Kate Winslet's crumbly stomach

14-11-2008 12:01

Kate Winslet says she has a "crumble baby belly".

The British actress appears naked in her new film 'The Reader' but refused to use a body double or lose weight for the scenes, wanting a completely realistic look for her character.

She added: Life gets too complicated - and I don't want that for my kids

Describing her own body, Kate admits to having aged, but maintains she is proud of her flawed physique, saying: "Here we go, I have a crumble baby belly, boobs are worse for wear after two kids... I'm doing all right. I'm 33. I don't look in the mirror and go, 'Oh, I look fantastic!' Of course I don't.

"Nobody is perfect. I just don't believe in perfection. But I do believe in saying, 'This is who I am and look at me not being perfect!' I'm proud of that."

The five-time Oscar-nominated actress also says she tries to keep healthy, but doesn't limit what she eats.

She added to British newspaper columnist Baz Bamigboye: "I'm not a supermodel and I do whatever I can just to stay healthy. I don't go to the gym... My body's different. It has settled into what it is now. None of this different diets lark. I can't remember the last time I tried some new fad."

Kate also maintains she tries to give her two children - eight-year-old Mia, her daughter with ex-husband Jim Threapleton, and son Joe, four, with director husband Sam Mendes - as normal an upbringing as possible.