Why is Kate Winslet Getting Divorced?
Posted by Adam
KATE Winslet and her husband Sam Mendes shocked the world of showbiz when they announced on Monday that they have split after seven years of marriage.
The pair — who were thought to be one of Hollywood’s most stable couples — released a statement through their lawyers saying “they separated earlier this year”.
“The split is entirely amicable and is by mutual agreement,” the statement added.
“Both parties are fully committed to the future joint parenting of their children. They ask that the media respect their privacy at this time.”
So what went wrong?
Sources say their romance hit the rocks after they made a movie together about a couple who break up.
According to Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper, several months of heated arguments followed the filming of Revolutionary Road, in which Mendes directed his wife costarring with Leonardo DiCaprio.
A source close to Winslet says the British star said she now plans to divorce Mendes, who is ten years her senior. “That’s it,” the insider said, “it is final.”
A source close to Mendes added, “He became bored working on his latest theatrical project, and he took that boredom home with him. And that led to the spark being taken out of their marriage.”
Winslet has a nine-year-old daughter, Mia, from her first marriage to assistant director Jim Threapleton, and a six-year-old son, Joe, by Mendes.
“Kate is devastated,” the source added. “She thought their marriage was for ever and now she has two children from two marriages and both are not living with their fathers.
“Things were extremely rough to say the least recently. Things went downhill after Revolutionary Road.”
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