Kate Winslet hides fame from her kids
Kate Winslet has revealed that she doesn’t want her children to know that she is famous.
Along with her director husband Sam Mendes, the actress has gone to extreme lengths to ensure that her kids are only aware of her voice-over role for a rat in animated film Flushed Away.
“My son is three next month. I want to stand still and just be a mum. My kids don’t understand the reality of Hollywood life,” she told the Sunday Mirror. “I want them to come to understand it in their own way, when I feel they’re ready.
“They just think Mummy’s job is making the voice of a rat in a film and that’s perfect. They don’t watch me on TV. If I’m on a talk show I’ll tell Sam to turn the telly off. We don’t even have magazines in the house. If we’re walking down the street and I see myself on a movie poster, I’ll turn round and walk the other way.”
December 4th, 2006 at 3:13 pm
Wow. That’ll be a shock when they find out!!
December 4th, 2006 at 5:21 pm
how does she explain the papparazzi to them?
December 4th, 2006 at 5:43 pm
i think that by letting her kids know that she’s famous, she’s afraid of them using her as an excuse for whatever they want. it’s hard to explain, but like, if you find out that your parents are famous, wouldn’t you act completely different towards everyone, yourself, and your parents? like, knowing that they’re famous, you’d start acting all, “my parents are famous. ya she’s in that movie..” or use them to your advantage during an argument, or just normal conversations. i think she’s going a bit extreme, but i think it’s a pretty good idea. it’s different from other celebrities.
December 4th, 2006 at 7:31 pm
I think celebrities say this kind of shit to make us believe they are humble. I call bullshit, she would make a much better impression on her kids and the world if she donated all but $500K a year of her salary to charity. that will be the day I actually believe a celebrity is humble.