The actress starred opposite Hollywood actor Patrick Wilson in a 2006 film about an unhappy housewife (played by Winslet) who embarks on an affair with a married neighbor (Wilson) while living in suburban Boston.
While the film didn’t perform well at the box office, it garnered critical acclaim and earned several Oscar nominations, including Best Actress for Winslet.
Many who have watched the movie recall a particularly provocative scene between the actress and her co-star, which reportedly left Winslet with numerous bruises.
The infamous scene was filmed long before intimacy coordinators became a standard in the industry – professionals who help actors navigate intimate scenes with care and comfort. In the scene, Winslet and Wilson are shown nude, though they wore modesty coverings out of view.
In a recent appearance on The Hollywood Reporter’s It Happened in Hollywood podcast, Wilson shared that after filming the steamy scene, he would sometimes get curious looks from moms. “I’d be at the playground, basically as Brad, and a few times, I’d catch women staring at me, looking all flustered like, ‘Why do I know him?’ Then it would click, and they’d realize, ‘Oh – that’s why I remember him,'” he recalled.
“It got to the point where I’d just casually ask, ‘Are you thinking about the laundry room scene right now?'”
That laundry room moment marks the point where Winslet and Wilson’s characters finally give in to their intense attraction, resulting in a passionate and heated encounter.
“[Kate] was incredibly cool and gracious, just a total pro—ready to dive in and go for it,” Wilson recalled.
“There was never a single awkward or uncomfortable moment. Not one. I loved it.”
When addressing rumors that Winslet had bruised her backside during the scene, Wilson said, “I’m sure there were plenty of bruises. Let’s just say, I haven’t done a scene like that since #MeToo and intimacy coordinators became the norm.”
He added, “I do feel a bit like a dinosaur when I think about having done those kinds of love scenes.”
When Little Children was released, Winslet explained, “We rehearsed the scene fully clothed, just the two of us and Todd, with no one else in the room. We worked out the basic shape of the scene so we knew what to expect. We definitely looked out for each other, and we laughed a lot. It sounds silly, but after a while, you forget that you’re naked with someone you don’t really know.”
She added, “My hips and backside really ached the next day.”
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In recent years, Kate Winslet has openly praised the role of intimacy coordinators, expressing a wish that they had been present throughout her career. Speaking with The New York Times Magazine, the Titanic star reflected:
“I would have benefited from an intimacy coordinator every single time I had to do a love scene, be partially naked, or even during a simple kissing scene. It would have been comforting to have someone in my corner, because I always had to advocate for myself.”
Winslet admitted that there were moments in her career when she wanted to speak up but felt she couldn’t. She shared one example:
“I didn’t like a certain camera angle. I didn’t want to stand fully nude. I didn’t want so many people in the room. I just wanted my dressing gown closer by.”
She confessed that early in her career, fear of being labeled as difficult held her back.
“When you’re young, you’re terrified of upsetting people or seeming rude or needy, even when your requests are completely reasonable. Finding the confidence to speak up in those situations was incredibly difficult.”
