Kate refuses airbrush
June 19, 2007
by Luke Blackall.
For most A-Listers, the airbrush is their way of maintaining the illusion of their perfect looks, not for Kate Winslet.
The Oscar-winning actress, who was recently revealed as the face of Lancôme’s Tresor perfume, only accepted the modelling gig if the company promised not to airbrush her for the poster campaign.
Anna Winslet, Kate’s older sister, told this week’s First magazine: “Kate and I don’t think men like skinny, pointy, spikey women. She feels women should be allowed to be the natural shape they are without having to conform into some sort of image that is never going to be what their make-up is really about.”
Not touching up an image to remove wrinkles or make a model look ‘perfect’ through lengthening legs or adding weight to boobs is virtually unheard of in the cosmetics industry.
So Kate’s stance is fairly unique.
Her attitude reinforces her strong resistance to the pressures on female celebrities to become stick thin to succeed.
She has repeatedly said she is happy with her normal size 12 appearance and recently won a case against a celebrity magazine who suggested behind the scenes she was as nervous as otherwise.
The 31 year old actress will be fronting the company’s press campaign as well as appearing a film ad for the perfume. The Tresor fragrance was first released in 1990.
Winslet a five time Academy and Golden Globe award nominee is best known for her roles in the blockbuster hit, Titantic, as well as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Finding Neverland.
Source: The London Paper
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