Melanie Lynskey is opening about about her former friendship with Kate Winslet.
The 45-year-old Yellowjackets actress starred alongside the 47-year-old Titanic star back in 1994 in the movie Heavenly Creatures.
Now, in a new appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Melanie talked about the friendship and why it faded away. She shared that she and Kate had become very close friends as they filmed the movie, but they just lost touch following the debut of the film. She dais:
“It was more heartbreaking than some breakups that I’ve had.
It was so painful. And it wasn’t like anything happened – it’s just she became a gigantic, international movie star and she didn’t have a lot of time. Then, suddenly, she’d be in Los Angeles and not have time when I was living there.”
She went on to say that the drifting apart did not happen overnight and was gradual:
“It happens in relationships; people kind of drift apart. But that was so painful for me.”
Melanie shared that even if they are no longer close, she still thinks very highly of Kate, saying:
“I know she’s a very, very confident person, but everyone’s sensitive and she’s very sensitive. The way she was dissected and talked about… I remember at the time being just so furious on her behalf. Especially because Kate Winslet is now in the world. Kate Winslet is doing movies. And you’re getting to witness that talent.
This is an actor who comes along once in a generation. Like, just focus on that.”
She added:
“Also, she was tine and she still is tiny. It infuriated me so much, and I just was always amazed by how gracefully she handled all of that. It was always really impressive.”
