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Kate Winslet has responded to criticism about her “wrinkles” and explained why she refuses to erase any lines on her face.
The 48-year-old man Titanic The star has refused to undergo cosmetic enhancements and has been praised for her “natural” appearance as she ages, in an era when Botox and fillers have become commonplace due to technological advances.
“I think people know that it's not good to say, 'Maybe you want to do something about those wrinkles,'” she said in a new interview with Harper's Bazaar.
“I feel more comfortable with myself as the years go by. It allows me to let other people’s opinions evaporate.”
Talking about his experience on the set Leeward In 2023, the Oscar winner continued: “There’s a part where Lee is sitting on a bench in a bikini… And one of the crew members came up between takes and said, you might want to sit up straighter.
—So you can't see my belly rolls? Not even in your dreams! It was deliberate, you know?
He Revolutionary path The actress said she doesn't mind looking less than perfect on screen. In fact, she says it's “the opposite. I take pride in it because it's my life reflected in my face and that matters. I wouldn't dream of hiding it.”
Winslet says she is celebrating her growing inner confidence while appreciating that times are changing with empowerment movements and greater resistance to outside pressures.
“I feel a huge relief when I see that women are more accepting of themselves and refusing to be judged,” she said.
“Because I don't know any contemporary of mine who grew up watching her mother look in the mirror and say, 'I'm fine!'
“My mother never did it. She was always like, ‘Oh my God, I don’t think I can wear this. Do I look like a hippie? Does my bum look big?’ We waste so much time getting discouraged and I’m never going to do it again.”
Winslet had previously vowed that she would “never give in” to pressure to cosmetically enhance her face. In 2011, she said she did not want to “freeze the expression” of her face, according to AB C.
She has criticized weight loss trends, including Ozempic, which she called “terrible.”
The September issue of Harper's Bazaar It will be on sale in the UK from 8th August.
