Reaching a celebrity status can be difficult at first. Kate Winslet has opened up about how “unpleasant” her life became after Titanic changed everything for her by bringing a new level of fame into her world. It took years for her to adjust as media attention reached new heights.
James Cameron is known for making beloved hits, and Titanic was one of his biggest. The film grossed over $1 billion when it was originally released in 1997. The film won 11 Oscars and gave the leading actress her second nomination. It was a life-changer for not just her but many who were involved.
Kate Winslet Talks Fame After Titanic
In an interview with Porter, Kate Winslet opened up about the pressure put on her after Titanic, which made her feel like she had to “look a certain way, or be a certain thing.” Many of the pressures and difficulties were “because media intrusion was so significant.” At the time, her “life was quite unpleasant.”
The media attention drew her toward smaller, independent films. It was put to question multiple times in interviews during the late ’90s. It was all because “being famous was horrible.”
Journalists would always say, ‘After Titanic, you could have done anything and yet you chose to do these small things’… and I was like, ‘Yeah, you bet your f—in’ life I did! Because, guess what, being famous was horrible.’
Kate Winslet in an interview with Porter
Kate Winslet was 22 when Titanic was released in theaters. Now, at 48, she has made peace and can look back on how “grateful” she was for the success without all the downsides at the forefront of her mind. The money and other complementary factors allowed her to afford “a flat.” All she wanted was to not “be followed literally feeding the ducks.”
Now, fame is a different word for the Oscar-winning star. While she finds it to be a “ridiculous word,” she will “wear it really lightly.” She can look back at the film that changed her life as something that “continues to bring people huge amounts of joy.”
