Kate Winslet: marriage, like all the best things, needs effort to make it work

Kate Winslet has said she and husband Sam Mendes are determined to put the time in to make their marriage work.

Kate’s first marriage to Jim Threapleton ended in part because of Kate’s busy work schedule and she’s determined not to let that happen again.

She told Elle magazine recently: “You have to work at a marriage. The best things always involve some effort.

“We aim to have two date nights a week, but always end up doing one.

“I don’t dress up or anything, we just have a nice meal somewhere, share a bottle of wine and talk.

“Sometimes it’s just about getting out of the house. We do loads of lovely meals with the kids, but every now and again you need to get out of the house together, go and be a couple, have a laugh.”