That classmate probably never imagined that years later Kate Winslet would appear before her again, having become a global star.
During her school years, the actress said that she was constantly mocked for her weight and that some teachers even made comments that ended up leaving a lasting mark on her. One of her theater teachers went so far as to tell her that she could act, as long as she settled for playing “the fat girl”.
Years later, when Titanic had already turned her into a global figure, Kate ran into one of the classmates who had bullied her the most. The woman worked behind a beauty counter in a store, and Winslet decided to approach her.
The actress recalled the moment on Running Wild with Bear Grylls and said that she told her: “I want to thank you for being such a bitch to me, because that made me much stronger”. According to her, it was “a great moment”.
After years of hearing that her body could limit her, she ended up face-to-face with one of the people who had tried to make her feel inferior and, this time, Kate had the last word.