# My god! Kate Winslet is not skinny! And it's so hot! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 18, 2005, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-god-kate-winslet-is-not-skinny-and-its-so-hot/295155 "2005-03-18T17:04:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-god-kate-winslet-is-not-skinny-and-its-so-hot/295155/1 "2005-03-18T17:04:43Z")
Having hated _Titanic_ with a passion the moment I saw it, I have not paid much attention to Kate Winslet’s subsequent career. Last night, my wife made me rent _Iris_, which I was reluctant to watch because I figured it would just be very depressing. As it happened, though, the movie features several scenes in which Kate Winslet appears fully nude. And, boy, I tell you my eyes bugged out. I can’t remember the last time I saw a Hollywood actress with a real waist and hips! Now, I’m no fat-fetishist. Winslet is not fat – she’s just non-skinny. Most of the time when your typical skinny ingenue takes off her clothes, you can see her ribcage poking through her skin (and skeletal does not trigger “sexy” in my mind) and they look like they might break during vigorous amorous activities. But, wow, Winslet is amazing. I wonder, though, is this another Renee Zellweger? Is she just teasing me with her voluptuous sexuality (a la the first “Bridget Jones” movie) and the next time I see her on the red carpetshe’s going to look like the[living dead](http://www.oscar.com/oscarnight/redcarpet/34552.html)? Did Winslet just put on weight for the role of Iris Murdoch and then go back to dessicated moviehag or can I look forward to years of curvy pleasures? ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-god-kate-winslet-is-not-skinny-and-its-so-hot/295155/2 "2005-03-18T17:11:41Z")
She looked pretty good when she hosted Saturday Night Live a few months ago. I haven’t seen any really recent pictures, though. ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-god-kate-winslet-is-not-skinny-and-its-so-hot/295155/3 "2005-03-18T17:12:10Z")
Winslett used to be naturally voluptous for all her roles. That was the way she was. But in US magazine they show “Then” and “Now” photos of female celebs that got “better” and Kate is now one of them. One of the more disgusting articles I have ever seen…even in a tabloid! ---
**Author:** ![bclouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@bclouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bclouse)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-god-kate-winslet-is-not-skinny-and-its-so-hot/295155/4 "2005-03-18T17:34:11Z")
I saw an interview with her on tv recently. She talked about a photo of herself that a magazine published along with an article about her. They “enhanced” the photo to make her legs look skinnier. She didn’t care much for this and seemed to be annoyed that Hollywood and the media always came down on women that weren’t skinny as rails. I think she’s beautiful and looks better everytime I see her. And I think she’s a very talented actress. I’m going to be adding Iris to my Netflix queue right now. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-god-kate-winslet-is-not-skinny-and-its-so-hot/295155/5 "2005-03-18T18:04:10Z")
> [@acsenray](#): > > As it happened, though, the movie features several scenes in which Kate Winslet appears fully nude. And, boy, I tell you my eyes bugged out. I can’t remember the last time I saw a Hollywood actress with a real waist and hips! > > … > > Did Winslet just put on weight for the role of Iris Murdoch and then go back to dessicated moviehag or can I look forward to years of curvy pleasures? Well, she had curves in _Titanic_, too, but you’re free to rent _Holy Smoke_ or _Quills_ for more “proof”. She’s the real deal… ---
**Author:** ![LibrarySpy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f9ae1b/32.png) [@LibrarySpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LibrarySpy)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-god-kate-winslet-is-not-skinny-and-its-so-hot/295155/6 "2005-03-18T18:18:26Z")
Eh, I’ve always thought she was on the more anorexic side of things. Especially in _Spotless Mind_ and _Finding Neverland_. [2005 link](http://www.imdb.com/gallery/granitz/2888/Events/2888/KateWinsle_Vespa_4547142_400.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Winslet,%20Kate) Her head is too big for her body, and she goes straight down. Nothing juts like it should. She’s a shrimp. Renee Zellweger, though, that’s a curvy babe. And did you see those biceps in **acsenray** ’s link? Swoon. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-god-kate-winslet-is-not-skinny-and-its-so-hot/295155/7 "2005-03-18T18:19:47Z")
She is also terrific (and gorgeous) in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, one of my favorite movies. And wasn’t she naked and voluptuous in Titanic? ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-god-kate-winslet-is-not-skinny-and-its-so-hot/295155/8 "2005-03-18T18:35:06Z")
