Kate Winslet recently opened up about how taking on intense and dark acting roles affected her mental health so much that she had to get professional help.
The 50-year-old Oscar winner, known for bringing deep emotions to the screen, spoke on the show Lessons from our mothers podcast about how deeply actors can be affected by the characters they play.
Kate explained that leaving a role is not easy at all, as she described the process of “re-entry”, in which an actor must return to their own life, friends and family after living in a character for months.
However, the Titanic the icon went on to reveal that his role in Easttown mare “pushed her over the edge.”
The show followed a detective dealing with personal trauma while solving a murder case.
The filming of the film took place over almost a year due to Covid which slowed down the process.
Kate said: “In the end, I had been playing this character for over a year. And honestly, I went a little crazy.”
THE A little chaos The actress also admitted that this was the only time she needed professional help to find herself.
“It was the only time in my life where I had to get proper help, to get back to myself,” Kate explained.
