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==Public image== In a 2015 article for ''Elle'', Sally Holmes described Winslet's ability to establish rapport with her manner.<ref>{{cite news |last = Holmes |first = Sally |url = http://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/interviews/a29016/kate-winslet-a-little-chaos/ |title = Why Kate Winslet's Boobs Were Her Biggest Obstacle in 'A Little Chaos' |work = Elle |date = 26 June 2015 |access-date = 1 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161224033511/http://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/interviews/a29016/kate-winslet-a-little-chaos/ |archive-date = 24 December 2016 |quote=She has the kind of personality that puts an entire room at ease, dropping F-bombs and self-deprecating remarks intermittently, while charming everyone with that buttery English accent}}</ref> Jo Ellison of ''Vogue'' writes that she has an "authoritative, almost ambassadorial aura", and [[Kira Cochrane]] of ''The Guardian'' considers her to be "articulate, sophisticated, [with] a definite hint of grandeur".<ref name="guardian08" /><ref name="vogue11" /> Describing Winslet as plain-spoken, Krista Smith of ''Vanity Fair'' believes that despite her stardom she is unpretentious.<ref name="deneuvely" /> [[File:KateWinsletByAndreaRaffin2011.jpg|thumb|upright|Winslet at the [[2011 Venice International Film Festival]]|alt=A bust shot of Kate Winslet.]] Winslet's weight fluctuations over the years have been well-documented by the media.<ref name="waving" /><ref name="Pomerance2011">{{cite book |last = Pomerance |first = Murray |author-link = Murray Pomerance|title = Shining in Shadows: Movie Stars of the 2000s |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=CaRuVcysg_EC&pg=PA184 |date = 19 October 2011 |publisher = [[Rutgers University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8135-5216-3 |page = 184 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171101132225/https://books.google.com/books?id=CaRuVcysg_EC&pg=PA182 |archive-date = 1 November 2017}}</ref> She has been outspoken in her refusal to allow Hollywood to dictate her weight.<ref name="golden" /><ref name="deneuvely" /> In 2003, the British edition of ''[[GQ]]'' magazine published photographs of Winslet which had been digitally altered to make her look thinner and taller.<ref name="GilmanGilman2008">{{cite book |last1 = Smith |first1 = Goldwin |last2 = Gilman |first2 = Sander L. |title = Diets and Dieting: A Cultural Encyclopedia |url = https://archive.org/details/dietsdietingcult0000gilm |url-access = registration |date = 23 January 2008 |publisher = [[Routledge]] |isbn = 978-1-135-87068-3 |page = [https://archive.org/details/dietsdietingcult0000gilm/page/44 44]}}</ref> She said the alterations were made without her consent, and ''GQ'' subsequently issued an apology.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.theguardian.com/film/2003/feb/18/news1 |title = In brief: Winslet says fuss about figure is 'my own fault' |work = The Guardian |date = 18 February 2003 |access-date = 1 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160318234508/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2003/feb/18/news1 |archive-date = 18 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="golden" /><ref>{{cite news |url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2643777.stm |title = Magazine admits airbrushing Winslet |publisher = BBC News |date = 9 January 2003 |access-date = 1 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170301222804/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2643777.stm |archive-date = 1 March 2017}}</ref> In 2007, Winslet won a libel case against ''[[Grazia]]'' magazine after it claimed she had visited a dietitian.<ref>{{cite web |first = John |last = Grossberg |title = Kate Winslet Gets Big, Fat Apology |url = http://www.eonline.com/news/54604/kate-winslet-gets-big-fat-apology |publisher = [[E! News]] |date = 9 March 2007 |access-date = 30 July 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141229082851/http://www.eonline.com/news/54604/kate-winslet-gets-big-fat-apology |archive-date = 29 December 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> She claimed £10,000 in damages, and donated the amount to an eating disorder charity.<ref name="eat">{{cite news |first = James |last = Burleigh |title = I'm no hypocrite, says diet libel winner Kate |url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1545073/Im-no-hypocrite-says-diet-libel-winner-Kate.html |work = The Daily Telegraph |date = 10 March 2007 |access-date = 31 October 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110830065057/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1545073/Im-no-hypocrite-says-diet-libel-winner-Kate.html |archive-date = 30 August 2011}}</ref> She won another case in 2009 against the British tabloid ''[[Daily Mail]]'' after it claimed she had lied about her exercise regimen.<ref name="libel">{{cite news |title = Kate Winslet accepts £25,000 libel damages from Daily Mail |url = https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/nov/03/kate-winslet-libel-damages-mail |work = The Guardian |date = 3 November 2009 |access-date = 1 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160921101026/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/nov/03/kate-winslet-libel-damages-mail |archive-date = 21 September 2016}}</ref> She received an apology and a payout of £25,000.