Kate Winslet's Son Bear, 10, 'Cried a Lot' WatchingTitanicfor the First Time: 'He Was Very Upset'

Mar. 15, 2025

Kate Winslet.Photo:Jesse Grant/Getty

Jesse Grant/Getty

Kate Winslet’sson recently watchedTitanicfor the first time — and he couldn’t get through the movie without shedding a few tears.TheMare of Easttownactress, 48, spoke withE! Newsat the premiere of her filmLeein New York City on Wednesday, Sept. 25, sharing that her10-year-old son Bearhad just seen his mother on-screen as Rose for the first time.“My youngest has seenTitanic, he saw it last year,” Winslet told the outlet. “He cried a lot, and he kept having to pause it, and he was very upset.“The star shares Bear with husbandEdward Abel Smithand is also mom to daughterMia, 23, whom she shares with ex Jim Threapleton, and son Joe, 20, whom she shares with exSam Mendes.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Kate Winslet.John Nacion/Variety via GettyAlthough Winslet said her kids have “certainly not” seen all her movies, there is one that her two older kids really like.“My older two, who are nearly 24 and 21, they loveEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” she shared. “Yeah, that’s a big favorite for them.“Despite not normally liking to watch herself on-screen, Winslet admitted that hearing her kids had seen that movie without her was disappointing.“They’ll just sort of say, ‘Oh, I sawEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mindthe other day.’ I’m like, ‘What? You watched it without me?’ " she lamented.“I thinkEternal Sunshinewas one of those films that seemed to really capture people’s minds, sort of a Zeitgeist thing that happened around that film. And so I think I always thought I would want to watch it with my kids one day. But they beat me to it.“Kate Winslet.Gisela Schober/Getty ImagesIn a February interview withNet-a-Porter, Winslet opened up abouthow her work life and her family life have started to intersectsince the star’s older kids have begun careers as actors. In 2021, Joe and Mia starred alongside their mom in the entirely improvised British television showI Am Ruth.“Luckily, they’re good,” she told the outlet of her kids.“It felt normal [to act alongside them]. These are kids who have been testing [me] on [my] lines pretty much since they could read. They’ve seen me terrified beforehand. They’ve gone through it with me.“The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!Leepremieres in theaters on Friday, Sept. 27.

Kate Winslet’sson recently watchedTitanicfor the first time — and he couldn’t get through the movie without shedding a few tears.

TheMare of Easttownactress, 48, spoke withE! Newsat the premiere of her filmLeein New York City on Wednesday, Sept. 25, sharing that her10-year-old son Bearhad just seen his mother on-screen as Rose for the first time.

“My youngest has seenTitanic, he saw it last year,” Winslet told the outlet. “He cried a lot, and he kept having to pause it, and he was very upset.”

The star shares Bear with husbandEdward Abel Smithand is also mom to daughterMia, 23, whom she shares with ex Jim Threapleton, and son Joe, 20, whom she shares with exSam Mendes.

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Kate Winslet.John Nacion/Variety via Getty

John Nacion/Variety via Getty

Although Winslet said her kids have “certainly not” seen all her movies, there is one that her two older kids really like.

“My older two, who are nearly 24 and 21, they loveEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” she shared. “Yeah, that’s a big favorite for them.”

Despite not normally liking to watch herself on-screen, Winslet admitted that hearing her kids had seen that movie without her was disappointing.

“They’ll just sort of say, ‘Oh, I sawEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mindthe other day.’ I’m like, ‘What? You watched it without me?’ " she lamented.

“I thinkEternal Sunshinewas one of those films that seemed to really capture people’s minds, sort of a Zeitgeist thing that happened around that film. And so I think I always thought I would want to watch it with my kids one day. But they beat me to it.”

Kate Winslet.Gisela Schober/Getty Images

Gisela Schober/Getty Images

In a February interview withNet-a-Porter, Winslet opened up abouthow her work life and her family life have started to intersectsince the star’s older kids have begun careers as actors. In 2021, Joe and Mia starred alongside their mom in the entirely improvised British television showI Am Ruth.

“Luckily, they’re good,” she told the outlet of her kids.

“It felt normal [to act alongside them]. These are kids who have been testing [me] on [my] lines pretty much since they could read. They’ve seen me terrified beforehand. They’ve gone through it with me.”

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!

Leepremieres in theaters on Friday, Sept. 27.

source: people.com