She is the youngest actor ever to receive seven Oscar nominations, has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, had the lead female role in Titanic and is estimated to be worth £45million.
But Kate Winslet refuses to let it go to her head, remembering her mum Sally’s wise words: “No one likes a show-off.” Kate, 45, says: “We both had a real loathing of show- offs. “My mum would say, ‘Just promise me you won’t get showy offy.’ That’s really stayed with me.
It has an impact on my work and how I approach it.” Sadly, Sally died of ovarian cancer in 2017, but Kate’s dad Roger has also been sure to keep her grounded.
Kate says: “My dad always says, ‘You’re only as good as your last gig, babe’. And I still believe that to this day.” Her current “gig”
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