Kate Winslet tells of being body shamed and told to do ‘fat girl parts’ when young

Kate Winslet in London earlier this month. ‘I learned to have a pretty thick skin pretty early on,’ she says. Photograph: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images

Kate Winslet has described being shamed over her appearance as a young actor by schoolmates and teachers.

The actor, whose directorial debut film Goodbye June was released this month, recalled being told by a drama teacher that she would have to settle for “fat girl parts”.