let them have it. I said ‘I hope this haunts you’.”Becoming tearful, she added: “It was a great moment. It was a great moment because it wasn’t just for me, it was for all those people who were subjected to that level of harassment.