Most celebrity hiring nanny to help them to manage the kids, not for Kate Winslet, because she wants to keeps her feet on the ground. She even ruled out getting a chef in, although it would make her life easier.
“There are things I could implement within my life that would probably make it easier. But I deliberately don’t do it because if I did, I would be living that movie star existence that I really try and resist“, she told Hello! magazine.
“It’s very tempting to have a nanny and live in a gated community and have a chef, I’d love to have a few dinners cooked for me. But I don’t want that for my children. When they’re older, if people say to them, “Did you have a chef?” I want them to be shocked by the question”.
The Oscar-winning actress admitted her busy filming schedule sometimes took her time mostly with children.
“The children were with us the whole time. It drove them crazy because usually one of us is with them while the other is working. The fact that both of us were out from six in the morning until eight at night was frustrating for them. But they were great about the whole thing; they’re very adaptable”.
Mother of two children, said, “They were almost as excited as we were when the film was coming out. And they got to see a lot of [co-star] Leo DiCaprio again so it was very, very sweet”.
The Reader star, revealed her battled with her weight during her teen years until today she had her slimline. She admits that she has no challenge to exercise.
“I haven’t done any exercise since October. I haven’t done a thing. So who knows how I’m holding it together. Pilates definitely helped a bit. However, when I was doing it consistently, I wasn’t doing it that consistently. So maybe it’s just being busy and age“.
Talking about age, on her 33, she feels fabulous. She began to comfortable with her skin, and she manage to have time for her life.
“I’m happier about myself than I’ve ever been, I don’t feel self-conscious any more. I think turning 30, you’re allowed to be less obsessed with how you look. I really like being 33. I don’t think I look younger than I am or older than I am. I think I look my age”.
“Also, while I feel very joined at the hip with my family, I also feel independent”.
The Titanic star, absolutely amaze on her age, she said, “Here I am at the age of 33, having had two children, and having had no work done, and I feel really good. Maybe it’s just hormones or something. And age”.
Mother of Mia Honey, 8½, from her first marriage to Jim Threapleton, and son Joe Alfie Winslet Mendes, 5½, who she had with her current director husband Sam Mendes, was extra proud that it was her collaboration with Mendes on Revolutionary Road that won such acclaim and gave her a Golden Globe.
This has been a remarkable year so far for the Reading-born actress who won two Golden Globes for her work in The Reader and Revolutionary Road – and the Academy Award for Best Actress after being nominated five times for the accolade.
“Respect has come with them. It also makes me feel, ‘Okay, well, hopefully I’m in this for the long haul,’ she added.
