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Kate Winslet and Her Kids Take a Walk on the Wild Side

sweatpantsmom — Sat, 30 May 2009 23:15:00 GMT

Kate Winslet was out with her kids Mia, 8, and Joe, 5, in New York City today. Looks like a not-so-glamorous part of the city - not a boutique or panini café in sight. I think for celebrities this is known as 'roughing it.'

Winslet recently fought back at tabloid reports that accused her of spending too much time away from her kids while filming. "Who the hell is going to go and leave their children for five months? Obviously not me. I would never leave my children for five months, no matter whether they're five, 15, or 55."

I'm with you on the five and 15 part, Kate, but I think by the time mine are 55 I might let them steal away for five months or even a year. Maybe.

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Kate Winslet is Running Late, But Still Looks Good Doing It

sweatpantsmom — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:35:00 GMT

Here's Academy Award winner Kate Winslet taking daughter Mia Honey to school in New York. They appear to be in a rush, so I assume they're running late. Hey - me and Kate have something in common; I'm always late taking my kids to school, too! Although I never look nearly as pulled together as Kate. In fact, I never looked as pulled together as her kid, either.

Nice to see Kate takes better care of her coffee than some people, though.

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Kate Winslet Says "No More Nude Scenes"

trix — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:28:00 GMT

We all know Kate Winslet looks good naked, but it looks like we're going to have to rent old movies to catch a glimpse from now on.

Kate decided that from now on she not going to do nude scenes anymore.

She said, "I was concerned about whether I was skilled enough, I think I won't do it again: a) I can't keep getting away with it, and b) I don't want to become 'that actress who always gets her kit off.'"

Ha, that's pretty funny. I love British words for stuff, they're just so fun.

So will you miss Kate's nude scenes, or were they just, meh?

Kate Winslet Takes Advice From Her Kids

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Kate Winslet Loves Her Own Butt

sweatpantsmom — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:55:00 GMT

Men (and some women) have been loving Kate Winslet's ass for years. Now, she's going to start loving it, too. But not for the reasons you might think - Winslet says she is tired of torturing themselves over the size of their behinds.

"I don't know a single woman who doesn't stand up and check the tushie before she walks out the door," she said in an interview with Nightline. "I've decided I am going to start loving my backside, really just saying, yes. Because I don't know anyone who does that, you know? And for my daughter [Mia, 8], I want to be able to say to her, I love this.

"[Young women] look at all of us, myself included, on these magazine covers and they think, 'my God, how does she get skin like that?'" she continued. "And I can tell you, I have so many blemishes under this makeup that have been so fabulously covered. I promise you. I promise you.

"But I did realize a few years ago that no one actually talks about this retouching thing. It's like a secret or something," she says. "I'm damned if it's going to be a secret anymore. I really want these young women to know we don't look like this."

Bravo to Kate for standing up to the unrealistic expectations women face from the media. And as a parent of girls myself, I give extra kudos to her for setting a good example for her daughter Mia.

Now if I could just stop staring at my butt in the mirror...

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Kate Winslet Takes Advice From Her Kids

trix — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:31:00 GMT

Sometimes the best advice comes from an unexpected place.

So many celebrities have life coaches and managers that tell them what actions they need to take and what image they need to portray.

Not Kate Winslet, she took the advice of her kids, Mia and Joe. She's just regular old Kate with them. Except of course when she is in character for a movie, then she stays in character, even when reading them their bedtime stories.

While filming The Reader she read bedtime stories with a German accent. Her kids didn't like it very much, they wanted her to just be herself. They said, " ‘Mum, just be plain. Don’t do any funny stuff like voices. Just be regular."

Kate knows that there will come a day when they think that her movie star status is cool, but it's just not now.

I know this picture is a little old, but it just screamed for me to post it because it's so cute. She could be any mom walking down the street with her kid.

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Kate Winslet Wins SAG Award for "The Reader"

sweatpantsmom — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 03:26:00 GMT

Kate Winslet has won one of the early awards of the evening at the 2009 SAG Awards. Winslet won her award for outstanding performance by a female actor in a supporting role for "The Reader" in which she played a former concentration camp guard.

"It's really an honor to be included in what I think is such a remarkable year and be acknowledged by my peers in this way," Winslet said in her acceptance speech. "I really feel like everybody should be given a medal."

Winslet already won the same prize at this year's Golden Globes. When accepting her award on that night, Kate thanked her two children Mia and Joe for “coming on this adventure with mummy”.

“I love being a mum,” she said tearfully. “My priorities in life have just completely shifted since I had my two children. Mia and Joe are the most important thing in my world.”

