While most mums-to-be put their feet up during the last weeks of pregnancy, Kate Winslet has been busy buying another house - her second in as many months.

The actress and her husband Jim Threapleton, who recently bought themselves a holiday hideaway in Cornwall, have moved out of their north London home and into a converted pumphouse overlooking the Thames in the Home Counties.

According to friends Kate is delighted with the purchase. "It is extremely quiet and miles from anywhere. She is very keen to keep her private life as far away from her career as possible."