<ref name="libel" /> Winslet was included on ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine's "Most Beautiful People" listing in 2005.<ref>{{cite news |title = Most Beautiful People 2005 |url = http://people.com/celebrity/most-beautiful-people-2005/kate-winslet |work = People |date = 9 May 2005 |access-date = 1 November 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171106112553/http://people.com/celebrity/most-beautiful-people-2005/kate-winslet/ |archive-date = 6 November 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref> Her beauty and sex appeal have been picked up by several other publications, including ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]'', ''[[Who (magazine)|Who]]'', and ''Empire'' magazines.<ref>{{cite news |last = Campbell-Johnston |first = Rachel |url = http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article528553.ece |title = The most beautiful women? |work = [[The Sunday Times]] |date = 1 June 2005 |access-date = 15 January 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100601082956/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article528553.ece |archive-date = 1 June 2010 |url-status=dead }}<br />{{cite news |url = https://www.empireonline.com/100sexiest/default.asp?star=1 |title = Angelina Jolie 'Sexiest Movie Star Ever' |work = Empire |date = 5 December 2007 |access-date = 15 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141008003231/http://www.empireonline.com/100sexiest/default.asp?star=1 |archive-date = 8 October 2014}}<br />{{cite web |title = Who Is the Most Beautiful? |publisher = [[Yahoo!]] |date = 9 April 2009 |access-date = 17 January 2015 |url = https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/who/star-style/a/5917588/who-is-the-most-beautiful/ |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140906072452/https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/who/star-style/a/5917588/who-is-the-most-beautiful/ |archive-date = 6 September 2014}}</ref> She has said she does not subscribe to the [[Feminine beauty ideal|beauty ideal]] of Hollywood, and uses her celebrity to empower women to accept their appearance with pride.<ref name="vogue12">{{cite news |first = Manelis |last = Michelle |title = Kate Winslet and the naked truth |url = http://www.vogue.com.au/culture/features/kate+winslet+and+the+naked+truth,17359?page=2 |work = Vogue |date = 10 April 2012 |access-date = 1 November 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171107031500/http://www.vogue.com.au/culture/features/kate+winslet+and+the+naked+truth,17359?page=2 |archive-date = 7 November 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref> She has spoken against [[Botox]] and plastic surgery.<ref>{{cite news |first = Richard |last = Eden |title = Kate Winslet: Cosmetic surgery goes against my morals |url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/8700007/Kate-Winslet-Cosmetic-surgery-goes-against-my-morals.html |work = The Daily Telegraph |date = 14 August 2011 |access-date = 1 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171018152215/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/8700007/Kate-Winslet-Cosmetic-surgery-goes-against-my-morals.html |archive-date = 18 October 2017}}</ref> In an effort to encourage natural ageing, she formed the British Anti-Cosmetic Surgery League, alongside fellow actresses [[Emma Thompson]] and [[Rachel Weisz]].<ref>{{cite news |first = Bibby |last = Sowray |title = Winslet Won't |url = http://www.vogue.co.uk/article/kate-winslet-on-cosmetic-surgery |work = Vogue |date = 16 August 2011 |access-date = 1 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171101132225/http://www.vogue.co.uk/article/kate-winslet-on-cosmetic-surgery |archive-date = 1 November 2017}}</ref> She instructs magazines and brands not to digitally smooth her wrinkles in photographs.<ref>{{cite news |first = Marianne |last = Mychaskiw |title = Kate Winslet Tells Lancôme Not to Photoshop Out Her Wrinkles in Campaign Images |url = http://www.instyle.com/news/kate-winslet-tells-lancome-no-photoshop-wrinkles-campaign-images |work = InStyle |date = 2 October 2015 |access-date = 1 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160127093751/http://www.instyle.com/news/kate-winslet-tells-lancome-no-photoshop-wrinkles-campaign-images |archive-date = 27 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title = Kate Winslet's new contract bans retouching of her photos |url = https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/skincare-and-fragrances/2015102327855/kate-winslet-will-no-longer-let-adverts-be-retouched/ |work = [[Hello! (magazine)|Hello!]] |date = 23 October 2015 |access-date = 1 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151024172050/http://www1.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/skincare-and-fragrances/2015102327855/kate-winslet-will-no-longer-let-adverts-be-retouched/ |archive-date = 24 October 2015}}</ref> Winslet is reluctant to discuss the [[gender pay gap]] in the film industry, as she dislikes speaking publicly about her salary.