Kate Winslet Surprised.
Kate Winslet recently appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where she made an unexpected revelation about the movie role she gets approached about the most in public. Despite her iconic star-making turn in Titanic, Winslet told host Jimmy Fallon it’s her performance in the 2006 holiday classic The Holiday that fans seem to connect with her over the most frequently.
Kate Winslet is Shocked By the Popularity of The Holiday
During her Tonight Show interview, Jimmy Fallon asked Winslet if she envisioned The Holiday becoming such a beloved hit and staple Christmas film while filming. “Did you know that The Holiday would be such a cult classic, a big hit film?” Fallon questioned.
In response, Winslet admitted: “People come up to me in the street more about The Holiday and the episode of Extras that I did than Titanic. I promise you. Especially at Christmas.”
She reflected on the types of heartwarming public interactions she has around the holiday season because of The Holiday’s enduring popularity. “What’s so lovely is that mothers and daughters come up to me in the grocery store and they say ‘Oh Kate, we just love The Holiday, it’s our little ritual at Christmas.’”
Winslet portrayed unlucky-in-love journalist Iris Simpkins in The Holiday, who impulsively home-swaps her quaint English cottage with Cameron Diaz’s movie trailer during Christmastime. The film became a surprise smash hit.
Mother-Daughter Traditions Centered On The Holiday
Winslet further discussed witnessing family traditions built around the annual viewing of The Holiday. “They have things that they eat every year, they sit down, it’s a tradition and I just love that.”
While Titanic earned Winslet monumental critical acclaim and cemented her A-list status back in 1997, she’s struck by the incredibly personal connection so many fans have formed with her character in The Holiday specifically. It appears mothers passing down their love for the comforting story to their daughters has turned the film into an unexpected cultural phenomenon for Winslet.
Even as she continues racking up prestigious acting accolades and Oscar nominations, Kate Winslet finds it heartwarming that a nostalgic holiday confection like The Holiday holds such meaning for fans. The film has brought joy to families and unexpectedly become the project that general audiences most enthusiastically recognize Winslet herself from through the years.