Kate Winslet says she knows ‘at least’ four gay actors who haven’t publicly come out

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Kate Winslet has said she knows “well-known” actors who haven’t publicly come out in “fear” of a Hollywood backlash. The actor, who stars in new film Ammonite, revealed that she knows of “at least four” gay stars who are keeping their sexuality hidden due to the belief they will lose out on roles. Winslet, 45, told Sunday Times’ Culture magazine: “I cannot tell you the number of young actors I know – some well known, some starting out – who are terrified their sexuality will be revealed and that it will stand in the way of their being cast in straight roles.” The actor, whose credits include Titanic and The Reader, said that she knows “a well-known actor” who was recently told by an American agent to keep the fact they are bisexual a secret. Because they fear being found out.” Kate Winslet criticised ‘homophobia’ in the film industry Winslet, who is married with three children, hit out at the “judgment, discrimination and homophobia” rife within the film industry.