Kate Winslet says becoming a mother helped save her mental health after 'Titanic'

"Kate Winslet has a secret to staying sane among the madness of celebrity: motherhood. "I was very fortunate because I became a mother when I was really young," Winslet said during an appearance on the podcast " Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso," which aired Sunday, December 21. "I was, you know, blessed to be taking care of this gorgeous little baby," she said."

""When the Hollywood star first became "very famous very quickly," after starring alongside Leonard DiCaprio in the blockbuster "Titanic" in 1997, her mental health suffered, she said. Winslet, who is English, said she was bodyshamed and "actively bullied" by the British media and that she couldn't "function like a normal person," explaining that she would be followed into everyday places like the grocery store."

"Caring for her children, two of whom have followed her into the entertainment industry, helped her drown out the outside noise and public scrutiny she has endured over the years, she explained. "I found it quite distressing," she said. The actor and director said it made her "really self-critical," and that there were days when she felt like she "couldn't face the day," but being a mother "saved" her."

Kate Winslet became very famous very quickly after starring in Titanic in 1997, and that sudden fame harmed her mental health. The British media bodyshamed and actively bullied her, followed her into everyday places like grocery stores, and made her feel unable to function normally. Caring for her children, two of whom have entered the entertainment industry, helped her drown out outside noise and public scrutiny and gave her purpose and stability. Winslet became a mother at 25 and credits early motherhood with saving her from days when she felt self-critical and could not face the day.

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