Kate Winslet: I Put on a Bra Before Escaping Fire
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In a disaster, it's important to make sure your assets are in order.
And that's exactly what Kate Winslet did right before she escaped a fire that ravaged 61-year-old British billionaire Sir Richard Branson's private home on Necker Island in August.
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"We woke up at 4:30 in the morning to yelling that there was a fire," the Oscar winner recapped on The Graham Norton Show, which airs October 29. "I jumped up and ran immediately towards the fire but then realized we might die…then thought 'Now what do I do?' so I ran into the bedroom and put on a bra!"
"In disastrous moments like that, you do the strangest things. I started to put on a bra and thought "No, that's going to take me too long,' so off came the bra, on came the T-shirt, then I grabbed the children and I picked up granny," Winslet said, referring to Branson's 90-year-old mother, Eve.
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But even months after the unfortunate event, the actress remains humble about her life-saving actions.
"No I didn't save her life. I carried her down the stairs is the truth of it," the 35-year-old Contagion star told the UK TV host. "I have to say Eve Branson is an extraordinary stoic, powerful lady and she could have totally made it out on her own, I just helped that tiny little bit."
Winslet was one of 20 people staying at the Virgin Group CEO's home in the British Virgin Islands. She was vacationing with her two kids (Mia, 10, and Joe, 7) and her then boyfriend Louis Dowler. She's now dating Branson's nephew, Ned Rocknroll.
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5Shouldn't his name be NED "STOP, DROP, and ROLL" hahahahahahhhahhaaa
Yea like I'm sure everyones first reaction is to put on a bra. If the fire spread and someone actually got hurt in the fire, do you think anyone's gonna care if you're wearing a bra or not? I'm sure noone's gonna be staring at someone's droopy boobs in a situation like that. Their first instinct is to get everyone safely out of the house and out of harm's way,.
What was she doing with no bra on anyways, hmmmmmm? My reaction would have been " OMG, OMG, OMG, the house is on fire, QUICK, someone go fetch me my wonderbra" RATHER than " OMG Where's the fire extinguisher"
AWWWW, JEN, When I first heard about P.Diddly, I waa very disappointed. You are far too classy a lady for this thug-like, conceited personality. You are also on a much higher level of talent and professionalism. Much more "polished" in EVERY WAY., , in fact, HE MAY HAVE BEEN trying to score a few steps up by swinging on Y O U R STAR. . . AND I'D JUST BE WILLING TO BET THAT he told you that it was the other way around. . . huh, Jen? Did his huge ego tell you, poor, sweet Jen, that YOU were benefitting more from his celebrity status?? when, truthfully, it was surely the other way around? I only wish, that we as women would start to BELIEVE IN OURSELVES & THE GIFTS THAT THE ALMIGHTY FATHER HAS GIVEN TO HIS CHILDREN... & empower ourselves! thus, preparing ourselves to make better choices as a result of THAT STRENGTH, THAT BELIEF IN OUR OWN ABILITY TO BE A BEAUTIFUL SHINING STAR -- WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF ANY O N E ELSE, OTHER THAN H E WHO GAVE IT FREELY -- isn't that something?? EVEN GOD THE FATHER GIVES & GIVES TO US WITHOUT REQUIRING ANY REPAYMENT OF ANY KIND. ALL HE WANTS . . . IS OUR LOVE BY LISTENING TO HIS WORD WHICH HE HAS GONE TO SUCH LENGTHS TO MAKE SO-SO CERTAIN THAT WE ALL HAVE IT ACCESSIBLE TO US --& IN ITS TRUE FORM . . . OTHERWISE, WHAT WOULD BE THE POINT? WE ALL NEED LOVE, DEAR JEN. . . JUST WAIT FOR GOD TO SEND YOU H I S IDEA OF WHO IS RIGHT FOR YOU BECAUSE HONEY? THEN, HE WILL SURELY BE! -- AND -- HE W I L L MAKE U HAPPY ALL THE DAYS OF YOUR LIFE ----AND YOU--- WILL MAKE HIM ---JUST AS WONDERFULLY HAPPY TOO! BE HAPPY, JEN, AND ALL WHO BELIEVE IN BEING HAPPY.
Ned Rocknroll?? wtf...I would dump him just for having such a stupid name. lol