Kate Winslet: “The media called me fat!” Why I’m embracing wrinkles and championing women

Kate Winslet: “The media called me fat!” Why I’m embracing wrinkles and championing women

Author: Fearne Cotton December 8, 2025 Duration: 57:38

Grief can make you feel unnervingly vulnerable; this is how Kate Winslet reflects on losing her mum in 2017. In this chat, Fearne and Kate share their own experiences of both grieving and co-parenting at Christmas.


Regularly labelled as “fat” by the media, Kate explains what effect that scrutiny had on her self-esteem, and why it’s made her even more passionate about setting an example to younger women by ageing naturally.


Kate also offers advice on how to live by your own gut instinct, rather than other people’s opinions, and how to approach difficult conversations with loved ones.


Having recently made her directorial debut, Kate talks through what really goes on behind the scenes on a set, the safe environment she hopes to create for her actors, and the double standards applied to men and women in the film industry.


Goodbye June is in cinemas from December 12th, and on Netflix on December 24th.


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