While hanging out with Leo and working with director James Cameron were probably a few of the highlights, Kate’s not a huge fan of certain things that went down on the set of ‘Titanic.’
And it’s got nothing to do with the town where they filmed it (some sad stuff happened there afterward), or the fact that she had to smooch Leo.
Did Kate Winslet Enjoy Being In ‘Titanic’?
Apart from the freezing water (they couldn’t heat it the entire time!), there wasn’t much to dislike about working on ‘Titanic’ for Kate Winslet. She got to audition with another A-list star and then wound up working with Leonardo DiCaprio (not a bad trade, TBH).
The film did lead to her friendship with Leo, in a bond that has lasted over the years and well beyond some of Winslet’s past partnerships. So it does seem like Kate doesn’t necessarily regret being in the epic film.
Besides, it did help launch her career into the stratosphere. She may have been quite successful without it, but the blockbuster movie really has defined her career. In fact, it’s defined her in at least one very memorable way, and one that Winslet’s not a huge fan of.
What Did Kate Winslet Hate About ‘Titanic’?
Being Rose might’ve been tough for Winslet, in part because of fans’ critiques over her not sharing that door with poor Jack. But more than two decades later, there’s something about the movie that still haunts the lead actress.
Winslet, who’s all too used to being recognized as a famous face, objects to one particular aspect of ‘Titanic’ fame, and it happens to be related to one of the most memorable scenes in the movie: when Jack paints a nude Rose.
The portrait itself was real, and so was the nudity, and that’s precisely where Kate’s complaint lies. She explained in an interview that fans often come up to her, on red carpets no less, wanting her to autograph copies of the nude portrait.
Not only do fans often carry prints of the portrait, but some even capture screengrabs of stills from the film, complained Winslet. She elaborated that she won’t sign that one, saying that “it feels very uncomfortable.”
She questioned why fans would do that, noting that “I didn’t mean for it to be a photograph that I would end up seeing… years later.” At the same time, she’s good-natured about the horror of seeing herself in such a position these days: “It is still haunting me… It’s quite funny, really.”
