The UK’s Daily Mail accused Kate Winslet of lying about her exercise regimen and dubbed her “World’s Most Irritating Actress” earlier this year.

Kate didn’t take it lying down. She went after the gossip rag in court and actually won $40,000. Deservedly so, I say. I think Kate is great.

Kate said of winning the lawsuit:

“I am delighted that the Mail have apologized for making false allegations about me. I was particularly upset to be accused of lying about my exercise regime and felt that I had a responsibility to request an apology in order to demonstrate my commitment to the views that I have always expressed about body issues, including diet and exercise. I strongly believe that women should be encouraged to accept themselves as they are, so to suggest that I was lying was an unacceptable accusation of hypocrisy.”

Good for her. She is standing up for what she believes in. I think whomever wrote the article about her had a chip on their shoulders – or a few too many doughnuts under their ass.

Now had it have been Lindsay Lohan named “Most Irritating Actress,” she wouldn’t have won the lawsuit, because she truly holds the title! So tell me, Smackaholics, who, in your opinion, is the World’s Most Irritating Actress?

Kate Winslet says she was asked to wear a merkin (pubic hair wig) in her latest film “The Reader”.

She told Allure,

“Let me tell you, The Reader was not glamorous for me in terms of body hair maintenance. I had to grow it in, because you can’t have a landing strip in 1950, you know? And then because of years of waxing, it doesn’t come back quite the way it used to. They even made me a merkin because they were so concerned that I might not be able to grow enough. I said, ‘Guys, I am going to have to draw the line at a pubic wig. But you can shoot my own snatch up close and personal.’”

Sorry, I reported this wrong the first time, saying she DID wear a merkin, but alas, I only had a partial quote and it was misleading. Here is the FULL quote from Allure, and yes, the pubic hair was her own! Such handy information to have, eh?

[MSNBC]

I love Kate Winslet! She is a timeless beauty, an amazing actress and is unscathed by the pitfalls of Hollywood.

Read her interview in Vanity Fair here.