I also liked her in _Heavenly Creatures_ and _Sense and Sensibility_, and I remember thinking each time I saw her that she was shaped more like a natural curvy woman than a bag o’ bones. And I agree, she’s a very good actress. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Bird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Little\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Bird)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-god-kate-winslet-is-not-skinny-and-its-so-hot/295155/9 "2005-03-18T18:37:50Z")
Curvy and swervey and voluptuous, and, well, just plain super. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![chefjef](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e480ec/32.png) [@chefjef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chefjef)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-god-kate-winslet-is-not-skinny-and-its-so-hot/295155/10 "2005-03-18T18:42:04Z")
> [@Little Bird](#): > > Curvy and swervey and voluptuous, and, well, just plain super. 🙂 Agreed, agreed. Kate Winslet is the form of a woman who should be worshipped. Renae? Not so much. There’s nothing to hold on to there! ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-god-kate-winslet-is-not-skinny-and-its-so-hot/295155/11 "2005-03-18T18:46:19Z")
Well, she has had a baby fairly recently, right? I heard she’d had a hard time getting back to her previous figure, but she looked absolutely lovely at the Oscars - not a skeleton at all. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-god-kate-winslet-is-not-skinny-and-its-so-hot/295155/12 "2005-03-18T19:05:32Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > Well, she has had a baby fairly recently, right? I heard she’d had a hard time getting back to her previous figure, but she looked absolutely lovely at the Oscars - not a skeleton at all. Is this the one? Looks pretty good – [http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hc&id=1800019032&cf=pg&photoid=181171&intl=us](http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hc&id=1800019032&cf=pg&photoid=181171&intl=us) ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-god-kate-winslet-is-not-skinny-and-its-so-hot/295155/13 "2005-03-18T19:16:45Z")
Wow, I guess el hubbo and I are in the minority; we think Kate’s a butter face–everything’s pretty but her face. I agree, she’s got a nice figure and it’s nice to see a curvy gal in Hollywood who’s not Emme-size. Not that there’s anything wrong with Emme’s size, but it is nice to see someone who isn’t fat yet isn’t Skeletor. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-god-kate-winslet-is-not-skinny-and-its-so-hot/295155/14 "2005-03-18T19:37:29Z")
I dunno, **Rysler** ’s like just looks like a bad camera angle, to me. And I certainly didn’t notice any ribs poking through in _Titanic_ (and yes, I agree that ribs showing is gross). Winslet is, perhaps, a bit “small-boned”, but she doesn’t look too skinny for her body type in anything I’ve seen her in. ---
**Author:** ![Keweenaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Keweenaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keweenaw)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-god-kate-winslet-is-not-skinny-and-its-so-hot/295155/15 "2005-03-18T20:16:10Z")
Another celeb that looks pretty foxy with some ‘rubenesque’ added to her image is Patricia Arquette. She looks pretty sweet in that new NBC Medium show. ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-god-kate-winslet-is-not-skinny-and-its-so-hot/295155/16 "2005-03-18T21:35:27Z")
Drew Barrymore is an unskinny hottie. She had breast-reduction surgery a few years back, but there’s still plenty of jiggle, and Drew is well-upholstered elsewhere, too. ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-god-kate-winslet-is-not-skinny-and-its-so-hot/295155/17 "2005-03-18T21:35:43Z")
Kate, Kate, Kate. Possibly the hottest actress alive. Physically she reminds me of a college girlfriend who was also voluptuous but not fat. Yum, yum! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-god-kate-winslet-is-not-skinny-and-its-so-hot/295155/18 "2005-03-18T21:37:19Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > rent _Holy Smoke_ or _Quills_ for more “proof”. She’s the real deal… [Amen, brother.](http://www2.filmweb.no/multimedia/archive/00019/Kate_Winslet_i_Holy__19061a.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Kaspar\_Hauser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b3f665/32.png) [@Kaspar\_Hauser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaspar_Hauser)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-god-kate-winslet-is-not-skinny-and-its-so-hot/295155/19 "2005-03-18T21:52:53Z")
She needs to lay off the Ho-Hos. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-god-kate-winslet-is-not-skinny-and-its-so-hot/295155/20 "2005-03-18T21:59:07Z")
Could somebody explain in what way Zellwegger is supposed to be hot? Does she have the flu? Did she sit in the sun too long? Because if you are using “hot” as in “attractive” I don’t get it. Not even “kinda cute” these days. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-god-kate-winslet-is-not-skinny-and-its-so-hot/295155.md?page=2)