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Kate Winslet revealed in a new interview with Sunday Times that she dealt with harsh criticism at the start of her career.
The 47-year-old actress recalled being told she would be cast in 'fat girl' roles while she was a student.
'It can be extremely negative,' she told the outlet. 'People are subject to scrutiny that is more than a young, vulnerable person can cope with.'
Discouraging: Kate Winslet revealed in a new interview with Sunday Times that she dealt with harsh criticism at the start of her career; pictured in London on December 5
Kate, who shot to fame after playing Rose in 1997's Titanic, says that the tides are changing now.
'But in the film industry it is really changing,' she noted. 'When I was younger my agent would get calls saying, "How’s her weight?" I kid you not. So it’s heartwarming that this has started to change.'
The United Kingdom-born performer recently worked with daughter Mia Threapleton in the TV drama Mia Threapleton.
Kate said working with the 22-year-old — who's the same age she was while filming Titanic — was 'extraordinary.'
Harsh: The 47-year-old actress recalled being told she would be cast in 'fat girl' roles while she was a student; seen with Leonardo DiCaprio in 1997's
