Star’s life

Kate Winslet, actress of the most famous Hollywood blockbuster directed by James Cameron, will remain in the hearts of her fans (“Kate Winslet says ‘life was quite unpleasant’ after ‘Titanic’ fame,” Feb.13, Gulf Today website).

According to the report, Kate Winslet has revealed she was not prepared for the kind of added attention she got after ‘Titanic’. The 1997 film directed by James Cameron became a box-office hit and made Kate and her co-star Leonardo DiCaprio megastars. “I felt like I had to look a certain way, or be a certain thing, and because media intrusion was so significant at that time, my life was quite unpleasant,” Kate told Porter Magazine, deadline.com.

At 48 years old now, Kate says the word fame is “ridiculous” and doesn’t consider it a “burden” anymore. “(Titanic) continues to bring people huge amounts of joy,” she notes. “The only time I am like, ‘Oh God, hide’, is if we are on a boat somewhere.”

From far away the showbiz industry looks so glamorous. People who work for film, music, drama and stage shows mesmerise their audiences and become heroes for their fans.

The lives of artists remain in gossip circles. People always discuss their success, fame, failure, and living style, projecting them as different creatures.

As Kate Winslet said that life was quite unpleasant after ‘Titanic’ fame, it’s important for fans to respect their hero’s (or heroine’s) personal life.

Junaid Qazi,

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