Kate Winslet: Divorce Made Me Stronger

Kate Winslet’s divorce from Sam Mendes made her stronger, an interview with the Oscar winner has revealed.

The 37-year-old actress split from the Skyfall director in 2010.

And the star of The Reader, who then married third husband Ned Rocknroll in December 2012, has admitted the past years have taught her more about herself.

She told Harper’s Bazaar UK: “I’ve really learnt a great deal about myself, in the last four years in particular.

“I think I can see more clearly now — about how the pattern of past experiences has shaped who I am and the characters I have played — and I’m grateful for that.”

Kate, who was also married to Jim Threapleton from 1998 to 2001, reckons difficulties in the past have made her stronger.

She said: “I have so much more material to draw on for work — rubble, bricks — and I know I can carry it now. I’m not going to drop it, and if I do, I’ll sift through it. Does that make any sense at all? Probably not.”