Kate Winslet is going to have a "festival of parties" for her 40th birthday.

Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet

The 'A Little Chaos' star reaches the milestone in October this year and is looking forward to celebrating with lots of activities and a "daredevil" thing or two.

She told USA TODAY: "The best part for me of turning 40 is all the parties I'm going to have because I'm going to have a festival of parties, doing lots of different things involving lots of friends, lots of children, lots of family stuff.

"And hopefully there'll be lots of activity; being outside, doing a few daredevil things. The best part of turning 40 is doing all that I think."

Meanwhile, Kate previously joked that her 'Titanic' co-star Leonardo DiCaprio wouldn't want to have a joint 40th birthday party with her.

Speaking last year, she said: "He's 40 this year and I'm 40 next - that's weird. Isn't that weird?

"He wouldn't have a joint party with me, he really wouldn't. Definitely not. He likes to have his moments... but also I don't think I'd want to have a joint party with him, more to the (expletive) point!"