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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Nominated for British Oscars

Karl Erikson — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:06:00 GMT

Looks like Brangelina are doing well in more than just the family department. The parents of 6 are both nominated for major awards at the Orange British Academy Film Awards, the English equivalent of the Oscars.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie got major props in the Golden Globes and SAG Awards. Now Angelina is nominated for best leading actress for "Changeling," and Brad received a nom for leading actor in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." The nominations were announced Thursday.

Brad actually has two nominations - he's also up for best supporting actor in the Coen Brothers' "Burn After Reading," which puts him up against favorite Heath Ledger for his role as The Joker in "Dark Knight."

Other Famecrawler faves up for British Oscars include mommy Kate Winslet, who is running against herself! She's got two nominations for best actress, one for "Revolutionary Road" and one for "The Reader."

The award winners are announced February 8. We've got our fingers crossed!

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Oprah French Kisses Kate Winslet's Breasts!

Karl Erikson — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:37:00 GMT

OK, maybe not quite, but almost. Kate Winslet showed up on Oprah's show yesterday and the Queen of All Media did an entire soliloquy about Kate's boobs. No, I'm not kidding. The video is below. Kate is mom to Mia, 8, and Joe Alfie, 5.

Kate was there to promote "The Reader," her newest movie, in which she does a ton of nearly hardcore love scenes and shows her real, live breasts.

"I love that you have real breasts!" Oprah gushed. "Your breasts do what real breasts do!"

What? They stare at me all the time? Because that's what most breasts do around me. It's really annoying. I'm trying to concentrate, ladies! Have a heart.

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Golden Globe 2009 - List of Winners

Whit Honea — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:58:00 GMT

Hollywood gave itself a big pat on the back (and front) last night and many of the celebrities among the masses were our own favorites from FameCrawler. Seeing as how we wouldn't have a job without them we figured it was only right to join in the congratulatory spirit and honor the winners of the 2009 Golden Globes.

By honor we mean run a list. Here are your Golden Globe winners:

Cecil B. DeMille Award: Steven Spielberg

Best Motion Picture - Drama: Slumdog Millionaire

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama: Kate Winslet for Revolutionary Road

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler

Best Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy: Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy: Colin Farrell for In Bruges

Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Kate Winslet for The Reader

Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight

Best Animated Feature Film: WALL-E

Best Foreign Language Film: Waltz With Bashir (Israel)

Best Director - Motion Picture: Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture: Slumdog Millionaire by Simon Beaufoy

Best Original Score - Motion Picture: Slumdog Millionaire by A. R. Rahman

Best Original Song - Motion Picture: "The Wrestler" – The Wrestler by Bruce Springsteen

Best Television Series - Drama; Mad Men (AMC)

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama: Anna Paquin for True Blood (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama: Gabriel Byrne for In Treatment (HBO)

Best Television Series - Musical Or Comedy: 30 Rock (NBC)

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Musical Or Comedy: Tina Fey for 30 Rock (NBC)

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Musical Or Comedy: Alec Baldwin for 30 Rock (NBC)

Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television: John Adams (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Laura Linney for John Adams (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Paul Giamatti for John Adams (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Laura Dern for Recount (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Tom Wilkinson for John Adams (HBO)

Entire list with nominees available at GoldenGlobes.org.

Kate Winslet Looks Good Naked

trix — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:32:00 GMT

Kate Winslet is defending herself against accusations that she is a "porn-star".

She appears in the new movie Revolutionary Road with Leonardo DiCaprio and has appeared nude in several of her films.

Her husband Sam Mendes was her director and she said that he doesn't get jealous.

She said: "Of course Sam doesn't get jealous. I'm not a porn star. I'm not walking out there and actually having sex with other people for my job. He doesn't get jealous at all, not in the slightest. It's really not a big deal.

"I feel that any level of nudity in films that I have been a part of has been absolutely relevant and actually enhanced the story."

Kate recently revealed she struggled with her nude scenes in new post-war drama 'The Reader'.

She said: "It really took me to the brink in many ways. To bring my character Hanna Schmitz to life was an absolutely enormous challenge and a huge responsibility as well, because it's a much-loved piece of German literature. Many people have differing opinions of Hanna Schmitz - they love her, they loathe her."

She will have to defend herself to her kids when they get older, but if she raises them with the mentality that nudity isn't bad (it's not), then they will be okay with it.
On a side note, have you seen the preview for The Reader? It looks excellent as does Revolutionary Road.

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Nicole Kidman is SO. FED. UP.

