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Titanic star Frances Fisher reveals painful toll film's tight corsets took on actors' bodies

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Titanic star Frances Fisher has revealed the film's intricate corsets were so tight actors couldn't 'breathe correctly or lean back.'The actress, 70, who played Ruth Dewitt Bukater, the mother of Kate Winslet's character Rose, said the corsets for the film, set in 1912, meant filming became a struggle after long periods of time, in a candid chat with Vulture.She said: 'Having the corset on completely changes your breathing style and posture.

Iconic: Titanic star Frances Fisher has revealed the film's intricate corsets were so tight actors couldn't 'breathe correctly or lean back' (pictured with Kate Winslet in the 1997 film)'Nobody could breathe correctly.

There were not a lot of places where you could rest. Sitting down was difficult. It would dig into your body and you couldn’t lean back.'The proportions were incorrect.

So, we did a lot of standing around. The women would only experience a break in between takes. Kathy [Bates], Kate and I would say, "Okay, are you guys ready to go back to the dressing room and relieve ourselves?@ She added the cast were supplied with 'resting boards' but due to their hats and hairstyles, they were unable to use them.

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