“I left it up to them.”

Kate Winslet became emotional as she recalled what it was like when she was younger to be “ridiculed” over her weight – and having to confront fat burners.

During an interview for “60 Minutes” that aired Sunday, the “Titanic” actress was asked about the extreme criticism she faced as a child over her appearance. One interviewer said, among other things, that it looked like she had been “melted and poured onto a red carpet.” A dress.

“It was absolutely horrific,” Winslet recalled. “What kind of person do you have to be to do something like that to a young actress who’s just trying to figure it out?”

The interviewer asked if she had ever met any of the critics “face to face,” to which Winslet confirmed.

“I left it up to them,” Winslet, 49, said as her voice grew quiet. “I said, ‘I hope this haunts you.’ It was a great moment. It was a great moment because it wasn’t just for me. It was for all those people who were subjected to this harassment. It was terrible. It was really bad.”

The Mare of Easttown actress became emotional later in the session when the interviewer asked Winslet how an acting teacher once told her she had to “settle for fat girl roles.”

Winslet recalled the unnamed teacher telling her, “‘Now listen, Kate. I’m telling you, darling, if you want to look like that, you’re going to have to settle for the fat girl parts.’”

“I’ve never been fat!” Winslet added, laughing.

The comments ultimately led to Winslet becoming more motivated, and she recalled gaining a “quiet determination” from the criticism.

“I thought, ‘I’ll just show you – real quiet,'” she said.

Winslet also addressed beauty standards in Hollywood, urging people to praise her and other women for not wearing makeup and showing their age through different roles.

“People say, ‘Oh, you were so brave for this role. ‘You didn’t wear any makeup.’ You know, ‘You had wrinkles.’ Let’s say to men, ‘Oh, you were so brave for that role.’ You grew a beard?’ No, we don’t,” she told the outlet.

However, Winslet admitted that she didn’t mind the criticism because it was too “exhausting.”

The “Holiday” actress has spoken out about her body-shaming before, even revealing that a crew member recently encouraged her to “sit straighter” to cover up her tummy rolls during a swimsuit scene in her 2023 film “Lee.” .

In 2016, Winslet admitted that she was “bullied” at a young age for being “chubby,” and later shared that she was tormented by her classmates by the nickname “Blubber.”