British actress Kate Winslet has once again attracted attention by criticizing what she calls a “scary and devastating epidemic” of plastic surgery and obsessive use of weight-loss drugs in Hollywood. In an interview this week with the Sunday Times, the 50-year-old star said she feels uncomfortable with the pressure for aesthetic perfection – both for those seeking to maintain their appearance and for those – like her – who try to resist perfect body culture.
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Criticizing the normalization of cosmetic procedures and diet remedies, the “Titanic” actress questioned whether people know what they are ingesting and condemned their disregard for their own health. “It bothers me more than ever. It’s total chaos, it’s like a collective illness.”
This, for Winslet, is in addition to the popular use of injectables like Botox and fillers, which make all women look the same. Aoestar believes that the rampant use of these interventions “dehumanizes” people, in a constant search for an ideal of beauty that she considers inaccessible. For her, this tendency has a negative impact not only on a physical level, but especially on an emotional level, weakening self-esteem and sense of identity. “It’s devastating. If a person’s self-esteem is so tied to their appearance, it’s scary,” she said.
Kate reinforces her speech by defending the acceptance of the body and natural age: “We are human, and part of what makes us unique is the time it takes us to age, to live, to accumulate history.”
For her, young women today have “no idea of what it really means to be beautiful”. “Some of the most beautiful women I know are over 70,” she said, citing Helen Mirren, Toni Collette, Andrea Riseborough and her Avatar co-star Sigourney Weaver as women who look like her and who “need to continue to be their authentic selves.”
Winslet blamed social media and its effects on mental health for the type of “perfection” sought. “It’s heartbreaking,” she said. “No one looks at the real world anymore.”
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