Kate Winslet, who won the 73rd Emmy Award for best lead actress in a limited series for her role in Mare of Easttown, feels that actors are now exposed to less body shaming.
She believes the praise for her portrayal of a junk food-loving investigator in ‘Mare of Easttown’ meant a “great deal” because she was body-shamed so much previously in her career.
Kate Winslet feels that the example Hollywood is beginning to set will have a societal influence.
“It means a big lot because it makes me feel like our profession is changing,” Kate Winslet told reporters in the virtual press room backstage at the ceremony. “I’m starting to sense it, that the adjustments are taking place.”
“And I believe we are pointing fewer fingers at women in terms of their appearance and shape. We stopped inspecting them. As a result, younger generations of women who are not in our field begin to feel comfortable in their own skin. ”
“And that matters more than anything else. Ultimately it is up to us to be completely honest with ourselves, to present ourselves with integrity and sincerity, and to celebrate rather than judge one another. Nobody else has a chance in hell if we don’t do it in our industry.”
“So, I’m hoping that by playing Mare, we’re changing the way leading ladies are portrayed on television, and that just warms my heart.”
According to Koimoi, Kate Winslet also revealed that “there have been negotiations” about a second season of the miniseries, but that nothing is set in stone yet.
“Conversations are taking place,” she added, “but I don’t think we’ll be able to answer fully until scripts are in place, and we know what a whole tale of a Season 2 maybe and where Mare goes.”
“We won’t be able to replicate what we accomplished before, and we shouldn’t attempt, but we should at least deliver something as engaging and exciting as Season 1.”
