Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio have — quite publicly, to be frank — remained close friends since they worked on “Titanic” together, and even reunited in 2008 to play another doomed couple in “Revolutionary Road” (which won Winslet one of her many Golden Globes for her performance as a disenchanted suburban housewife). During DiCaprio’s awards season circuit that led to his long-overdue Oscar win in 2016 for “The Revenant,” Winslet was frequently on hand to accompany him to various awards shows, and whether or not she was even his date, she was always loudly cheering for him from the audience (and was visibly near tears during his Oscars acceptance speech).
Winslet and DiCaprio have both spoken about their friendship many times over the years, and Winslet opened up about their relationship most recently with Entertainment Tonight for the film’s 25th anniversary in 2023. “We connected on so many levels,” Winslet said in an exclusive interview. “That sense of focus on the craft and still really caring deeply about that to this day.” Beyond that, Winslet told the outlet that the two are extremely good at keeping in touch despite busy shooting schedules in that when they realize they should reconnect, it happens immediately: “And we’ll always just make that call right away. There’s no like, ‘Hang on, I’ll call you tomorrow.’ It’s instant. And that’s actually really something.”
“You know, if you think about it, in the world that we live in now, to have friendships that bind you, and that shared history, it’s really something,” Winslet said of the pair. Clearly, filming that ridiculous kiss scene bonded them for life.
“Titanic” is available to stream on Paramount+.
