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They locked me in cupboards, called me ‘blubber’: Kate Winslet on being fat-shamed Oscar-winning actor Kate Winslet has revealed that she was bullied and fat-shamed during her childhood and was called “blubber”. Winslet opened up about her childhood memories at the fourth annual WE Day UK event in London on Wednesday, reports aceshowbiz.com. “I was always comparing myself to others. They called me ‘blubber’, they teased me for wanting to act. Locked me in the cupboard and would laugh at me,” Winslet said. “I wasn’t the prettiest and I was even told that I’d be lucky in my acting if I was happy to settle for the fat girl parts. I’d never let go of that, and they’d say, ‘You’re just not what we’re looking for, Kate’. I’d hear that a lot. This unkindness made me feel truly horrendous,” she added. Winslet shared that due to her over-sized figure she was often cast in weird roles, but she didn’t mind doing them as she loved acting. “I was always auditioning for ...

Aishwarya Rai Films an Advertisement for Longines with Kate Winslet and Taiwanese model Lin Chi-Ling. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, former Miss World, and Kate Winslet of Titanic fame Academy award winner actress were together in an advertisement and they shot for the add in Rome. Both the artistes were wearing black attire to shoot for Swiss watch brand Longiness Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is with the Longiness watch for the past 4 years. Kate winslet is new to the brand of a high end watch. Another model Lin Chi-ling, the Taiwanese model and actor, also took part in the commercial. Both the actress have met earlier also but for a brief period only. This time, however, they are meeting for a longer time as the shooting will take two days and they can have enough time to be familiar with each other. In the Western countries, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is a well known name after she played a lead role in Hollywood’s multi-starrer movie Pink Panther 2. She worked with famous personalities like Steve M...

WE ARE the champions: Music director A R Rahman, filmmaker Danny Boyle, actors Anil Kapoor, Dev Patel and Freida Pinto arrive at the British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) at the Royal Opera House in London yesterday. The low-budget film continued its winning streak at the British Academy Film Awards 2009, winning seven of the top honours. Here's a dekko at the action in London last night The low-budget film continued its winning streak at the British Academy Film Awards 2009, winning seven of the top honours. Here's a dekko at the action in London last night At the awards BEST-ACTRESS: Kate Winslet for The Reader Slumdog hits at BAFTA... Best Film Best Director: Danny Boyle (pictured left) Best Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy Best Sound: Glenn Freemantle, Resul Pookutty, Richard Pryke, Tom Sayers, Ian Tapp BEST MUSIC: A R Rahman BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Anthony Dod Mantle BEST EDITING: Chris Dickens The other winners BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger — Dark Knig...