Kate Winslet is the most recent actor to speak out about her battle with weight and bash the film industry's obsession with skinniness. The curvaceous beauty revealed to Britain's Daily Mail that she was teased about her weight as a teenager and turned to unhealthy measures to shed the excess pounds.
The 31-year-old star, famous for her roles in Titanic and Finding Neverland, spoke candidly about using laxatives for three months during her early acting days to fit the Hollywood image. Now, as mom and role model to the majority of girls and women who can't achieve the size zero waif-like figure, Kate embraces her curves. She focuses on nutrition rather than drastic dieting measures to manage her weight and refused to get skinny for her role in the acclaimed film Little Children.
Voluptuous actors seem to be taking back the power in Hollywood by speaking out against industry standards for weight, and it's about time. If more A-list celebrities like Kate condemned the current unhealthy measure of beauty maybe the trend would pass.