The pair have been good friends for over 20 years.
Their! Hearts! Will! Go! On! Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio have been
besties since they costarred in the 1997 classic Titanic. However, Winslet
revealed that she hadn't seen her costar since before the coronavirus
pandemic first hit—and their recent reunion was super emotional.
“I
couldn’t stop crying,” the Mare of Easttown star said in a new interview
with The Guardian. “I’ve known him for half my life! It’s not as if I’ve
found myself in New York or he’s been in London and there’s been a chance to
have dinner or grab a coffee and a catch-up. We haven’t been able to leave
our countries. Like so many friendships globally, we’ve missed each other
because of COVID. He’s my friend, my really close friend. We’re bonded for
life.” The two actors finally met up recently in Los Angeles after three
years apart, per the article.
The pair, who also costarred in the domestic drama
Revolutionary Road, have been friends for over half their lives. Winslet,
who is now 46 years old, reflected, “Do you know Leo just turned 47? I
turned 21 on [Titanic], and Leo turned 22.”
Kate Winslet
and Leonardo DiCaprio share one of the most iconic and enduring friendships
in Hollywood. On multiple occasions, Winslet has said that DiCaprio is like
a brother to her. In 2017 they went on vacation to St. Tropez together. When
Winslet got married in 2012, DiCaprio walked her down the aisle.
Their friendship secret? No crushes. “Luckily, and this was the
fortunate thing—we never fancied each other,” Winslet said in a 2017
interview. “I know that's really annoying to hear, sorry. We really never
did. So it did mean that we were able to have this…be able to tease each
other, which we still do, which is really amazing.”
But if you
still ’ship Winslet and DiCaprio, it’s never a bad time for a Titanic
rewatch. That movie holds up. Just uh, maybe skip Revolutionary Road. It's
good but tragic and far less romantic.