Kate Winslet Discusses ‘Straight-Up Cruel’ Tabloid Criticism Of Her Body

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Kate Winslet is looking back on her experiences of being cruelly body-shamed in the early days of her career. The Oscar-winner discussed the physical scrutiny she faced in her 20s during a new interview with The Guardian.

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In my 20s, people would talk about my weight a lot. And I would be called to comment on my physical self. Well, then I got this label of being ballsy and outspoken.

No, I was just defending myself,” she recounted. “And it was almost laughable how shocking, how critical, how straight-up cruel tabloid journalists were to me.