<ref>{{cite news |last1 = Jamieson |first1 = Natalie |title = Kate Winslet on gender pay chat: It's a bit vulgar |url = https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-34773959 |access-date = 11 November 2015 |publisher = [[Newsbeat]] |date = 10 November 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210326182901/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-34773959 |archive-date = 26 March 2021}}</ref> She has expressed an aversion to elaborate press junkets and red carpet events, terming them a waste of money.<ref name="vf20"/> In 2009, ''[[Forbes]]'' reported her annual salary to be $2 million, a majority of that stemming from her endorsement deals.<ref>{{cite news |last = Pomerantz |first = Dorothy |title = Hollywood's Top-Earning Actresses |url = https://www.forbes.com/2009/06/30/top-earning-actresses-business-entertainment-hollywood.html |work = Forbes |date = 1 July 2009 |access-date = 1 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171021221606/https://www.forbes.com/2009/06/30/top-earning-actresses-business-entertainment-hollywood.html |archive-date = 21 October 2017}}</ref> Also that year, the [[UK Film Council]] calculated that she had earned £20 million from her acting roles since 1995.<ref>{{cite news |last = Brooks |first = Xan |title = Kate Winslet 'worth £60m' to UK economy |url = https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/nov/09/kate-winslet-british-economy |work = The Guardian |date = 9 November 2009 |access-date = 4 November 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171106112553/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/nov/09/kate-winslet-british-economy |archive-date = 6 November 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref> She was named one of the [[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]] by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine in 2009 and 2021.<ref name="Time100">{{cite magazine |last = Jackson |first = Peter |title = Kate Winslet{{snd}} The 2009 Time 100 |url = https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1894410_1893836_1894429,00.html |magazine = Time |access-date = 1 November 2017 |date = 30 April 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161021104654/http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1894410_1893836_1894429,00.html |archive-date = 21 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Kate Winslet|url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2021/6095927/kate-winslet/|magazine=Time|last=Branagh|first=Kenneth|date=15 September 2021|access-date=28 October 2021|author-link=Kenneth Branagh|archive-date=28 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028110737/https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2021/6095927/kate-winslet/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Madame Tussauds]] in London unveiled a wax statue of Winslet in 2011.<ref>{{cite news |last = Warr |first = Philippa |title = Copy-Kate: Madame Tussauds Unveil Their Kate Winslet Waxwork |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2011/11/09/copy-kate-madame-tussauds_n_1084199.html|work = HuffPost|date = 11 October 2011 |access-date = 1 November 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171106112553/http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2011/11/10/copy-kate-madame-tussauds-unveil-their-kate-winslet-waxwork_n_7402656.html |archive-date = 6 November 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref> The following year, she received the [[Honorary César]] award, and in 2014, she received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://m.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/08/14/kate-winslet-receives-star-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame-in-first-post-baby-appearance_n_7333964.html|work = HuffPost |title = Kate Winslet Receives Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame In First Post-Baby Appearance |date = 14 August 2014 |access-date = 1 November 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171106112553/http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/08/14/kate-winslet-receives-star-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame-in-first-post-baby-appearance_n_7333964.html |archive-date = 6 November 2017 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-16759408 |publisher = BBC News |title = Kate Winslet to receive honorary Cesar award |date = 27 January 2012 |access-date = 1 November 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171108212806/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-16759408 |archive-date = 8 November 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Winslet was appointed [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) in the [[2012 Birthday Honours]] for her services to drama.<ref>{{Cite news |title = Kate Winslet and Gary Barlow receive royal honours |url = https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-20424260 |publisher = BBC News |date = 21 November 2012 |access-date = 1 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140408033644/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-20424260 |archive-date = 8 April 2014}}</ref>
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