Kate Winslet; Cate Blanchett.Photo:John Nacion/Variety via Getty; Brendon Thorne/GettyKate Winslethas no issue being mixed up with fellow Oscar winnerCate Blanchett.While at thepremiere of her HBO showThe Regimeat the American Museum of Natural History in New York City Monday, Winslet, 48,toldAccess Hollywoodthat she often gets mistaken for Blanchett, 54.“That happens a lot, yeah,” admitted Winslet.Asked if she ever goes along with the mixup, theTitanicactress said, “No, we do, yeah. I say, ‘Oh, thank you so much.’ And they say, ‘Loved you inElizabeth,’ and I say, ‘Thank you. That’s so kind.’ And she gets the same thing, where people will say to her, ‘Loved you inSense and Sensibility,’ or ‘Loved you inTitanic.’ So, yeah, it happens.“Winslet added, “To be mistaken for Cate Blanchett is a huge compliment. So, no, I’ll take it. I’ll take it.“Kate Winslet and Cate Blanchett in 2007.Lester Cohen/WireImageBothWinslet and Blanchett were onThe Graham Norton Showlast week, and they shared how they’re frequently mistaken for each other. Said Blanchett, “I get it all they time. People will say, ‘Is it you? Is it you?’ and I say, ‘Yes, I think so.’ And then they say, ‘I loved you inTitanic.'“Winslet recently opened up toPORTERaboutstruggling with fame early in her career, dealing with an especially difficult scrutiny after the release of her 1997 blockbusterTitanic.“I felt like I had to look a certain way, or be a certain thing, and because media intrusion was so significant at that time, my life was quite unpleasant,” she recalled.Kate Winslet.John Phillips/GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.She added, “Journalists would always say, ‘AfterTitanic, you could have done anything and yet you chose to do these small things’ … and I was like, ‘Yeah, you bet your life I did! Because, guess what? Being famous was horrible.’ “The Regimepremieres Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and streaming on Max.
Kate Winslet; Cate Blanchett.Photo:John Nacion/Variety via Getty; Brendon Thorne/Getty
John Nacion/Variety via Getty; Brendon Thorne/Getty
Kate Winslethas no issue being mixed up with fellow Oscar winnerCate Blanchett.While at thepremiere of her HBO showThe Regimeat the American Museum of Natural History in New York City Monday, Winslet, 48,toldAccess Hollywoodthat she often gets mistaken for Blanchett, 54.“That happens a lot, yeah,” admitted Winslet.Asked if she ever goes along with the mixup, theTitanicactress said, “No, we do, yeah. I say, ‘Oh, thank you so much.’ And they say, ‘Loved you inElizabeth,’ and I say, ‘Thank you. That’s so kind.’ And she gets the same thing, where people will say to her, ‘Loved you inSense and Sensibility,’ or ‘Loved you inTitanic.’ So, yeah, it happens.“Winslet added, “To be mistaken for Cate Blanchett is a huge compliment. So, no, I’ll take it. I’ll take it.“Kate Winslet and Cate Blanchett in 2007.Lester Cohen/WireImageBothWinslet and Blanchett were onThe Graham Norton Showlast week, and they shared how they’re frequently mistaken for each other. Said Blanchett, “I get it all they time. People will say, ‘Is it you? Is it you?’ and I say, ‘Yes, I think so.’ And then they say, ‘I loved you inTitanic.'“Winslet recently opened up toPORTERaboutstruggling with fame early in her career, dealing with an especially difficult scrutiny after the release of her 1997 blockbusterTitanic.“I felt like I had to look a certain way, or be a certain thing, and because media intrusion was so significant at that time, my life was quite unpleasant,” she recalled.Kate Winslet.John Phillips/GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.She added, “Journalists would always say, ‘AfterTitanic, you could have done anything and yet you chose to do these small things’ … and I was like, ‘Yeah, you bet your life I did! Because, guess what? Being famous was horrible.’ “The Regimepremieres Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and streaming on Max.
Kate Winslethas no issue being mixed up with fellow Oscar winnerCate Blanchett.
While at thepremiere of her HBO showThe Regimeat the American Museum of Natural History in New York City Monday, Winslet, 48,toldAccess Hollywoodthat she often gets mistaken for Blanchett, 54.
“That happens a lot, yeah,” admitted Winslet.
Asked if she ever goes along with the mixup, theTitanicactress said, “No, we do, yeah. I say, ‘Oh, thank you so much.’ And they say, ‘Loved you inElizabeth,’ and I say, ‘Thank you. That’s so kind.’ And she gets the same thing, where people will say to her, ‘Loved you inSense and Sensibility,’ or ‘Loved you inTitanic.’ So, yeah, it happens.”
Winslet added, “To be mistaken for Cate Blanchett is a huge compliment. So, no, I’ll take it. I’ll take it.”
Kate Winslet and Cate Blanchett in 2007.Lester Cohen/WireImage
Lester Cohen/WireImage
BothWinslet and Blanchett were onThe Graham Norton Showlast week, and they shared how they’re frequently mistaken for each other. Said Blanchett, “I get it all they time. People will say, ‘Is it you? Is it you?’ and I say, ‘Yes, I think so.’ And then they say, ‘I loved you inTitanic.'”
Winslet recently opened up toPORTERaboutstruggling with fame early in her career, dealing with an especially difficult scrutiny after the release of her 1997 blockbusterTitanic.
“I felt like I had to look a certain way, or be a certain thing, and because media intrusion was so significant at that time, my life was quite unpleasant,” she recalled.
Kate Winslet.John Phillips/Getty
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She added, “Journalists would always say, ‘AfterTitanic, you could have done anything and yet you chose to do these small things’ … and I was like, ‘Yeah, you bet your life I did! Because, guess what? Being famous was horrible.’ "
The Regimepremieres Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and streaming on Max.
source: people.com
