Kate Winslet Says Crew Member Suggested She Hide Her “Belly Rolls” While Filming ‘Lee’

[hewontgo]

Kate Winslet has revealed how a crew member suggested she sit up straighter to hide her “belly rolls” during the filming of a bikini scene in World War II drama Lee https://t.co/htc1P83WKY
- Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) August 7, 2024
Kate Winslet has revealed how a crew member suggested she sit up straighter to hide her “belly rolls” during the

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[ginainabottle]

Good for her but I’m also gonna play devil’s advocate here and say that crew member didn’t necessarily mean to be shitty, they’re probably just used to actresses wanting to look good (as in conventionally attractive) on camera and perhaps wanted to ensure they wouldn’t miss a take. I lost track of how many times I had actresses (actors too, but it’s mostly women) wanting to redo a take bc they had a double chin on the scene or weren’t aware of how low the angle was. I know this is the shit that would come across terrible in any other field, but an unflattering angle can really ruin a take (as much as people want to delude themselves they always want to see “real” on screen) and there are people on set whose job is essentially making sure that everything looks good in the photography - and yes, sometimes that also means hiding things that would be perfectly normal in the real world. Most people truly have no idea just how many details need to be in place just to get even a mundane, real world type of shot.

tl;dr she’s not wrong but crew member isn’t necessarily an asshole either.

[daredevilwolf]

thank you for this comment

i was gonna comment that the crew member is a bastard but now that i read your comment i'm seeing both sides

[frelling_tralk]

Yeah I get where the crew member was coming from, it doesn’t sound like Kate took from it that they were trying to be an ass about it and embarrass her, but more that they came up to her quietly in between takes to say that you might want to know that this angle could be more flattering if you sit up straighter, thinking that they were being genuinely helpful.

[skyler_white_yo]

It’s hard to tell if the crew members intent was to get the best shot possible or to say “ugh, stop being fat, Kate”. But given that Kate’s weight and appearance has been a focal point of her career, I can get why she assumed that the crew member’s comment was the latter.

[anterrabre]

That makes a lot of sense, and thank you for this perspective.

[iznanassi]

yeah this. i was just in a movie where the lead actress threw a massive tantrum because no one told her she was slightly shiny (but not to the point where it glares in the camera, just her personal taste for a complete matte face). like fully storming around and yelling and ripping stuff out of her hair.

if whoever it was actually used the "suggestion" type language instead of an order, then its more than likely it was just someone scared and trying to do their job lol.

[theleveebroke]

Agreed entirely, especially regarding the language she said the crew member used. "You might want to" versus "you need to". I can understand her being defensive but that's the same kind of gentle suggestion I'd make to a friend making an unflattering pose for a photo.

[reciprokates]

This so much. In my job I sometimes shoot videos with high profile politicians. They expect you to make sure, that they look the best they can. I always find it hard to point out, what needs to be improved in a polite way (well, as an autist this part really doesn't come naturally). So without knowing how the crew member said it, it's hard to judge the situation.