Hollywood star Kate Winslet has revealed that shedding troubled characters after playing them has been difficult. The Academy Award-winning actor said on the Lessons from Our Mothers podcast: “There’s this thing that happens as an actor, and it sounds self-indulgent so I rarely say it. But when you play a difficult part, Mare of Easttown [2021] for example, you do have to kind of come out the other side. I call it re-entry. Re-entry into your own life, going back into your friendships, reintegrating into the rhythm of family,” she explained.
A still from ‘Mare of Easttown’
The actor added, “It takes a while to unpick a character from your system.” She revealed that she needed professional help after starring in the 2021 crime drama, which saw her portray a troubled Pennsylvania detective after the Coronavirus pandemic caused havoc with the production. She recalled, “It was meant to be a six-month shoot. COVID happened after the five months that we had been shooting, and everything got pushed. When we came back, our five remaining weeks turned into 10. By the end of the whole thing, I’d been playing that character for over a year, and I honestly went a bit mad. It’s the only time in my life that I had to get some proper help, to come back to myself.”
Winslet’s son Joe Anders, 22, is following her into acting, and she is glad to offer him support as he stars in the new series, Cape Fear. She said, “He’s still in the experience of the re-entry. I’m able to actively support my son in this moment.”
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