Kate Winslet: A Body Image Warrior

In our celebrity saturated world it can be hard sometimes not to get sucked into stories about Brad, Angelina, Jen, etc.  One celebrity I actually seek news out on however is Kate Winslet.  Love, love her.

Not only do I think Kate is a fantastic actress, but I appreciate her as a fantastic human being for consistently sending out positive body image messages and remaining true to herself. 

Kate has won a libel case today against a tabloid newspaper that reported there was no way she could have her current body shape by only exercising for 20 minutes a day at home as she has stated she does.  In stating why she did it Kate said "I was particularly upset to be accused of lying about my exercise regime and felt that I had a responsibility to request an apology in order to demonstrate my commitment to the views that I have always expressed about body issues, including diet and exercise. I strongly believe that women should be encouraged to accept themselves as they are, so to suggest that I was lying was an unacceptable accusation of hypocrisy."

This is of course not the first time Kate has pushed back against horrid tabloid reporting that perpetuates a thin culture, suing Grazia Magazine for publishing a story that she went to a diet doctor, and expressing dissatisfaction at this GQ magazine cover which was photoshopped to oblivion.  Of the cover Kate stated - "The retouching is excessive. I do not look like that and more importantly I don't desire to look like that...they've reduced the size of my legs by about a third. For my money it looks pretty good the way it was taken."

Bravissimo Kate. Bravissimo.  I think you're amazing for not lying down and letting this sort of reporting go unchecked.  In standing up for yourself in this positive, life affirming way you help women the world over.  For that 'Beautiful You' salutes you.