Kate Winslet: it’s sad that we live in a judgemental world

Kate Winslet has said she strives to ignore criticism about her weight or her looks because she’s comfortable with herself.

She explained recently: “The trick is to try to find a way of ignoring it, and not letting judgement affect one’s sense of self and one’s choices and one’s priorities in life.

“Luckily enough, I am a strong enough character to be able to hang on for that.”

She added that she doesn’t think it’s just celebrities who are the subject of such criticism: “I think we live in a world today where it’s almost impossible not to feel judged, and that’s for myself and I think for all of us.

“We live in a very judgemental world, and it actually makes me very sad. Wouldn’t it be great if we could just simply do what we wanted to do, be ourselves, wear the clothes we wanted to wear, not worry about the exteriors and the trappings of life and literally just go and be free?”