Kate Winslet has admitted that the overnight fame that Titanic brought her was overwhelmed her as it was so unexpected.
Despite already having an Oscar nomination under her belt from Sense and Sensibility it was her role as Rose DeWitt Bukater that shot her to global superstardom.
In an interview with the Sunday Express the actress said: "I felt overwhelmed by it all..
"Leo [DiCaprio] was completely cool with everything - he grew up in Los Angeles and understood the implications of fame...
“Whereas I was a plump girl in England who never imagined myself in that situation. I wasn't ready to become a major star. I was terrified about how radically it was changing my life."
Since then Winslet has seen her star continue to rise and today she is one of the most talented and in demand actresses currently working in Hollywood.
She finally got her hands on the coveted Oscar last year for her role in Holocaust drama The Reader. With that nomination she became the youngest ever actress to have been nominated for six Academy Awards.
For her role in The Reader she also won the Golden Globe and the Bafta.
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