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Kate Winslet Says Some of Her First Teen Intimate Experiences Were With Girls

She recounts youthful curiosity to explain how she connected with Heavenly Creatures during a Team Deakins podcast interview.

Overview

  • Winslet said she kissed a few girls and a few boys as a teenager and was not developed toward either direction.
  • She linked those early experiences to her understanding of the intense connection between the two female characters in Heavenly Creatures.
  • The comments were made on the Team Deakins podcast and were reported via Variety before being widely syndicated by entertainment outlets.
  • Coverage situates the revelation within her career arc, from her 1994 film debut to her Titanic breakthrough and a recent directing turn with Goodbye June on Netflix.
  • Reports also note her personal context, including her marriage to Edward Abel Smith since 2012 and her three children.