Kate Winslet

Photo Agency Kate Winslet does not appreciate being called the "World's Most Irritating Actress." That's why she sued the Daily Mail this spring after the UK tabloid wrote a whole article about how vain she is, and how she lies about her workout regimen. It may seem like a trivial point in the grand scheme of celebrity gossip, but since Winslet has made women's body image an issue close to her heart, she wanted to set the record straight. Speaking of bodies, Kate's is looking great (Getty). According to PopEater , Kate filed a suit claiming the story " injured her personal and professional ... Read Full Story

Kate Winslet is a national treasure – the United Kingdom Film Council says the Oscar-winner is worth $99.7million to her country in tourism and industry. Winslet, whose Golden Globe and Oscar wins in 2009 marked what many saw as long overdue recognition, provides tourism revenue to Britain for her newfound prominence. David Steele, of the film council's head of research and statistics, said many factors such as her salary were taken into an experimental estimate of the 34-year-old's worth to her country. He said: "When an actor achieves international prominence, they have a general effect of boosting their country of origin that works its ... Read Full Story

Plot summary Set in 1955, the novel focuses on the hopes and aspirations of Frank and April Wheeler, self-assured Connecticut suburbanites who see themselves as very different from their neighbors in the Revolutionary Hill Estates. In the opening scene, April stars in an embarrassingly bad amateur dramatic production of The Petrified Forest : She was working alone, and visibly weakening with every line. Before the end of the first act the audience could tell as well as the Players that she’d lost her grip, and soon they were all embarrassed for her. She had begun to alternate between false theatrical gestures and a white-knuckled ... Read Full Story

By: Ellie Kam on November 3rd, 2009 at2:07 pm Kate Winslet has just raked in £25,000 from the UK’s Daily Mail for an offensive article that the publication wrote about her in January. The article, titled “Should Kate Winslet win an Oscar for the world’s most irritating actress?”, criticized Kate’s weight, and questioned whether or not she actually exercised as much as she claimed. To illustrate the point, the article included some naked photos of Kate from various films. After Kate initially complained about the piece, the newspaper published an apology, and agreed to pay her damages. Kate released a statement responding to the ... Read Full Story

Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet accepted 25,000 pounds (41,000 dollars, 28,000 euros) in libel damages Tuesday over a British newspaper's claim that she had lied about her exercise regime. The 34-year-old British star of "Titanic" and "The Reader" had sued over an article that appeared in the Daily Mail in January entitled "Should Kate Winslet win an Oscar for the world's most irritating actress?". "I am delighted that the Mail have apologised for making false allegations about me," Winslet, who won the Oscar for "The Reader", said in a statement. "I was particularly upset to be acccused of lying about my exercise regime and felt ... Read Full Story