Karen — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:03:00 GMT

It's been two weeks since Nicole Kidman and hubby Keith Urban announced their pregnancy, and the paparazzi in Australia are driving her mental. She and Urban are considering moving out of their home in Sydney to escape the constant attention.

New Idea's editor-in-chief, Robyn Foyster, says Kidman and her husband are "Australian royalty."

"She's turned 40 and we've seen the marriage go through difficult times in the past few months. Now she's expecting a baby. With all her ups and downs, everyday people can relate to her," says Foyster.

Kate Winslet to Replace Nicole Kidman in "The Reader"

Karen — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:04:00 GMT

Kate Winslet was originally the first pick for the role of a woman who has an affair with a teenage boy in "The Reader," but turned it down due to a scheduling conflict. The role was offered to Kidman but then she announced her pregnancy and backed out.

Reuters reports:

The film is based on German author Bernhard Schlink's 1995 bestseller, which Oprah Winfrey also picked for her book club. The novel, set in post-war Germany, involves a woman who carries on a love affair with a 15-year-old boy. Years later he learns she is a defendant in a Holocaust war crimes trial.
The movie adaptation is to be directed by Stephen Daldry, who directed Kidman on her way to an Oscar-winning performance as author Virginia Woolf in "The Hours."

I'm not going to say anything about liking Winslet way more than Kidman, but I sure am glad to see Winslet in a movie again. You know, with her ability to move her face and all.

Breaking News: Nicole Kidman Pregnancy Confirmed

sweatpantsmom — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:52:00 GMT

TMZ is reporting that Nicole Kidman's reps have confirmed that the actress is pregnant. This will be the first child for Kidman and her husband Keith Urban; the Golden Compass star has two children with Scientology Grand Poobah Tom Cruise.

In other news, Keith is said to be relieved that the pregnancy is out in the open, as his arm was getting tired from constantly having to cover Nicole's stomach.

Of course, the pregnancy announcement comes as no surprise to FameCrawler:

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Nicole Kidman Is SO Pregnant

HerBadMother — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 23:07:00 GMT

Nicole Kidman has just dropped out of her current film project, The Reader, and sources on the film set say that it is because she is pregnant and wants to protect the baby.

Kidman has reported having had at least one miscarriage, so it's understandable that she would - if she is pregnant - want to do everything possible to keep this pregnancy safe. A source on the film set said: “[she] is so concerned about the welfare of her unborn child that she’s taking a break from her film career and has dropped out of the film.” When reminded that Kidman's representatives have denied the pregnancy rumors, the source said, “everyone knows she’s pregnant and lying about it.”

My money is on Kidman being pregnant. Any takers?

UPDATE: Moments after this was written, Kidman confirmed pregnancy!!!! Where's my moneys?

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Nicole Kidman Denies Pregnancy

Karen — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 12:05:00 GMT

The ~~stone-faced~~ Golden Compass actress is not expecting a baby, despite rumors that circulated over Christmas.

Nicole's rep told news.com.au, "She's in Australia making a film and her family are in Australia. She's happily ensconced away somewhere having a few days break. It's the silly season. As far as we're concerned, it's another rumour out of London."

That's too bad. I was hoping one of her kids would still call her "Mom."

Sting & Family to Host New Year's Eve with Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban

Karen — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 20:12:00 GMT

Sting has rented one of the most expensive yachts on Sydney Harbour in Australia for New Year's Eve. At $13,200/day, the yacht is the prime location to watch fireworks with his high profile buddies.

Included in the excursion are Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban, Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-lee Furness, and Sting's wife and 4 children.

The Police are set to play their first Australian gig at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium on January 22. The last time The Police played in Austrailia was 1984.

Kidman once saved Jackman from a deadly scorpion sting when filming in Australia: “Nicole gasped when Hugh opened the cover invitingly to reveal a poisonous scorpion creeping up his bag. She calmly told him not to move, squatted down and scooped the creepy crawly into her hat.”

Recently, Sting and his wife Trudie, known for their wild tantric sex and rumored swinger parties, were caught by photographers in a rather private moment. Let's hope shoes stay on at New Years. Yuck. The couple have children aged 12 up to 23.

Nicole Kidman Pregnant!

Sassy Smith — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 18:07:00 GMT

Actress Nicole Kidman and husband Keith Urban are expecting their first child together! They told their families the happy news during the Christmas holidays.

Nicole will take a break from films after she's done work on Stephen Daldary's The Reader in which she co stars along side Ralph Fiennes. "I just want to spend as much time as possible with my husband." Kidman has 2 older children, Isabella, 14, and her son Connor, 12. I'm so happy for her!

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