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No flashing of flesh on red carpet for Kate

- Bang Showbiz

KATE Winslet is concerned too many women flash their flesh on the red carpet for attention.

The 42-year-old actress is a regular on the premiere scene, thanks to her incredible acting career, but although she enjoys looking her best for the cameras, she finds it “uncomforta­ble” to see other ladies titillate with barely-there fashion.

Winslet would rather catch someone’s attention with her “interestin­g conversati­on” than her striking looks.

The Mountain Between Us star told The Daily Mail newspaper: “There’s something sort of uncomforta­ble to me about seeing women who are clearly presenting themselves in a way that’s designed to make people stare at them, but not for the right reasons.

“When I walk into a room, I hope to have interestin­g conversati­ons with people. I’m not interested in whether people look at me or not. In fact, quite the opposite. If I have to come to an event, it’s always nice to feel a bit pulled together, but nothing that draws too much attention.”

Mother-of-three Winslet credits her late mother, Sally – who died last year from liver cancer – for her more demure wardrobe.

“My mother always said, ‘I don’t like show-offs, please don’t wear any show-off clothes.’

“Even after the fame of Titanic, she would still say, ‘Please, darling, don’t wear anything that draws too much attention.’” –

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