Kate Winslet jokes that her ‘a**e is massive’ after making sourdough bread during lockdown

Kate Winslet has joked that her ‘a**e is now massive’ after baking sourdough bread during lockdown.

The actress, 45, even quipped that she feels like a ‘full mattress’ as she appeared alongside Stanley Tucci, Orlando Bloom, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Aisling Bea and Ellie Goulding on The Graham Norton Show – which will air on Friday night.

Reflecting on the third lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic, Kate joked: ‘I’ve been making sourdough and now my a**e is massive! 

Funny: Kate Winslet has joked that her ‘a**e is now massive’ after baking sourdough bread during lockdown (pictured on Friday’s The Graham Norton Show) 

‘The other day I was answering some questions on email and instead of “film actress” it auto corrected to “full mattress”.’

Kate hilariously added: ‘That’s exactly how I feel and will describe myself from now on!’

The actress appeared on The Graham Norton Show via Zoom as she discussed her role in Francis Lee’s drama Ammonite.

Kate and her co-star Saoirse Ronan play lovers Mary Anning and Charlotte Murchison in the film with the on-screen pair embarking in an intimate affair when they are brought together.  

Gorgeous: The actress, 45, even quipped that she feels like a 'full mattress' as she appeared alongside Stanley Tucci, Orlando Bloom, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Aisling Bea and Ellie Goulding on The Graham Norton Show - which will air on Friday night (pictured in 2016)

Gorgeous: The actress, 45, even quipped that she feels like a ‘full mattress’ as she appeared alongside Stanley Tucci, Orlando Bloom, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Aisling Bea and Ellie Goulding on The Graham Norton Show – which will air on Friday night (pictured in 2016) 

The plot centres around the famous paleontologist, who becomes involved in a forbidden romance with Saoirse’s character after she they are sent to convalesce by the sea together. 

Speaking about her role, Kate admitted that the character was ‘really challenging’ as Mary is ‘really reserved and socially uncomfortable’.

She said: ‘It was really challenging because she was really reserved and socially uncomfortable. I’m nothing like Mary so it was really hard for me to find her inner world.’

Talking about her acting methods, Kate added: ‘I am not a method actor, but I had to live a little bit like her to find her rhythms.’

Radiant: Reflecting on the third lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic, Kate joked: 'I've been making sourdough and now my a**e is massive!' (pictured in 2011)

Radiant: Reflecting on the third lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic, Kate joked: ‘I’ve been making sourdough and now my a**e is massive!’ (pictured in 2011) 

Elsewhere during Friday’s show, the Titanic star admitted she was ‘freaked out’ over her 2011 movie Contagion, where the world battles for limited vaccine supplies to head off a deadly pandemic, soaring to popularity again last year.  

Kate confessed: ‘It freaked me out! Why would anyone watch that during a pandemic? 

‘The writer started messaging me saying. “It’s coming” and because of that my family and I started wearing masks quite long before anyone else and we used to get many funny looks.’

Kate’s interview comes after she admitted that her confidence took a hit when her weight was scrutinised when she was in her 20s and starting out in the industry.

Role: The actress appeared on The Graham Norton Show via Zoom as she discussed her role in Francis Lee's drama Ammonite, Kate and her co-star Saoirse Ronan play lovers Mary Anning and Charlotte Murchison in the film (pictured in film still)

Role: The actress appeared on The Graham Norton Show via Zoom as she discussed her role in Francis Lee’s drama Ammonite, Kate and her co-star Saoirse Ronan play lovers Mary Anning and Charlotte Murchison in the film (pictured in film still) 

The film star explained that a slew of cruel comments ‘tampered with her impression of beauty’ and she lamented the fact she was dubbed ‘outspoken’ when she tried to defend herself. 

When Kate appeared in Titanic in 1997 opposite Leonardo DiCaprio, comedian Joan Rivers joked: ‘If she just lost 5lb, Leo would’ve been able to fit on the raft’.  

Speaking to The Guardian, Kate recalled: ‘In my 20s, people would talk about my weight a lot. And I would be called to comment on my physical self. Well, then I got this label of being ballsy and outspoken. No, I was just defending myself.’

'Freaked out': Elsewhere during Friday's show, the Titanic star admitted she was 'freaked out' over her 2011 movie Contagion, where the world battles for limited vaccine supplies to head off a deadly pandemic, soaring to popularity again last year (pictured in film still)

‘Freaked out’: Elsewhere during Friday’s show, the Titanic star admitted she was ‘freaked out’ over her 2011 movie Contagion, where the world battles for limited vaccine supplies to head off a deadly pandemic, soaring to popularity again last year (pictured in film still)  

Asked if the remarks about her weight had any impact, Kate said: ‘It damaged my confidence. I didn’t want to go to Hollywood because I remember thinking, “God, if this is what they’re saying to me in England, then what will happen when I get there?”

‘Also, it tampers with your evolving impression of what’s beautiful, you know? I did feel very on my own. For the simple reason that nothing can really prepare you for… that.’   

The Graham Norton Show airs Friday at 10.45pm on BBC One. Also available on BBC iPlayer.  

Sad: Kate's interview comes after she admitted that her confidence took a hit when her weight was scrutinised when she was in her 20s and starting out in the industry (pictured aged 23 in 1998)

Sad: Kate’s interview comes after she admitted that her confidence took a hit when her weight was scrutinised when she was in her 20s and starting out in the industry (pictured aged 23 in 1998)