The brutal tabloids marred Winslet's award-winning performance by criticizing her appearance. 

In a recent&nbsp;interview with The Guardian,&nbsp;Kate Winslet openly addressed the&nbsp;&quot;straight-up cruel&quot; tabloid coverage she experienced&nbsp;during the time of <a href="http://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/young-photos-of-leonardo-dicaprio-90s" target="_blank">Titanic&#39;s</a> release. Today, more and more <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/netflix-announces-own-britney-spears-documentary-instagram-toxic-conservatorship" target="_blank">celebrities</a> have spoken out about how detrimental the&nbsp;mass media&nbsp;can be, especially in regard to budding public figures. Winslet was only 21 when she starred as Rose in the award-winning&nbsp;film, and was, in her own words, &quot;still figuring out who the hell I bloody well was!&quot;

In the wake of Titanic,&nbsp;tabloids eagerly commented on Winslet&#39;s weight. Their obsession with her still maturing body embodies the extremely harmful nature of gossip columns and baseless magazine headlines. Winslet recalls that &quot;[the tabloids]&nbsp;would comment on my size, they&#39;d estimate what I weighed, they&#39;d print the supposed diet I was on. It was critical and horrible and so upsetting to read.&quot; This unbearable commentary damaged Winslet&#39;s confidence as a young actress pursuing a career in an already daunting industry.&nbsp;

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American comedian, Joan Rivers, even poked fun at the young star by saying,&nbsp;&quot;if she just lost five pounds, Leo would&#39;ve been able to fit on the raft.&quot; This hurtful comment resembled&nbsp;many more aimed to ridicule Winslet&#39;s body. The &#39;90s were not a time overly concerned with <a href="https://www.lofficiel.com.cy/psychology/sara-sampaio-and-negin-mirsalehi-shares-a-message-about-body-positivity" target="_blank">body positivity</a> and <a href="https://www.lofficielarabia.com/be-well/the-body-shop-launches-global-self-love-movement" target="_blank">self-love</a>, so Winslet was left questioning what it meant to be beautiful, and if she possessed&nbsp;enough <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/beauty/gisele-bundchen-skincare-dior-interview" target="_blank">beauty</a> to make it as a film star. She&nbsp;remembers thinking, &quot;&#39;God, if this is what they&#39;re saying to me in England, then what will happen when I get there?&#39;&quot;&nbsp;Obviously, Winslet did not only have the looks, but also the unparalleled skill to make it in the entertainment industry.&nbsp;

While looking back on this unwarranted <a href="https://www.lofficielmonaco.com/fashion/editorial-confidence-meets-grace" target="_blank">criticism</a>, Winslet recognizes&nbsp;how things have changed since then. Messages that foster a damaged sense of self are no longer celebrated but denounced. It is clear that there is still a long way to go, as&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/designer-celebrity-face-merch-princess-diana-kate-moss" target="_blank">celebrity</a> culture&nbsp;remains engrained in public knowledge, but boundaries are becoming increasingly&nbsp;obvious. As figures like Winslet continue to speak out against media toxicity, the public will become more aware of the flaws they are consuming.&nbsp;

Kate Winslet Speaks Out About Weight Scrutiny After 'Titanic'

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