# Holy moly. I thought Kate Winslet was hot before, but now ... wow! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 14, 2011, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-moly-i-thought-kate-winslet-was-hot-before-but-now-wow/596251 "2011-09-14T04:24:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-moly-i-thought-kate-winslet-was-hot-before-but-now-wow/596251/1 "2011-09-14T04:24:10Z")
[Check out this photo](http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/kate-winslet-very-curvy-and-just-perfect-20110913-1k7bi.html) … that is simply female perfection. And yes, I’m well aware of the optical tricks employed in that dress - but we men are simple creatures and are still impressed by such artfully-deployed artifice. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-moly-i-thought-kate-winslet-was-hot-before-but-now-wow/596251/2 "2011-09-14T04:31:23Z")
She is stunning…but I find myself liking her better with longer hair. But I’m female and boringly straight, so that probably doesn’t count for much. ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-moly-i-thought-kate-winslet-was-hot-before-but-now-wow/596251/3 "2011-09-14T05:02:11Z")
I know a lot of people will disagree with me, but she doesn’t work for me. Would I boot her to the curb if for some reason she wanted to bump uglies with me? Of course not. But I find her average looking in the world of beautiful Hollywood movie-type women. Maybe above average. But that’s about it. ---
**Author:** ![Naxos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/50afbb/32.png) [@Naxos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Naxos)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-moly-i-thought-kate-winslet-was-hot-before-but-now-wow/596251/4 "2011-09-14T05:07:20Z")
> [@Askance](#): > > …Check out this photo… That thing looks like a blown up rubber balloon or a tire for a construction truck. Trash. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-moly-i-thought-kate-winslet-was-hot-before-but-now-wow/596251/5 "2011-09-14T05:28:26Z")
Doesn’t look good to me, especially the bleached blonde hair with dark eyebrows. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-moly-i-thought-kate-winslet-was-hot-before-but-now-wow/596251/6 "2011-09-14T05:31:29Z")
I’ve always been more impressed by her acting than her looks, but hey, mileage, ya know, varies. ---
**Author:** ![PandaBear77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-moly-i-thought-kate-winslet-was-hot-before-but-now-wow/596251/7 "2011-09-14T05:32:48Z")
I hope I’m being wooshed. That’s about the worst I’ve seen her looking. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-moly-i-thought-kate-winslet-was-hot-before-but-now-wow/596251/8 "2011-09-14T06:02:18Z")
The dress reminds me of the [Reeves and Mortimer Diet Board](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7CoZ0-pZAk) ---
**Author:** ![Feyrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/fbc32d/32.png) [@Feyrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feyrat)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-moly-i-thought-kate-winslet-was-hot-before-but-now-wow/596251/9 "2011-09-14T06:45:31Z")
I think she’s beautiful, but I think that picture and dress are awful. ---
**Author:** ![Capitaine\_Zombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-moly-i-thought-kate-winslet-was-hot-before-but-now-wow/596251/10 "2011-09-14T06:48:17Z")
She looks like an Image comic book’s cover, right down from the strange anatomy to the cockish pose (btw, she even manages to completely cover the guy that’s right behind her in the pic). ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-moly-i-thought-kate-winslet-was-hot-before-but-now-wow/596251/11 "2011-09-14T07:03:55Z")
> [@Feyrat](#): > > I think she’s beautiful, but I think that picture and dress are awful. Seconded. Kate Winslet is ridiculously attractive, but in this picture she’s… not… and that’s being generous. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-moly-i-thought-kate-winslet-was-hot-before-but-now-wow/596251/12 "2011-09-14T07:42:54Z")
That dress is awful, and her hair is awful. She could look a lot better with minimal effort. ETA : ha, I had not seen the above replies when I posted… Joe ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-moly-i-thought-kate-winslet-was-hot-before-but-now-wow/596251/13 "2011-09-14T07:50:22Z")
I’m with those who feel she’s looked better in other pictures. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-moly-i-thought-kate-winslet-was-hot-before-but-now-wow/596251/14 "2011-09-14T07:57:16Z")
I concede that she would look better without the dress but insist she not be bald. ---
**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-moly-i-thought-kate-winslet-was-hot-before-but-now-wow/596251/15 "2011-09-14T08:50:24Z")
I adore her and think she’s utterly gorgeous, but I don’t like her look at all in this picture. The dress makes her top half look stocky somehow, she needs a stronger lipstick, and I’m not wild about her hair. However, she usually looks just stunning on the red carpet and is generally the epitome of class. ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-moly-i-thought-kate-winslet-was-hot-before-but-now-wow/596251/16 "2011-09-14T09:09:47Z")
> [@Stink Fish Pot](#): > > I know a lot of people will disagree with me, but she doesn’t work for me. Would I boot her to the curb if for some reason she wanted to bump uglies with me? Of course not. But I find her average looking in the world of beautiful Hollywood movie-type women. Maybe above average. But that’s about it. ‘Average looking’! Blimey Oh Riley, I think she’s LEAGUES ahead of most ‘Hollywood’ types. I think what is particularly attractive about her is that she’s no stick insect (however, I don’t think the OPs picture is the best, and I HATE the dress). ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-moly-i-thought-kate-winslet-was-hot-before-but-now-wow/596251/17 "2011-09-14T09:57:31Z")
> [@Capitaine\_Zombie](#): > > She looks like an Image comic book’s cover, right down from the strange anatomy to the cockish pose (btw, she even manages to completely cover the guy that’s right behind her in the pic). You’re right - all the dress needs is a boob window, and she could be just about any superheroine since the early '90s. That said, I think it’s a gorgeous shot, but I never in a million years would have recognized her as Kate Winslet. Her nose doesn’t usually look that strong, and something about the dress and the pose (and maybe the nose) give her an oddly masculine energy. I like it. I like it a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-moly-i-thought-kate-winslet-was-hot-before-but-now-wow/596251/18 "2011-09-14T09:58:54Z")
> [@shantih](#): > > The dress makes her top half look stocky somehow, she needs a stronger lipstick, and I’m not wild about her hair. It makes her shoulders look broader, which I think is what gives off that masculine vibe I mentioned above. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-moly-i-thought-kate-winslet-was-hot-before-but-now-wow/596251/19 "2011-09-14T10:09:49Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > Seconded. Kate Winslet is ridiculously attractive, but in this picture she’s… not… and that’s being generous. Agreed, and you haven’t even touched on the biggest thing. Her face is jacked up. If her face, framed by the right hair, still looked pretty, maybe she could pull off the rest of the outfit. But like that? Ew. And, thanks, Miller, for pointing out both of the problems: the angle and the illusory broader shoulders. She honestly looks Liefeld-esque. ---
**Author:** ![Sevastopol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Sevastopol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sevastopol)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-moly-i-thought-kate-winslet-was-hot-before-but-now-wow/596251/20 "2011-09-14T10:19:52Z")
She is contemplating her next [act of superheroineism](http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/44228878/ns/today-entertainment/t/branson-winslet-saved-my-mom-fire/#.TnB_BOYqsaA) to the surprise of no-one. And these things do build up the large muscle groups. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-moly-i-thought-kate-winslet-was-hot-before-but-now-wow/596251.md?page=2)