NEW YORK – Kate Winslet has no qualms about working with her kids.
The Oscar winner recently directed her first movie, “Goodbye June” (streaming Dec. 24 on Netflix), which was written by her 21-year-old son, actor Joe Anders. And three years ago, Winslet co-starred in British anthology series “I Am …” alongside daughter Mia Threapleton, 25, who went on to lead Wes Anderson’s “The Phoenician Scheme” this past summer.
Having worked steadily in Hollywood for three decades, few actors know the industry’s pressures better than Winslet, 50. But she never discouraged her own children from pursuing careers in the arts.
“Part of mothering is learning to let go,” says Winslet, who also has a 12-year-old son, Bear, with husband Edward Abel Smith. “What I've only ever tried to do is to reinforce to my children how important it is to work for things, to strive for something, and not to listen to the f------ nepo baby thing, because it's not actually very nice or even kind.
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