Kate Winslet: "Skinny Obsession is Out of Control"  10/12/06

Kate Winslet has slammed Hollywood's obsession with skinny models and actresses, having experienced her own fair share of media criticism about her weight following the release of blockbuster Titanic in 1997.

The curvaceous mother-of-two is alarmed at the increasing attention given to the celebrities with zero dress sizes (UK size 4) sweeping through the industry.

She recalls, "I don't really remember sitting down and eating packets and packets of Hob Nobs (biscuits). But at that time I remember making a conscious decision about the whole skinny thing.

"Being a normal shape - and I hate to sound like a cracked record - is really, really important to me. Especially now, when I think it's pretty out of control in the industry and kind of terrifying.

"I definitely had a moment where I thought, 'Hang on, I know I'm definitely not fat, maybe I put on half a stone or whatever, but I'm not fat, I'm just not skinny anymore.' And when I was skinny, I was really unhappy and unhealthy."